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A 3D printer takes a 3D model and turns in into a plastic part.  To do this there are a number of pieces of software complete this task. A good source of more information can be found here:[http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap_Options#Software_Toolchain Software Toolchain (reprap.org)]) We suggest the following open source applications:
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'''[http://slic3r.org/ Slic3r:]'''
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Slic3r takes a 3D model (usually a .stl file) and turns it into Gcode.  Gcode is the instructions for the 3D printer to create the part.  An example of Gcode is show below.
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<blockquote>
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:G1 F3600.000 E-0.50000
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:G92 E0
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:G1 Z0.350 F12000.000
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:G1 X-10.000 Y-16.620
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:G1 F3600.000 E0.50000
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:G1 X10.000 Y-16.620 F2160.000 E2.31859
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:G1 X11.290 Y-16.500 E2.43640
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:G1 X12.540 Y-16.120 E2.55520
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:G1 X13.680 Y-15.510 E2.67276
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</blockquote>
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