RP processes, all of which can quickly turn 3D CAD files into physical parts or assemblies, are "additive" in that geometry is formed in thin layers, derived directly from CAD files that are automatically "sliced." This procedure allows creation of complicated internal features, details, and assemblies that would be nearly impossible with other means. Different systems vary pri- . marily by how, and in what form, they deposit and cure the material.
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