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meh, the only similarities between 3d printers and "normal" printers is the word printer in the name and the fact that they are output devices. 3d printers hav
by Vendan 11y ago
meh, the only similarities between 3d printers and "normal" printers is the word printer in the name and the fact that they are output devices. 3d printers have much more in common with 3 axis CNC machines then with printers. In fact, the control code that many hobbyist 3d printers use is actually based on the control code used by CNC machines.
- makomk 11y agoThere are 3 axis CNC machines out there that use the Windows printer spooler, believe it or not.
- zokier 11y agoI thought that too first, but actually they do seem quite similar. Main difference from computers point of view is that paper printers take in postscript and 3d printers take in gcode. Of course the printer itself is completely different but that is all quite opaque to the computer.
- Vendan 11y agoIf you want to be that pedantic, there is little difference between a monitor and a printer. There are a lot of configuration differences between 3d printers and normal.