Starting With Numerical
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 3D Bio Printing | 3D生物打印 | 3D bioprinting is the process of creating cell patterns in a confined space using 3D printing technologies, where cell function and viability are preserved within the printed construct. |
| 3D Model | 3D模型 | A three dimensional design usually produced using various 3D modeling softwares like CATIA, CREO, SOLIDWORKS |
| 3D Printing | 3D打印 | Process of creating three dimensional object by depositing material layer by layer |
| 3D Scan | 3D扫描 | A process by which the shape and texture of real world object is captured and displayed as 3D Model |
| 3D Systems | 3D系统 | Well known 3D Printing company founded by the inventor of 3D Printing technology |
| 3D Bioplotter | 3D生物绘图 | Well reputed 3D BioPrinting machine from Envisiontec. |
| 3Doodler | 3D打印笔 | Is a kind of 3D Pen that can be used to draw three dimensional objects |
| 3D Sand Casting | 3D砂模铸造 | Sand casting is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material |
Starting With A
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Additive Manufacturing | 增材制造 | Process of creating three dimensional object by depositing material layer by layer |
| ABS | 丙烯腈-丁二烯-苯乙烯三元共聚物 | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene is a popular thermoplastic material heavily used in 3D Printing |
| Acetone | 丙酮 | An organic solvent used to dissolve left over filament in nozzle for unclogging the nozzle and also for smoothing the ABS printed object surface |
| AMF | AMF格式 | Additive Manufacturing File Format (AMF) is an open standard for describing objects for additive manufacturing processes such as 3D printing. |
| Alumide | 铝粒尼龙 | Alumide is a material used in 3D printing consisting of nylon filled with aluminum dust, its name being a combination of the words aluminum and polyamide. The printed objects have metallic look |
| ABS Glue | ABS熔液 | ABS Glue is made by adding bit of acetone to the ABS filament. This is used to stick the 3D Print to the build plate |
| All Metal Hot End | 全金属热端 | A nozzle design that can go upto very high temperature of 400 degrees C |
| Anisotropic | 非均质 | Object having physical property that is different in different directions |
| Amorphous | 非晶质 | Without a clearly defined shape or form |
Starting With B
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Build Plate | 打印平台板 | Build plate is the platform on which material is deposited layer by layer |
| Build Platform | 打印平台 | Same as build plate |
| Build Volume | 打印尺寸 | Build Volume = Build Plate Length x Build Plate Width x Build Plate Height |
| Bridges | Printing horizontal layers in air without support.To achieve good quality for bridges, it is recommend to reduce printing speed and printing temperature | |
| Binder Jetting | 粘合剂喷射成型（技术原理跟3DP相同） | Is a 3D Printing process where binder is jetted after each layer to glue it to the next layer |
| Blender | An open source 3D modeling software | |
| Bed | 打印平台板 | Platform on which material gets extruded |
| Biopolymer | 非均质 | Biopolymers are polymers produced by living organisms. Since they are polymers, biopolymers contain monomeric units that are covalently bonded to form larger structures. |
| BuildTAK | 非晶质 | Is a sheet that is placed on build plate before extruding the material to avoid warping of printed objects |
| Brim | 非晶质 | A brim is attached to a model and extends outward. Brims typically have several outlines and may be a few layers tall. Brims are often used to stabilize small parts of a model, such as legs of a table, because brims help these areas stay connected to the print bed. |
| Build Time | 打印时间 | Time it takes to print the object as per the parameters defined in slicing software |
Starting With C
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| CAD / CAM | 计算机辅助设计/计算机辅助制造 | Computer Aided Design / Computer Aided Machining |
| CATIA | 计算机图形辅助三维交互式应用 | Computer-graphics Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application is a popular 3D Modeling software |
| CLIP | 连续液态界面制造 | Continuous Liquid Interface Production |
| CNC Machining | 计算机数字控制机床 | CNC Machining is a process used in the manufacturing sector that involves the use of computers to control machine tools. |
| CAE | 计算机辅助工程 | Computer-aided engineering (CAE) is the broad usage of computer software to aid in engineering analysis tasks like Finite Element Analysis |
| Curing | 固化 | Curing is a process of hardening photopolymers through UV light |
| Crystalline | A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. | |
| CJP: Color Jet Printing | 全彩喷射打印成型 (3DSystems专利，技术原理跟3DP相同) | A type of 3D Printing technology from 3D Systems, primarily for printing multi-color objects |
Starting With D
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| DLP: Digital Light Processing | 数字光处理 | A type of 3D Printing technology where photopolymers are cured using UV light |
| DMLS: Direct Metal Laser Sintering | 直接金属激光烧结 | A type of 3D Printing technology where metal powder is sintered using high power laser to create the end object |
Starting With E
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Extruder | 喷头组件 | It is a device that sends correct amount of filament to hot end |
| EBM: Electron Beam Melting | 电子束熔化 | A type of 3D Printing technology which uses an electron beam instead of a laser or thermal printhead. EBM is often used for the production of incredibly dense metal parts |
| EOS | A type of 3D Printing technology which uses an electron beam instead of a laser or thermal printhead. EBM is often used for the production of incredibly dense metal parts | |
| End Stop | 止端 | 3D Printer axes all need a datum (also known as home position or end-stop) to reference their movements. |
Starting With F
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) | 熔融沉积成型 | A type of 3D Printing technology that uses heat to melt and extrude plastic filament onto the build plate |
| Filament | 线圈 | Is kind of plastic wires used in FDM 3D Printing |
| FabLab | It is a small scale workshop for digital fabrication | |
| Flowrate | 流量率 | It is the volume of fluid which passes per unit time |
| Fixture | Used to hold a workpiece during either a machining operation or some other industrial process. |
Starting With G
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| G-Code | G代码 | G-code is the common name for the most widely used numerical control (NC) programming language. It is used mainly in computer-aided manufacturing to control automated machine tools. |
| Glass Transition Temperature | 玻璃化转变温度 | Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) is the temperature region where the polymer transitions from a hard, glassy material to a soft, rubbery material. |
Starting With H
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Hardening | 硬化 | Harden (make an object toughen) generally by using heat treatment |
| Heated Bed | Heated build platform (also called heated bed) improves printing quality by helping to prevent warping. As extruded plastic cools, it shrinks slightly. Heated beds usually yield higher quality finished builds with materials such as ABS and PLA. | |
| Heated Build Chamber | Heated build chamber also impoves the printing quality by maintaining the constant temperature in the chamber thereby avoiding cracks | |
| HIPS | 高抗冲聚苯乙烯（High Impact Polystyrene） | High Impact Polystyrene is a type of 3D Printing filament |
| Hot End | 热端 | Hot End is the device that melts the filament and extrudes the molten filament on build plate |
| Hydrogel | 水凝胶 | A hydrogel is a network of polymer chains that are hydrophilic. Hydrogels are highly absorbent natural or synthetic polymeric networks. |
Starting With I
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Infill | 填充 | Material that is used to fill in the gaps / holes |
| Injection Molding | 喷射造型法 | The plastic injection moulding process produces large numbers of parts of high quality with great accuracy, very quickly. |
| Inkjet Bioprinting | 喷墨生物打印 | Having a physical property which has the same value when measured in different directions |
| Isotropic | 均质 | An object having a physical property which has the same value when measured in different directions. |
Starting With J
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Jig | 夹具 | Used to hold and guide a workpiece during either a machining operation or some other industrial process. |
Starting With K
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Kapton Tape | 聚酰亚胺胶带 | A kind of tape used to avoid product warping during printing process. esp. for ABS material |
Starting With L
| English Word | Chinese Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Layout | The way in which the parts of something are arranged or laid out. | |
| Layer Height/Slice Thickness | 层厚度 | Height of each layer that gets deposited on the build plate |
| Layer Thickness | 层厚度 | Same as layer height / slice thickness |
| LOM: Laminated Object Machining | 分层实体制造 | Laminated object manufacturing (LOM) is a RP system where layers of adhesive-coated paper are used to build a 3D model |
| Linear Guide | 直线导轨 | Used for movement across an axis (X, Y and Z). Meant for higher accuracy |
| Linear Rail | 线轨 | Used for movement across an axis (X, Y and Z) |
| LENS: Laser Engineered Net Shaping | 激光近净成型技术 | Laser Engineered Net Shaping is an additive manufacturing technology developed for fabricating metal parts directly from CAD model using metal powder injected into a molten pool created by a focused, high-powered laser beam |
| LCF: Laser Cladding Forming | 激光熔覆成形 | It is a type of additive manufacturing technology. During the process of laser cladding forming, a high power laser beam is focused onto the substrate to create a molten pool, metal powders are simultaneously injected into the focal zone by the powder delivering nozzles and then melted and rapidly solidified. |
Contact: Chun Pin Lim cp.lim@intamsys.com