The G code for the printer was generated by FlatCAM, a piece of software made specifically for cutting PCBs with a mill.

There’s one that gives you a simple drawing program for making your 2D image, and then produces G-Code so that your 3D printer can extrude the drawing as a single plastic layer.

A new degree course in 3D printing has got under way at Ireland's newest technological university. The one-year programme in additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing, has been launched ...