# 3D printing process!

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/3d-printing-process/35415>\
**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Created:** [July 28, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/3d-printing-process/35415 "2016-07-28T08:21:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![d\_pace23](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/d_pace23/32/60378_2.png) [@d\_pace23](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/d_pace23)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/3d-printing-process/35415/1 "2016-07-28T08:21:49Z")

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Can anyone explain me the process of 3D printing? I am new to 3d printing , never done before. I want to know the detail process ; dos and donts in the modeling.

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**Author:** ![raja](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/raja/32/45786_2.png) [@raja](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/raja)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/3d-printing-process/35415/2 "2016-07-28T11:54:29Z")

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Well, you could start with some reading- Wikipedia has a good article on 3d printing. There are various articles and tutorials on McNeel wiki:  
[http://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/3dprinting](http://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/3dprinting)

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**Author:** ![lopacki](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/lopacki/32/158093_2.png) [@lopacki](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/lopacki)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/3d-printing-process/35415/3 "2016-07-28T16:40:36Z")

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You cam also see them in action on Youtube.  
Danny