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Software
20 related topics
Replication materials
16 related topics
History
Adrian BowyerMechanical engineeringEngineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilIPodFord Fiesta
9 related topics
Construction
7 related topics
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Overview
History
- Adrian Bowyer
- Mechanical engineering
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- IPod
- Ford Fiesta
- Triangular prism
- Foresight Institute
- RepStrap RepRap
- OpenBeams OpenBeam?action=edit&redlink=1
Hardware
Software
- Computer-aided design
- 3D modeling
- Computer-aided manufacturing
- Java Java (programming language)
- G-code
- Slic3r
- Cura Cura (software)
- Franklin firmware Franklin (firmware)?action=edit&redlink=1
- Blender Blender (software)
- OpenSCAD
- FreeCAD
- STL STL (file format)
- .obj Wavefront .obj file
- .amf Additive Manufacturing File Format
- SolidWorks
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Inventor
- Tinkercad
- SketchUp
- Libre software
Replication materials
- ABS Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
- Polylactic acid
- Nylon
- HDPE
- TPE Thermoplastic elastomer
- Thermoplastics Thermoplastic
- Tensile strengths
- RecycleBots
- Fair trade
- Polyvinyl alcohol
- Wood's metal
- Field's metal
- MIG Gas metal arc welding
- Deltabot
- Steel
- Laser welding
Construction
- Microcontrollers Microcontroller
- Connective wiring Electrical wiring
- Printed circuit boards Printed circuit board
- Motors Electric motor
- John Sargrove
- Printed electronics
- Sarrus linkages Sarrus linkage
Project members
Goals
Education
- STEM Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
- Open hardware
- Open-source labs
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Map overview Semantic statistics
Number of nodes, edges, triples, density and central hubs. Use it to gauge the size and connectivity of the map.RepRap
Nodes83
Edges82
Triples94
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024096
Components1
How this topic connects Entity context
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RepRap
Top relations
related to history · 16
RepRap → Adrian Bowyer, April, Bath, By September, Darwin, Engineering, England, February, Ford Fiesta, Funding, May, On, Physical Sciences Research Council, Senior Lecturer, September, University
related to Project members · 16
RepRap → Adrian Bowyer, Bath PhD, BathEd Sells, Core, Hart, Illinois, Mechanical Engineering Department, PLA, Printing, Project Gutenberg, Self-Replicating Rapid Prototyping Machine, Senior Lecturer, The, Towards, University, Vik Olliver
related to Construction · 12
RepRap → Although, Another, ECME, Electronic Circuit Making Equipment, For, John Sargrove, RepRap's, RepRapped, Sarrus, The, This, Variations
related to Software · 12
RepRap → Adrian Bowyer, Both, CAD, CAM, Enrique Perez, G-code, Initially, Java, RepRap Host, Skeinforge, The, To
related to Replication materials · 9
RepRap → ABS, HDPE, Nylon, PLA, Polylactic, RepRap-printed PLA, RepRaps, The, TPE
see also · 6
RepRap → CoreXY, Free, HomeOpen-source, OSH, OSHW, RecyclebotSelf-replicating
related to Education · 4
RepRap → RepRaps, Some, STEM, The
related to Goals · 3
RepRap → From, Neumann, The
related to Hardware · 3
RepRap → As, Bowyer, There
related to External links · 2
RepRap → Adrian Bowyer, Official
Important terminology Word statistics
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Important terminology
project 3d printing used using made print software first repraps products also bowyer part machine circuit design rapid printers designs
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| milling | instance of | the Franklin firmware was created to allow RepRap printers to be used for other purposes | 0.80 | text |
| fluid handling.Free | instance of | the Franklin firmware was created to allow RepRap printers to be used for other purposes | 0.80 | text |
| open-source 3-D modeling programs like Blender | instance of | the Franklin firmware was created to allow RepRap printers to be used for other purposes | 0.80 | text |
| OpenSCAD | instance of | the Franklin firmware was created to allow RepRap printers to be used for other purposes | 0.80 | text |
| and FreeCAD are preferred in the RepRap community | instance of | the Franklin firmware was created to allow RepRap printers to be used for other purposes | 0.80 | text |
| but almost any CAD or 3D modeling program can be used with the RepRap | instance of | the Franklin firmware was created to allow RepRap printers to be used for other purposes | 0.80 | text |
| as long as it can produce STL files | instance of | the Franklin firmware was created to allow RepRap printers to be used for other purposes | 0.80 | text |
| sensors | instance of | several components | 0.80 | text |
| stepper motors | instance of | several components | 0.80 | text |
| microcontrollers cannot yet be made using the RepRap's 3D printing technology | instance of | several components | 0.80 | text |
| so have to be produced independently | instance of | several components | 0.80 | text |
| RepRap | related to Construction | Although | 0.60 | section |
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