<br><div id="article_content"> <!-- <input type=radio id="show" name="group"><label for="show">SHOW ARTICLE</label> <div class="hide_article"> -- <div id="gallery-4" class="gallery galleryid-645575 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail"><dl class="gallery-item"> <dt class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/2018/11/how-it-works-learn-all-about-the-exciting-world-of-3-d-printing/attachment/11-15how1-tle/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </dt> <dd class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-4-645576"> Owen LaBarre, center, explains to Josh Cassill, left, and David Cassill, right, how computer software can be translated into 3D printed models Wednesday at the BB2C Makerspace in Marietta. (Photo by Janelle Patterson) </dd></dl><dl class="gallery-item"> <dt class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/2018/11/how-it-works-learn-all-about-the-exciting-world-of-3-d-printing/attachment/11-15how2/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </dt> <dd class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-4-645577"> The base of a 3D printed object begins with a hatching to support the structure as it grows and keep it secured on a hot plate while the rest of the structure is built. (Photo by Janelle Patterson) </dd></dl><dl class="gallery-item"> <dt class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/2018/11/how-it-works-learn-all-about-the-exciting-world-of-3-d-printing/attachment/11-15how3/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </dt> <dd class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-4-645578"> A plastic filament is fed through a 3D printer like thread through a sewing machine. (Photo by Janelle Patterson) </dd></dl><br style="clear: both"/><dl class="gallery-item"> <dt class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/2018/11/how-it-works-learn-all-about-the-exciting-world-of-3-d-printing/attachment/11-15how4/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </dt> <dd class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-4-645579"> The hottest point of a 3D printer is the tip where the plastic filament comes out to adhere to the structure as it’s printed. (Photo by Janelle Patterson) </dd></dl><dl class="gallery-item"> <dt class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/2018/11/how-it-works-learn-all-about-the-exciting-world-of-3-d-printing/attachment/11-15how5/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </dt> <dd class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-4-645580"> Objects that are 3D printed are made up...</dd></dl></div></div></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/2018/11/how-it-works-learn-all-about-the-exciting-world-of-3-d-printing/">Read full Story <span>➤</span></a> </div>