{"id":21585,"date":"2011-03-16T16:36:55","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T23:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/?page_id=21585"},"modified":"2014-07-08T16:31:22","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T23:31:22","slug":"digital-making-methods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/digital-making-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital making methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\nHR {\n    height:.5px;\n    width:100%;\n    background:#666666;\n    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;  \n   }\nH1 {\n     font-size:16px;\n     color:#CC0033;\n      }\nH2 {\n     font-size:14px; \n     color:#666666;\n     }\nH3  {\n    text-align:left; \n    line-height:200%;\n    font-size:12px;\n    color:#999999;\n     }\nH4  {\n    text-align:left; \n    line-height:200%;\n    font-size:12px;\n    color:#666666;\n     }\ntd {\n     vertical-align:top\n     }\ntable {\n    padding-top:5px;\n    padding-bottom:5px;\n    padding-right:5px;\n    padding-left:5px;\n    }\nP2  {\n    font-size:70%;\n    color:#666666\n     }\n<\/style>\n<h1>About our digital making methods<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/makingmethods_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"making methods\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21973\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Digital making methods<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/make-and-sell\/how-it-works\" style=\"color:#0099cc\" target=\"_blank\">Personal Factory<\/a> gives you access to fabrication technologies that turn your design  files into real products. <\/p>\n<p>We call these technologies &#8220;digital making methods&#8221;.<br \/>\nAnd we currently offer three different digital making methods:<br \/>\n\u2022 3D printing<br \/>\n\u2022 laser cutting<\/p>\n<\/p2><p2>\n<\/p2>\n<h2>What is 3D printing?<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p2>3D printing is an additive manufacturing process by which a digital file is translated into a physical object by a 3D printer.<\/p>\n<p>The object is made by building up multiple layers of material. A variety of materials can be used for 3D printing, and different 3D printers build objects in different ways.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few examples of what you can do with 3D printing.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/examples_3D.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"examples_3D\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/examples_3D.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/examples_3D-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/examples_3D-768x206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/examples_3D-1024x275.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1389px) 100vw, 1389px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to see your design idea made real with 3D printing?<\/strong><br \/>\nPersonal Factory is like your own 3D printing service.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/design-documents\/add\" target=\"_blank\">Make your own 3D printed products today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More 3D printing resources:<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/support.ponoko.com\/entries\/20131227-3d-printing-faqs\" style=\"color:#0099cc\" target=\"_blank\">FAQ: 3D printing<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/category\/digital-fabrication\/3d-printing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blog: articles tagged 3Dprinting<\/a>\n<\/p2><p2>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>What is laser cutting?<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/p2><p2>Laser cutting is a subtractive manufacturing process that cuts a digital design file into a piece of sheet material.<\/p>\n<p>A laser cutting machine uses a  computer to direct a high-power laser at the material. The material then melts, burns or vaporizes leaving an edge with a high-quality finish.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few examples of what you can do with laser cutting.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/examples_laser.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"examples_laser\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/examples_laser.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/examples_laser-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/examples_laser-768x212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/examples_laser-1024x282.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to see your design idea made real with laser cutting?<\/strong><br \/>\nPersonal Factory is like your own laser cutting service.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/design-documents\/add\" target=\"_blank\">Make your own laser cut products today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More laser cutting resources:<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/support.ponoko.com\/entries\/20131222-laser-cutting-faqs\" style=\"color:#0099cc\" target=\"_blank\">FAQ: laser cutting<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/category\/digital-fabrication\/laser-cutting\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blog: articles tagged laser cutting<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XkqBLRqlunA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Video: laser cutter in action<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZY5cF8O_ky4&#038;feature=player_embedded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Video: the basics of laser cutting with your Personal Factory<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p2>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/design-documents\/add\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/button_getmaking_red.jpg\" align=\"right\" width=\"130px\" height=\"36px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<style>\nHR {\n    height:.5px;\n    width:100%;\n    background:#666666;\n    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; 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