Individuals and companies around the world are leveraging 3D printers to expedite prototyping, reduce development costs, and bring products to market. The benefits of adopting 3D printing are substantial and widely discussed in the press and on social media, but in order to understand how 3D printing helps consumers and businesses, it helps to know how the technology works. Lucky for you, there’s an easy-to-understand visual explanation of exactly how 3D printing works, breaking it down in the following four steps:
- Creating a 3D object design
- Choosing a print material (also known as filament)
- Preparing the object design for print, and
- Printing the object.
Enjoy this “How 3D Printing Works” infographic created by the LulzBot team, and let us know how you plan to use 3D printing to revolutionize your business in the comment section below! 
This piece originally appeared as a guest blog by Harris Kenny on Lightning Hybrids.