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What are the two extra axes in 5D printing?
Answer
Rotation of the print bed and rotation of the extruder head, which together let material be laid along a curved path rather than in flat horizontal slices.
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Why is a 5D printed part stronger?
Answer
A printed part is weakest between layers. When the layers follow the curve of the part, a load along that surface runs along the layers rather than peeling them apart.
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What else do the extra axes improve?
Answer
The surface, because a curve is printed as a curve rather than a staircase, and the support material, because an overhang can be rotated until it is no longer an overhang.
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What kind of part justifies 5D printing?
Answer
Curved, loaded and made in small numbers — implants, prosthetic sockets, automotive brackets, aerospace ducts. Flat, lightly loaded or mass-produced parts gain nothing worth the cost.
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