See, a slicer is a piece of software for your PC or Mac that can convert a 3D model file -- normally with the file extension .STL, .3MF or .OBJ -- into a file that is usable by your 3D printer.

Once you’ve uploaded the file to the 3D printer, it builds the object in layers using the “slices” from your program of choice. Beware the Upgrade Spiral I was far from modest at the start.

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