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PRINT LOCATION OR POSITION MULTIPLE OBJECTS TO BE PRINTED AT ONCE.  THE
FINAL STEP IN GETTING YOUR OBJECT TO THE PRINTER IS THE EXPORT PROCESS,
ALSO KNOWN AS SLICING.  THE SOFTWARE WILL ANALYZE THE 3D OBJECT, DETERMINE
THE BEST PATH FOR THE EXTRUDER PRINT HEAD, AND GENERATE A FILE CONTAINING
THE CODE THAT PROVIDES THE PATH FOR THE PRINT HEAD TO GENERATE YOUR OBJECT.
YOU WILL ALSO DECIDE ON ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION OPTIONS AT THIS POINT AS
SEEN IN FIGURE 2 LAYER HEIGHT, SUPPORT STRUCTURES IF YOU NEED THEM, WHAT
SPEED THE PRINTER SHOULD USE, AND HOW MUCH FILL DENSITY YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR
MODEL TO HAVE.  FOR LESS DENSE MODELS, YOUR PRINTER WILL PRINT A HONEYCOMB
STRUCTURE TO PROVIDE STRENGTH IN ENCLOSED AREAS, OR IF YOU NEED MORE
STRENGTH, YOU CAN HAVE IT PRINT UP TO 100 SOLID.  THESE CONFIGURATIONS WILL
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