Page 121 - IJB-6-2

Wong, et al.
using AutoCAD 2015 (Autodesk Inc., CA, USA), size 32 using Inkscape™ vector graphic editor
while words were first typed out in Arial font at (version 0.91, Sodipodi, USA), then exported
as Drawing eXchange Format files (Figure 2).
AutoCAD was used to create the 3D model of the
words at a scale of 0.2 and 0.25 of the original
font sizes. AutoCAD design files were exported
as stereolithography format to be compatible with
the XYZware printer software (version 1.4.1,
Kinpo Group, CA, USA). The 3D printing process
was carried out using the XYZ da Vinci 1.0 printer
(XYZprinting Inc., Lake Forest, CA, USA). The
Figure 1. Illustration of directions for use design 3D printer operated using FFF technology , in
[29]
with the respective symbols’ representations. which a polymer strand (1.75 mm) was heated

Figure 2. Process of creating the 3D-printed medication label.

International Journal of Bioprinting (2020)–Volume 6, Issue 2 117