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MatterHackers

MatterHackers is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand MatterHackers rather than just read about it. In short: MatterHackers is an Orange County-based company founded in 2012 that supplies and sells 3D printing materials and tools. MatterHackers is developing their 3D printer control software, MatterControl.

Key takeaways

MatterHackers belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect MatterHackers to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of MatterHackers from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

MatterHackers is an Orange County-based company founded in 2012 that supplies and sells 3D printing materials and tools. MatterHackers is developing their 3D printer control software, MatterControl.

History MatterHackers was founded in 2012, and provides both an online and physical, retail presence for customers. MatterHackers was an exhibitor at the World Maker Faire New York 2013.

MatterControl MatterControl is MatterHacker's software for 3D printers. "MatterControl is free software for organizing and managing 3D print jobs, with integrated slicing." MatterHackers has stated that while they may provide additional features as paid plug-ins, MatterControl at its core will remain free. MatterControl currently has a stable build that receives updates and patches from the development team. It has stable builds for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. It has stable builds for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. The latest released version is 2.0. MatterControl Touch was launched in 2015. This is a product that is a 3D printer controller including onboard slicing, remote monitoring, and automatic print leveling. In 2016 MatterHackers launched an updated, and larger version of MatterControl Touch called MatterControl T10

Services MatterHackers also supplies customers with 3D printing goods. In June 2013, MatterHackers opened their own retail location in Lake Forest, California where they sell 3D printing supplies, parts, and accessories. They currently produce their own 3D printer, the Pulse and the Pulse XE (which is designed to work specifically with Nylon and NylonX filament - but it can print all filaments.) The shop also carries 3d printers made by other companies.

Products MatterHackers offers a variety of material selections, and filaments, but is known for their own PRO series brand. Materials carried include:

PRO Series PLA PRO Series ABS PRO Series PETG NylonX PRO Series Nylon (Available in multiple colors) ColorFabb Fillamentum NinjaTek Taulman 3D Kai Parthy's LAY Series Ultimaker Materials 3D Fuel PolyMaker Proto-Pasta 3DXTech Dupont Raise3D Filaments

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with MatterHackers

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what MatterHackers claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to MatterHackers before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about MatterHackers ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of MatterHackers

In research: MatterHackers appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses MatterHackers in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: MatterHackers is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 3D printing, American companies established in 2012, Companies based in Lake Forest, California, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for MatterHackers outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study MatterHackers in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what MatterHackers means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain MatterHackers out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is MatterHackers in simple terms?

MatterHackers is an Orange County-based company founded in 2012 that supplies and sells 3D printing materials and tools. MatterHackers is developing their 3D printer control software, MatterControl.

Why does MatterHackers matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study MatterHackers?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on MatterHackers.