1. Rapid Prototyping (RP)
3D CAD File

2. Prototyping Choices Directed-Light Fabrication (DLF)
Laminated-Object Manufacturing (LOM)
Selective Laser Sintering(SLS)
Stereolithography (SL)
Ballistic Particle Manufacturing (BPM)
Direct-Shell Production Casting (DSPC)
Fused-Deposition Modeling (FDM)
Solid-Ground Curing (SGC)
3D Printing (3DP).

3. Stereolithography (SL)

4. Solid Ground Curing (SGC)
xerographic process

5. Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
plastic, metal, or ceramic
powders

6. Laminated-Object Manufacturing (LOM)
cutting, stacking, and bonding successive
layers of paper

7. Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

8. Three-Dimensional Printing (3DP)

9. Direct-Shell Production Casting (DSPC)

10. Ballistic Particle Manufacturing (BPM)

11. Directed Light Fabrication (DLF)
Direct-Metal Fusing,
Laser Sintering,
Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS)