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Is 3D printer the correct definition? As far as I know, real life solid objects are 4D, therefore 3D applies only to CGI objects. Please, correct me if I'm wrong.

Is 3D printer the correct definition? As far as I know, real life solid objects are 4D, therefore 3D applies only to CGI objects. Please, correct me if I'm wrong.

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The key is that a 3D printer doesn't modulate the object in 4D. It is pretty much stable over time. And a printer doesn't change the printing over time. It prints one thing and that stays until the inks degrade.

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Right. If you were designing a holographic projection, ya know that moved, you'd have a series of 3D frames on a timeline, and I guess you could call it 4D. Though it is worth noting that we do not call a moving picture 3D.