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in 3 sentences, explain how all the parts of the 3d printer work together to create a printed object.

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A slicer turns your 3D model into layered G-code that the printer's controller reads to command the stepper motors, belts or linear rails and move the nozzle or build platform precisely in X, Y and Z. At each layer the material delivery system—an extruder pushing filament through a heated hotend in FDM printers, or a resin vat and UV projector/laser in SLA printers—deposits or cures material while fans cool and solidify it. Sensors, endstops and thermostats keep temperatures and positions accurate, and the heated bed/adhesion systems hold the part in place until the layered object is complete and removed.