Table 3.
Details on experience with 3D printing of the participants.
| Proportions of participants with 3D printing experience (n, %) | |
| Once worked with 3D printing technology | 37 (31.1%) |
| Never worked with 3D printing technology | 82 (68.9%) |
| Considered working with 3D printing technology | 33 (40.2%) |
| Never considered working with 3D printing technology | 49 (59.8%) |
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| Actual experience with 3D printing (n = 37) | |
| Years of experience (n, %) | |
| 1 year or less | 18 (49.6%) |
| 2 years | 6 (16.2%) |
| 3 years | 3 (8.1%) |
| 4 years | 4 (10.8%) |
| Longer than 4 years | 6 (16.2%) |
| Number of objects printed (information provided by n = 31) (n, %) | |
| 1 | 6 (19.4%) |
| 2-5 | 14 (45.2%) |
| >5 | 11 (35.5%) |
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| Self-reported experience with 3D printing (n = 37) | |
| Self-reported levels of (mean, SD) | |
| Experience (range 1-5) | 2.54 (1.17) |
| Skill level (range 1-5) | 2.54 (1.07) |
| Enjoyment (range 1-5) | 4.05 (.70) |
| Difficulty (range 1-5) | 3.14 (SD.95) |
| Feeling capable of creating 3D printed objects on their own (n, %) | 8 (21.6%) |
| Need help with creating 3D printed objects (n, %) | 27 (73.0%) |