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by GaelFG 1454 days ago
My two cents having 0 experience in building construction but having a fdm 3d printer is it's simply a 'market fit' optimization.

It's a pretty new technology, at this point I think you can mainly hope to sell them to enthousiasts. Why bother with the increased complexity and risks of handling more height ? No one would buy multistories building with unproved technology, we have to wait year to see if the structure is really stable 'on often surprisingly complex real conditions'. And probably like 'small' 3d printers : the more maximum volume you want to print, the more cost heavy is the printer.

I'm pretty sure if it prove itself efficient over time, they will try to develop multi-stories buildings.

A current battle in 3d printing :

https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/crowdfunding-campaign-la...

This kind of printer have been theorized to be able to be put on cranes and one day print buildings.