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Junior Cycle Applied Technology: CAD, CAM & 3D printing

How often CAD, CAM & 3D printing comes up on the Applied Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

CAD, CAM & 3D printing, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on CAD, CAM & 3D printing.

(a)Which of these is a subtractive process?
  1. 3D printing
  2. Laser cutting
  3. Vacuum forming
(b)When is 3D printing a good choice for making a part?
  1. For large, flat sheet parts
  2. For thousands of parts quickly
  3. For a complex one-off shape
(c)What does CAM stand for?
  1. Computer-aided manufacture
  2. Cutting and machining
  3. Computer-aided measurement
Show the answers

(a) Laser cutting

(b) For a complex one-off shape

(c) Computer-aided manufacture

Your turn: Common Level questions on CAD, CAM & 3D printing.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1b(iii)
2025Q1b(iv), Q2e(i)
2024Q2b(i)
2023Q2e(ii)
2022Q2c(i), Q2c(ii), Q2c(iii)

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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