Explanation
- Headers:
<iostream>
: For input and output operations.<thread>
: For usingthis_thread::sleep_for()
to simulate time delays.<chrono>
: For time duration used insleep_for()
.
- Function Definitions:
void printLayer(int layer)
: Simulates the printing of a single layer.- Prints the message indicating the current layer being printed.
this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::milliseconds(500));
: Simulates a delay of 500 milliseconds to represent the time taken to print the layer.
- Main Function:
- Initialization:
int totalLayers = 10;
: Sets the total number of layers to print.
- Printing Simulation:
- Prints a starting message.
- Uses a
for
loop to iterate through each layer from 1 tototalLayers
. - Calls
printLayer(i)
to simulate printing each layer.
- Completion:
- Prints a completion message when all layers have been “printed”.
- Initialization:
Notes:
- Simulation: This program provides a simple simulation of a 3D printing process by printing messages and pausing between layers. In a real 3D printer, the process involves complex operations and hardware control.
- Time Delay: The
sleep_for()
function introduces a delay to mimic the time required to print each layer.