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Onshape has an AI-powered assistant now.

It's called AI Advisor and, functioning like other prompt-based tools, it answers your CAD/CAM and general design-related questions using PTC's accumulated knowledge of design best practices, plus the technical documentation for Onshape itself.

It can't design your models for you, though. PTC explains in a "What's New" video posted to YouTube that AI Advisor cannot access your data, meaning your discussions with it are securely abstracted from the part you are working on.

by  Matthew Mensley Oct 15, 2025
Source: PTC
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Stay Glassy
Polymaker Releases New Fiberon PET-GF15 Filament for Durable, Easy Prints

Containing 15% glass fibers, the company says PET-GF15 is a filament “built for strength, stability, and durability”.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 15, 2025
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The Time Is Now
Bambu Lab Launches the P2S 3D Printer, Bringing Bits of the H-Series to Its Workhorse Mainstay

Following last week’s teaser, the full reveal of the Bambu Lab P2S is here. Much of it is familiar, and some of it is fresh.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 14, 2025
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Refreshing
Bambu Lab Throws a Bone to the Mid-Range with the P2S, and It’s Delicious

Bambu Lab’s next second generation machine is an update to the best selling P1S, bringing plenty of H-series influences for the same price as the P1S. We’ve been hands-on, and here are our thoughts.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 14, 2025
Ex-cellent-change
Sometimes, the boring business details translate to a result in your shopping basket.

Swedish extrusion specialist Bondtech recently updated its pricing policy, ditching fixed pricing in favor of flexible pricing that tracks the exchange rate daily. Customers across the EU, plus the UK, Switzerland, and Norway now benefit from pricing that tracks more favorably against the dollar.

For example, EU pricing is currently around 15% lower than it was before the change, with $1 USD buying ~€0.85 EUR. This new system means prices will fluctuate with each currency's value but, as the company explains, is fairer.

by  Matthew Mensley Oct 13, 2025
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Zwei-star
Einstar Cuts More Cords with Two New Handheld Laser 3D Scanners

The Einstar 2 and Einstar Rockit both pack IR and laser line-based scanning tech, promising outdoors performance and convenience in pocketable form.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 13, 2025
Weekend Poll
What matters most when you're buying filament to print?

It's a simple question, but one that's been rattling around my mind this week after 3D Fuel permanently lowered the prices of some of its most popular filaments, and Polymaker slashed prices by 35% sitewide for its Restock Day sale. Cost gets the most attention, but does anything top that for you? What matters the most?

by  Matthew Mensley Oct 12, 2025
Precious
E3D has dropped another new hot end for the Bambu Lab A-series machines.

Following last week's release of the tough, non-stick ObXidian drop-in replacements for the A1 and A1 Mini machines, there's now the Diamondback. Fashioned from uber-hard lab-made diamond, the E3D DiamondBack hot end for A1/A1 Mini is a simple switch that offers top abrasion resistance. The obvious appeal of a nozzle like this is printing abrasive filaments, but the idea of never having to buy a nozzle again because it'll outlive the printer is also appealing.

by  Matthew Mensley Oct 11, 2025
Source: E3D
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No, Time
Time Magazine Names Two Bambu Lab Products as “Best Inventions of 2025”

Bambu Lab’s H2D 3D printer and 3D printing toy cultivator the CyberBrick have caught Time’s eye. But what has the internationally impactful publication had to say about them?

by Jonny Edge Oct 10, 2025
A Fine Pair
Something new from Nike, maybe, and Adidas plays it cool this week in 3D printed shoes.

As reported on footwear trendspotting site Sole Retriever, Nike appears to have accidentally posted a new purple color Air Max 1000 on Zellerfeld, before taking them down again. Thought to release later this year, they'd join black as the second color of the high-profile 3D printed footwear release. Also on Sole Retriever, there's an update on Adidas' Climacool fully 3D printed slip-on sneakers, which are coming soon in a cool Grey Four variant in grey with contrasting black Adidas stripes.

by  Matthew Mensley Oct 10, 2025
Source: Sole Retriever (remixed)
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Freshly Cura'd
Cura 5.11 Beta Unveils Advanced Painting Tools & Enhanced S6, S8 Performance

With the release of Cura 5.11 beta, UltiMaker has boosted the performance of its S6 and S8 pro printers, as well as provided painting tools that should aid print quality improvements for users.

by Jonny Edge Oct 9, 2025
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What Do We Have Here?
Bambu Lab Announces P2S Refresh of the Popular P1S 3D Printer

A teaser posted to the company’s social media channels focuses on the old printer's most recognizable, and maligned, feature – its display – beneath a big “REFRESH” message. So buckle up, a new printer is on its way.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 9, 2025
Featured image of Photocentric’s New Casting Resin Promises to Solve a Major Industrial Casting Problem
Out of the Ashes
Photocentric’s New Casting Resin Promises to Solve a Major Industrial Casting Problem

For foundries, dental labs, and jewelers, messy burnouts and inaccurate parts lead to costly failures. A new UK-made photopolymer promises to deliver clean and precise results for all types of metal casting.

by Carolyn Schwaar Oct 9, 2025
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Gone with the Fumes
Metal 3D Printing Is About to Get a Lot Bigger, Thanks to New Chamber Air Flow Tech

A new 'AirSword' system from EOS AMCM clears the air — literally — inside the build chamber of soot and debris to enable metal prints on an unprecedented scale.

by Carolyn Schwaar Oct 8, 2025
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Radical Transparency
Bambu Lab’s New “Trust Center” Lists Everything It’s Doing to Secure Your 3D Printer

In an industry that’s often quiet about security, Bambu Lab is making its entire playbook public. Here's what this new level of transparency means for you and every other 3D printer owner.

by Carolyn Schwaar Oct 8, 2025
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Fill Your Tank
3D Fuel Slashes Prices on Popular Filaments by Nearly 25%

Bucking the modern condition of rising prices, 3D Fuel are the good guys this week, passing newfound savings from its recently expanded operation to customers with lowered prices on everyday filaments.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 8, 2025
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The Very Best Of… Core One
Prusa Now Sells the Core One in an All-Inclusive ‘Ultimate Edition’ Bundle

Prusa's answer to the question "what accessories should I get with this printer?" is "all of them". A full complement of build plates, nozzles, camera and other helpful doodads comes with the Core One "Ultimate Edition," making a great printer even better.

by Jonny Edge Oct 7, 2025
Stock Alert
It’s not all happening at Amazon today.

Polymaker’s wild Restock Day sale is also live, knocking a blanket 35% off sitewide - no coupon code necessary. On top of that, the manufacturer is offering free shipping and 5% cashback on orders.

Napkin math tells me you'd be looking at savings of over $70 on ten spools of Panchroma Matte PLA, or over $100 off a 3 kg spool of Fiberon PPS-CF10, for example. If you were planning to stock up on filament anytime soon, this is the time, and Polymaker is the place. Until October 10, that is. That’s when the sale ends.

by  Matthew Mensley Oct 7, 2025
Source: Polymaker
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Optimum Prime
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: Exclusive Prusa 3D Printing Offers Revealed

Amazon is back with another extravaganza, with official Prusa Research gear a headline feature in the Prime member-exclusive sale. Casting our net wider, we've found other stores that are cashing in on the action, too.

by Matthew Mensley Oct 7, 2025
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Sponsored Content
Hestus AI Aims to Eliminate the Most Monotonous Part of CAD

Now available for Autodesk Fusion, this AI copilot intelligently anticipates and applies sketch constraints and dimensions, letting you focus on creative design – not digital housekeeping.

Oct 6, 2025
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