Maslow, the open source large format belt-driven CNC project, has posted a fascinating development update to its blog, detailing behind-the-scenes work to simplify the Maslow4's cumbersome anchor point setup.
By reducing a messy six-dimensional calibration problem to a clean arc of possibilities, they’ve uncovered a surprising mathematical structure. It makes for pretty interesting reading; something to whittle away the last minutes of your Friday afternoon.
That’s exactly the question YouTube channel Mandic Labs sought to answer, and the resulting case is now available open source for self sourcing and customization, plus in kit form from creator-driven stores like Fabreeko and West3D.
Limited to just 300 spools, this layer-hiding purple glitter filament is the first of many limited “drops” to come from the Fillamentum.
New BJD photopolymer resin offers high scratch resistance and doesn’t powder under friction at articulated joints like regular resins can.
Two ongoing competitions on PCBWay are giving designers and 3D printerers the chance to flex their creative muscles in the fields of AI, mech-eng, electronics, and mascot design.
With it, you can sketch out custom 2D shapes about an axis which then serves as the origin for a 360-degree revolve operation. The tool lets you create custom concentric shapes in a pinch and is yet another sophistication of the popular web app.
In 2025 alone, Tinkercad has gained a sketch workspace and object grouping, and made export behaviour more 3D print-friendly, as well as effectively removed project size limitations through scale factors. As with any design element in Tinkercad, you add a revolve sketch through the shapes library. Read more about it on the Tinkercad blog.
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.
Containing 15% glass fibers, the company says PET-GF15 is a filament “built for strength, stability, and durability”.
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.
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.
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.
The Einstar 2 and Einstar Rockit both pack IR and laser line-based scanning tech, promising outdoors performance and convenience in pocketable form.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.