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Tinkercad Updates Change Export Behavior, Adds Group Tools

We recently reported on Tinkercad’s update adding object grouping, but there’s more. Changes to grouping extends to exports, too, letting you configure multiple-component assemblies, set up for color-printing, and object-based modifiers.

by Matthew Mensley Sep 4, 2025
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We Boost AM
AM Leaders to Convene in Berlin for MGA Annual Meeting & Women in AM Summit 2025

The two-day event kicks off with the Women in AM Summit, a dedicated program designed to amplify influential voices within the industry.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 4, 2025
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Music video pioneers OK Go have teamed up with Blender Studio and major design talent for a new video.

The band, known for extraordinarily creative music videos, has collaborated with animator Will Anderson and artist Lucas Zanotto for a fully animated, motion-tracked video for the song Impulse Purchase. Crafted in Blender with motion performance by frontman Damian Kulash, the video is a quirky, colorful romp through a virtual landscape. Blender Studio subscribers can download the project files, learn the workflow, and toy with the assets for themselves.

by  Matthew Mensley Sep 4, 2025
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Artec 3D’s Latest Software Update Cuts Scan Processing Time by 70%

Already a popular all-in-one software for 3D scanning, photogrammetry, reverse engineering, and quality inspection, Artec Studio is now better integrated and easier to use, the company says.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 4, 2025
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More Reusable Nylon
New HP MJF Material with 80% Reusability Makes 3D Printed Prosthetics 40% Cheaper

HP's new Nylon 11 material targets the prosthetic and orthotic devices industry offering a robust material and a lower overall per part cost.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 3, 2025
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Restoring Movie Magic
How the British Film Institute is Saving Film History with a Formlabs 3D Printer

From tiny cogs to complex guide rollers, the BFI is using an in-house 3D printer to reverse-engineer and produce impossible-to-find components, ensuring that screen heritage remains preserved.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 3, 2025
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PrusaSlicer’s Latest Update: To Deliver Visually Flawless 3D Prints on Core One & XL

The latest update to PrusaSlicer promises to banish VFAs from your new Prusa, and the improvements can be seen with almost any other printer too.

by Jonny Edge Sep 2, 2025
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Hue's Next
Bambu Lab’s Chroma Canvas Software Now Beta — to Rival HueForge?

Bambu Lab is hunting beta testers for its new Chroma Canvas filament painting software – should HueForge be worried?

by Jonny Edge Sep 1, 2025
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Flexy Feast
PCBWay Slashes Flexible TPU Printing Prices by up to 80%

In a move set to give your prototyping and production a little more flexibility, manufacturing service provider PCBWay has announced a limited-time price cut on TPU prints through its 3D printing service.

by Matthew Mensley Sep 1, 2025
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What a Relief
Carveco’s Upcoming Carveco AI Tool Lets You Touch Memories

New AI tool from the Carveco CAM software team crafts machinable 3D reliefs from images or prompts, no experience necessary.

by Matthew Mensley Aug 29, 2025
Group Hug
A Tinkercad update has added a "bundle group" function.

Now, disorganized souls like myself can group objects together without resorting to union groups. The objects remain distinct and separate, but can be manipulated together. Tinkercad says the difference in processing time between a using bundle group and union group is significant – instant versus, depending on the group's complexity, minutes. Happy days.

by  Matthew Mensley Aug 29, 2025
Source: Tinkercad blog
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Set a new standard
ICAM 2025 Aims to Make 3D Printed Parts Trusted, Standardized & Certified

Register now for ICAM 25, which brings together global AM leaders, innovators, and thinkers to advance the field of additive and advanced manufacturing.

by Anatol Locker Aug 29, 2025
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MultiMaterial Productivity
xTool Unveils P3, an AI-Powered, Larger, Faster Laser Tool for Pro Creators

A certified Class 1 safety rating and a new infrared module for metal engraving make the P3 xTool's most versatile and secure pro laser yet.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 28, 2025
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Paying Off Big
Eaton Slashed Its Tooling Costs by Switching 90% of Fixtures to 3D Printing

By bringing Formlabs SLS and SLA 3D printers in-house, the manufacturing giant achieved a full return on investment in just nine months — three months ahead of schedule.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 28, 2025
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Can Software Be Simple?
‘CAD Illiteracy Is a Barrier’: How Stratasys Plans to Simplify 3D Printing for Everyone

Maybe the future of manufacturing isn't expert software, but simple apps that could make 3D printing as easy as ordering a photo mug.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 28, 2025
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X1Plus FW 3.1 Update Adds Polar Cloud Support, X1Plus Extender In Stock

The successfully crowdfunded X1Plus Extender board lands back in stock on CrowdSupply, and heralds the arrival of X1Plus 3.1, custom Bambu Lab X1C firmware that now supports Polar Cloud print management integration.

by Matthew Mensley Aug 27, 2025
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Active Foaming Filament
3D Print Lighter, Stronger, Springier Parts With Nylon-Based, Foaming Rebound PEBA Air

By adjusting print temperature, you can customize firmness, rebound, and weight — no new hardware required.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 27, 2025
Tooled Up
Bambu Lab announced the Vortek yesterday, and Prusa has clapped back.

We knew a "next gen" MMU of some kind was in development at Prusa Research, but could this be the very first glimpse of the shape it will take? Shortly after Bambu Lab announced its future vision for multicolor printing, Josef Prusa took to X in typically wry fashion, posting a popcorn emoji and this image of a toolchanging Prusa Core One with at least six tool slots.

Interesting times.

by  Matthew Mensley Aug 27, 2025
Source: Josef Prusa, via X
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Encore
No More ‘Printer Poop’? Bambu Lab Surprise Announces Vortek Hot End Change System

Social media posts by the company have introduced Vortek, a smart hot-end changing system that “perfects” multicolor printing and circumvents the scourge of printer “poop” it popularized.

by Matthew Mensley Aug 26, 2025
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Same But Single
Bambu Lab’s Largest H-Series Printer, the New H2S, Beats Price Expectations at Just $1,249

With a build volume 220% larger than the classic X1C, the H2S is also compatible with a laser module like the H2D, aiming to be a full "Personal Manufacturing Hub" on your desktop.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 26, 2025
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