Featured image of Kiri Engine Can Now Export 3D Gaussian Splats as Meshes
Meshed Up Mar 27, 2024
Kiri Engine Can Now Export 3D Gaussian Splats as Meshes

The update enables users to export as both PLY and OBJ files – and the algorithm behind the feature will soon be open-sourced.

Featured image of Think Big, Print Bigger: New 3D Printer Tackles Larger-Than-Life Prints
Printing Giants Mar 27, 2024
Think Big, Print Bigger: New 3D Printer Tackles Larger-Than-Life Prints

Large-scale 3D printer maker Modix unveils the elevator-car-sized fused deposition modeling printer we've been waiting for.

Featured image of Bambu Lab A1 Mini Gets a Price Drop and Major Feature Update
Prize Drop Mar 26, 2024
Bambu Lab A1 Mini Gets a Price Drop and Major Feature Update

The A1 Mini is now just $249, despite features that make the system even better for 3D printing beginners.

Featured image of Nvidia Showcases LATTE3D Text-to-3D Generative AI Model
Super Model Mar 26, 2024
Nvidia Showcases LATTE3D Text-to-3D Generative AI Model

The model can generate 3D models from user-input text prompts in less than a second, and produces better or equal quality than other similar models, Nvidia suggests.

Featured image of Your Old Ender Could Be the Best V3 Alternative
Switch it Up Mar 25, 2024
Your Old Ender Could Be the Best V3 Alternative

If your interest is piqued by the CoreXZ kinematics on Creality's new Ender 3 V3, consider converting your old Ender 3 to a Voron Switchwire.

Featured image of Mango 3D Releases Lychee Slicer 6 Beta
Lychee Wumpus Mar 25, 2024
Mango 3D Releases Lychee Slicer 6 Beta

The "exclusive to Discord" beta arrives with a host of improvements, including a support engine for resin users and a new surface ironing feature for filament slicing.

Featured image of Swap your Prusa’s Nozzle in Under a Minute with this 3D Printable Part
Swap Meet Mar 22, 2024
Swap your Prusa’s Nozzle in Under a Minute with this 3D Printable Part

Prusa's Nozzle Replacement Tool secures your heater block to the Nextruder, reducing the risk of damage and enabling faster and safer nozzle swaps.

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Advancing Adhesion Mar 22, 2024
Better Layer Bonding With Light?

This German start-up is betting on extruder-mounted LEDs as the cure to layer separation and poor interlayer adheasion.

Featured image of E3D Refreshes the RapidChange Revo, Reduces Prices
Revo Revolution Mar 21, 2024
E3D Refreshes the RapidChange Revo, Reduces Prices

The OEM is updating pricing and product bundles for its RapidChange Revo product lineup while also launching a configurator and 50% user error discount.

Featured image of Like Sharing 3D Models? This Is the Cura Update You’ve Been Waiting For
File Format Redefined Mar 21, 2024
Like Sharing 3D Models? This Is the Cura Update You’ve Been Waiting For

Cura 5.7 now lets you attach printer-agnostic print settings to your design files to ensure successful printing anywhere.

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Featured image of SainSmart Quietly Launches a New Belt-Driven Woodworking-Focused CNC Router
Buckle Up Mar 20, 2024
SainSmart Quietly Launches a New Belt-Driven Woodworking-Focused CNC Router

The Genmitsu Reno 4040 is very similar to SainSmart’s Genmitsu 4040 Pro router, although it leverages a belt motion system instead of lead screws, and is substantially cheaper.

Featured image of Armed for Innovation: Fortifying Tactical Helmets with 3D Printing
Better Than Foam Mar 20, 2024
Armed for Innovation: Fortifying Tactical Helmets with 3D Printing

Start-ups aim to improve safety and comfort for soldiers with 3D printed helmet padding technology.

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Future Communities Mar 19, 2024
3D Printed Affordable Housing Under $99K

16 architectural teams honored for innovative and economical 3D printed house concepts. Some to be printed in Texas.

Featured image of Bambu Lab X1Plus Custom Firmware is Here
Third-Party Party Mar 19, 2024
Bambu Lab X1Plus Custom Firmware is Here

While Bambu Lab accommodates the release, users who choose to install it – or any third-party firmware – will lose warranty eligibility.

Featured image of RealityCapture Price Change Incoming, Goes Free Starting April
New Reality Mar 18, 2024
RealityCapture Price Change Incoming, Goes Free Starting April

The move sees the popular photogrammetry software stepping away from PPI and perpetual licensing and opening up more to casual users and start-ups.

Featured image of Bambu Lab Launches ‘MakerLab Experiments’ with AI-Powered 3D Scanning
Mad Scientist Mar 14, 2024
Bambu Lab Launches ‘MakerLab Experiments’ with AI-Powered 3D Scanning

Prototypes of an AI scanner and a 3D to Relief Sculpture tool serve as additions to the current MakerLab repository.

Featured image of This Modular (Light)Saber Kickstarter has 210+ Options
Print the Force Mar 13, 2024
This Modular (Light)Saber Kickstarter has 210+ Options

From heads to pommels, the limits are nearly endless for how you can create the saber you were always destined to wield, with packages starting at ~$32.

Featured image of Select Your Dream Home From a Catalog of 3D Printable Houses
Print to Order Mar 13, 2024
Select Your Dream Home From a Catalog of 3D Printable Houses

3D printed home builder Icon launches a 60-home catalog along with AI for design, plus a new printer and material to cut the price of homes by half.

Featured image of Bambu Lab Removes Membership Requirement for Filament Discounts
Fila for All Mar 12, 2024
Bambu Lab Removes Membership Requirement for Filament Discounts

Users can now make bulk purchases of select filament to receive up to 32% off, and subscribe to the OEM’s newsletter to trial upcoming filament.

Featured image of These Customizable PEI Plates Transfer Patterns to Prints
First Impression Mar 6, 2024
These Customizable PEI Plates Transfer Patterns to Prints

Customized in a special process with either a thick or thin coating, Ember Prototypes’s build plates can serve both functional and aesthetic purposes.

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