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Nov 21, 2018

3D Printed Ring – 4 Best Sources to Find the Perfect Model

Looking for some sweet accessories to add to your collection? Why not try a 3D printed ring? Here are our favorite places to find 3D printable and 3D printed rings.

Nov 20, 2018

One Million Parts

BMW Reaches Milestone of Producing One Million 3D Printed Parts for Cars

BMW Group recently announced that it has created the company's one-millionth 3D printed component for series production: a window guide rail for the BMW i8 Roadster.

Nov 20, 2018

Battlebot, Attack!

Buy a Poster, Build Your Own Fighting Robot

For the paltry price of a glossy poster, you can get access to the CAD files for a MegaBot fighting robot. In short, deck your walls and deck your enemies with a tractor-sized fighting machine. That or 3D print it.

Nov 20, 2018

Healing Insoles

3D Printed Insole Speeds Up Healing Process of Diabetic Ulcers

Purdue University researchers use 3D printing to develop a shoe insole which could speed up the healing process of diabetic ulcers and help patients avoid amputation.

Nov 20, 2018

A Heated Discussion

The Best Printing Temperature for Different Filaments

Now more than ever there are countless types of filaments you can print with, and each requires a unique printing temperature and environment. Here's a short guide on how to print with five of the most popular filaments of 2018.

Nov 19, 2018

Affordable SLS

2018 Sintratec S1 SLS 3D Printer – Review the Specs & Price

The Sintratec S1 is a desktop-sized SLS 3D printer with a surprisingly large build chamber. Review the specs and price.

Nov 19, 2018

Things Are Looking UP

2018 Tiertime UP300 Review – ABSolutely Fabulous

Tiertime's typical ABS-printing brilliance gets a material twist in the UP300. Read on for our review of this versatile workhorse of a 3D printer.

Nov 19, 2018

Interior Design

3D Printing Ideas – 40 Easy Home Decor Things to 3D Print

Add some razzle-dazzle to your living space with these beautiful and functional 3D printing ideas. Check out these 40 home decor things to 3D print.

Nov 19, 2018

It's Just a Spring Thing

This Open-Source Hack Lets You 3D Print Springs

With a simple scrap of G-code, you can make your FDM 3D printer extrude unsupported single-strand coil springs. MakeFast Workshop shows us how.

Nov 19, 2018

Achieve Real Detail

SLA Printing – 5 Tips and Tricks for Great Resin Prints

Unlike thermoplastic filament printers, which typically use a 0.4-mm nozzle, a resin 3D SLA printer may have a laser spot size of 140 microns. The result? The smoothest and most precise 3D prints you've ever seen, if you know what you're doing...

Nov 18, 2018

A CAD Shootout

Blender vs Maya – CAD Software Compared

As more and more people become interested in 3D printing, we present this Blender vs. Maya guide to help novices break down several factors that matter most when choosing a CAD platform.

Nov 18, 2018

Engrave with a 3D Printer

How to Turn Your Creality 3D Printer into an Engraving Tool

Swedish maker and YouTuber Simon Sörensen shares a new instructional video on how to turn a Creality CR-10 3D printer into an engraver with just a few simple steps.

Nov 17, 2018

Get Rolling

3D Printed Gears – Get the Gear That Fits Your Needs

Gears are a great thing to 3D print! Gear designs are surprisingly complicated, but with the right tools, models, and materials, you'll soon be on your way.

Nov 17, 2018

Gobble Gobble

Weekend Project: 5 Thanksgiving-Themed 3D Prints to Gobble Up Before the Holiday

Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Before you fill your belly up with food, why not fill your home with some Thanksgiving-themed 3D prints! Here are five 3D models to get you inspired.

Nov 16, 2018

Lift Off

Autodesk and NASA Create Interplanetary Lander Using Generative Design

Autodesk has teamed up with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design an energy and cost efficient interplanetary lander. Then lander structure is heavily reliant on generative design, which helps achieve significant performance savings.

Hot Wheels

HRE Wheels and GE Additive Develop 3D Printed Titanium Concept Wheel

Leave Your Mark

10 Best Laser Marking Machines of 2018

Blue is the new Black

[DEAL] MatterHackers’ Blue Friday Flash Sale is Live

Nov 15, 2018

Beauty Just Got Better

3D Printer for Jewelry – How They Work & Which to Choose

In the past few years, the jewelry industry has been transformed with the introduction of 3D printers, which are capable of producing easily-castable, high detail parts. Let's take a look at some of the most popular 3D printers for jewelry.

Nov 15, 2018

Free to Download and Try Out

Cura 3.6 Offers Plugins and Material Profiles via a new “Marketplace”

Ultimaker Cura, the free, open-source 3D printing slicer has been updated once again. The software now offers a convenient way to manage plugins and material profiles called the Marketplace. Download Cura 3.6 for free from Ultimaker’s website.