A new update to Snapmaker's OrcaSlicer fork for its U1 toolchanger 3D printer integrates the community-developed FullSpectrum color printing technique, letting you combine filaments in a print to achieve new colors. A long (and excellent) post on the Snapmaker blog digs deep into how it works with tips and tricks for how to achieve the best results. It's well worth a read.
We tested Meshy, Tripo, and Hi3D to find the best AI 3D model generator—and discovered that pairing them with general AI unlocks the ultimate workflow for clean, printable meshes.
The company scales up its budget range further with the A2L, a larger build volume printer with H2-series module compatibility. Just don't expect a laser.
Nike is testing a new initiative that uses additive manufacturing to create a flexible, digital platform for limited-run sneaker designs and customer personalization.
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What's the primary brand of printer you're using, day in, day out, for your own personal printing? I'll list the common, popular desktop brands in the poll, but feel free to add your own if it's not listed under the "other" option.
If PETG feels too soft and ABS feels too fiddly, give PCTG a spin — it might just redefine what “easy, strong, and beautiful” means for your next print.
The 3D model repository, acquired in February by MyMiniFactory, took another step on the path to reinvention this week with the introduction of an ad-pass, letting its users remove advertising from the site for $4.99 a month ($4.19 if you bill yearly). This follows last month's licensing shake up, which saw the site become a little more open source-friendly.
Never has a business move in 3D printing felt so close to home. (All3DP also has an ad-pass. It's pretty generous – you should check it out if you haven't already.)
Creality’s anniversary celebration includes new machines, cutting-edge tech, a debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and a powerful statement about where consumer 3D printing is headed.
A temperature tower is quick, cheap, and useful. With one small print, you can learn a lot about how your filament behaves and dial in cleaner, stronger, more reliable 3D prints.
With marketing material that looks suspiciously like a baby announcement, Bambu Lab is stoking expectations for its next addition. Congratulations, it’s a printer. The new machine appears to be called the A2L, with the “L” presumably standing for “large,” “larger,” or “look, we needed more build volume.” Details are under wraps until June 1, but clues suggest it's a bigger sibling to the popular A1. The ad also shows multi-color print, hinting that the A2L supports multi-filament printing like the A1 and A1 Mini. In other words: same family, bigger crib.
Fillamentum’s circular NonOilen filament expands with new colors that Fillamentum says keep the material’s reusability intact.
Stratasys has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Markforged from Nano Dimension in an all-cash deal valued at $42.5 million, subject to customary adjustments. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2026 and would add Markforged’s line of continuous carbon fiber FDMs, software, and materials capabilities to Stratasys’ portfolio, strengthening its position in aerospace, defense, automotive, and other industrial applications.
By switching to a 30-W CO2 laser source, Sinterit’s latest compact system enables high-speed printing of white, natural, and colorable powders.
Prusa Research has dropped a beta of PrusaSlicer 2.9.6 alongside an EasyPrint update, both shipping Prusa ColorMix – the company's take on the FullSpectrum filament mixing technique that’s spread across desktop slicers in the past three months.
We've gathered the best TPU and other flexible filaments on the market so you can find the best flexible filament for your needs!
OrcaSlicer hit version 2.4.0 alpha on May 25, with a release that bundles a handful of welcome new features alongside something more strategically significant: Orca Cloud, the project's own centralized profile and synchronization platform.
the arrival of Creality's anniversary means a new hardware drop. As the company gears up to celebrate, some teasers are starting to work their way out, and it sure looks like we'll be getting a toolchanger.
This banner from the Creality website talks about something called KliTek and "next-gen nozzle changing." As for questions like "what kind of toolchanger" and "how many toolheads," we'll have to wait and see.
ErectorBot, a seasoned pioneer in large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM), has spent the past 12 years advancing deliberately and patiently – both in and out of the spotlight.
This hybrid solid-state manufacturing method bypasses laser-melting limitations to slash production lead times for complex aerospace components.