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Options for Your OS
Linux CAD Software: The Best Programs

CAD software is an essential tool, but what are the options for Linux users? Check out our picks for the best Linux CAD software.

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It's Open, Free, & Fun!
Best Open-Source 3D Modeling Software: 7 Top Picks

Check out our top picks of open-source 3D modeling software and have fun creating models and solutions!

by Raphael Bertasius
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Change Your Tools for a Tool Changer!
Closer Look: Open-Source Jubilee Tool Changer

The Jubilee tool changer is an open source tool changing CNC platform for custom automation applications.

by Matt Jani
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No More Overhang Hangover
Mod Your Prusa for 4-Axis 3D Printing: A Closer Look

Print 90° overhangs without support material using this open-source Prusa mod!

by Matt Jani
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Snap that G-code!
Snapmaker Luban Software: How to Get Started

Snapmaker Luban is a free tool that will help you generate G-code for your 3D printing or laser cutting projects. Read all about it!

by Hesham M Omar
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Sling, sling, sling
This Open-Source Bedslinger Is Claimed To Print at 1,000 mm/s

The LH Stinger is a Cartesian machine that designer Andrei Cristea says can reach 100,000 mm/s2 acceleration, with a volumetric flow rate of 55-60 mm3/s.

by Adam Kohut
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Recycle Your PET!
The Petalot PET Bottle Recycling System: A Closer Look

Petalot is an open source recycling system to help you make your own PET 3D printing filament from old plastic bottles.

by Matt Jani
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Twelve Materials, One Print
The SMuFF Multi-Material Extruder: A Closer Look

Why 3D print with one material when you can print with more? This open-source extruder upgrade lets you use up to 12 materials in a single print.

by Matt Jani
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A Cadre of CAD
The Best Open-Source CAD Software

CAD programs are powerful but can be pricey. Check out our list of the best open-source CAD software tools.

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Master of Puppets
This Super-Speedy ‘Marionette’ 3D Printer Uses String-Based Kinematics

The Marionette is an open-source build making the rounds on YouTube, with a sub-four-minute Benchy print by way of a pulley and winch system.

by Adam Kohut
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DII – Does It Itself
This 5-Axis 3D Printer Designs Itself So You Don’t Have To

The Gen5X is an open-source 5-axis 3D printer able to design and manufacture its own parts – and can easily be replicated on any "hobbyist-level" machine.

by Adam Kohut
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Transparency Is the Best Printer Policy
Open-Source 3D Printing Needs You to Survive

Open source is considered a must-have for many 3D printing enthusiasts, but is the philosophy dead in today's industry? Read on to find out!

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Robo Rooter
Bambu Lab to Allow Third-Party Firmware on the X1

Following the reveal of X1Plus, an upcoming third-party firmware possible thanks to a firmware "loophole", Bambu Lab says it will open the X1 to rooting.

by Shawn Frey
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Lights, Camera, Action
CinePI is an Open-Source Cinema Camera Built with Raspberry Pi

With a 3D printed body and an open-source design, the CinePI is a foundation for customized builds; and capable of impressive quality.

by Adam Kohut
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Open Sesame
Snapmaker Releases J1 Controller Software As Open Source

The release follows a growing conversation about the state of open source in 3D printing and details some of the company's contributions.

by Adam Kohut
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Going Down
The New Race to the Bottom: Will the CoreXY Arms Race Pose a Problem to Open Source?

CoreXY is the new knock-off to be, new patents keep coming in, and established players aren't happy with the state of open source. Sound familiar?

by Shawn Frey
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Open Sesame
AnkerMake’s Slicer Is Going Open-Source

In a recent blog post, AnkerMake announced a slew of forthcoming updates to its slicer – including a software transition to the open-source PrusaSlicer.

by Adam Kohut
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Pick It Up
A Closer Look at OpenPNP: A Desktop Pick and Place Machine

OpenPNP is an open-source pick-and-place machine you can use to populate PCBs at home.

by Matt Jani
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Instant Attraction
Low Cost, Open Source Tool Changer Uses Magnets to ‘Make Tool Changing Accessible’

The user-created design takes inspiration from E3D and Jubilee tool changers and is compatible with lightweight tools such as pen plotters and diode lasers.

by Adam Kohut
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EVA 3D Printed Your Own Carriage System?
EVA Open-Source Modular Carriage System: A Closer Look

This time we’re looking at EVA, a flexible, modular carriage system which has spun-off from the Rat Rig project.

by Matt Jani
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