A recent Reddit post that garnered some interest has us wondering. Masterspool refills are an option, for sure, but require a degree of forward thinking that may not be so apparent when you first start out printing. Cardboard spools are easier, since they can be recycled with regular cardboard waste. Turning them into storage bins and other creative projects can be a useful way to deal with the issue. How do you do it?
One great example of this that I recently stumbled upon is tooltrace.ai, a tool maintained by manufacturing service provider finalRev. With it, you can quickly configure Gridfinity or foam shadow boxes to fit your tools. All you need is a photograph of the tools on or next to a sheet of A4 size paper, and Tooltrace will figure out the rest. So quick. So convenient.
From hobbyist projects to professional casting, this guide will walk you through everything you need to know about 3D printing with wax.
CNC is a computer controlled fabrication technique and about 30 years older than 3D printing. Fast, accurate, and versatile, it belongs in the advanced maker's toolkit.
With Metal Gear Solid Delta just released, now's the perfect time to commence operations on your very own Codec.
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.
Ask teenage bike designer Dylan Banera of TBD Bikes why he printed a dirt bike with generatively designed lugs and a gyroid-lattice frame infill, and he'd likely answer: Because I can. Banera showed up at the annual MADE Handmade Bike Show last month with this aluminum 3D printed bike frame and described it to BikeRumor magazine as an exploration of AI-based design software. He went from concept to rideable bike in just a few months. Read more over at BikeRumor.
The two-day event kicks off with the Women in AM Summit, a dedicated program designed to amplify influential voices within the industry.
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.
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.
Once dismissed as “too heavy, too complex, not worth it,” the monolithic aerospike rocket engine has had the last laugh. LEAP 71’s 5 kN 5 kN KeroLOX thruster — think of it as rocket science on autopilot: algorithms designed it, 3D printers built it — has survived even more hot-fire testing recently. The weight is on par with bell-nozzle engines, the complexity reduced to a single printed piece, and there's significant efficiency gains, LEAP 71 says. Manufactured at Aconity3D.
Find the best PLA filament for your needs and budget with our favorites from years of testing and experimenting!
HP's new Nylon 11 material targets the prosthetic and orthotic devices industry offering a robust material and a lower overall per part cost.
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.
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.
Want multicolor prints without a multicolor 3D printer? Paint them! Check out our complete guide to painting PLA.
The small team at N.Y.-based No.22 Bicycle Company accidentally broke the cycling internet with their latest iteration of the 3D printed titanium Reactor Aero. After being sufficiently buried in inquiries, they've surfaced with the details everyone is clamoring for. In short: Yes, it aims to be as stiff as carbon with the legendary "Ti feel." No, you can't have custom geometry just yet. And the price? A cool $10,000-$15,000 for the frameset. First units to roll out in early 2026. Follow the company's socials for the latest.
Bambu Lab is hunting beta testers for its new Chroma Canvas filament painting software – should HueForge be worried?
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.
Nestlé, the maker of KitKats, started 3D printing spare parts for the very machines that churn out its chocolate bars and other products across three factories in the UK. Partnering with Markforged, Nestlé’s York-based 3D printing workshop plans to print at least 5% of its factory inventory in-house. Nestlé says the initiative has led to substantial cost savings over traditional manufacturing.
