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Best 3D Printers 2026: Buyer’s Guide

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Best 3D Printers 2026: Buyer’s Guide

Twenty printers tested and ranked, from $169 to the H2D.

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Filament

  • Best PETG filament
  • Best PLA filament
  • Best TPU filament
  • Best ABS and ASA filament
  • Engineering filaments
  • Composite filaments
  • Flexible filaments
  • Bio filaments
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Resin

  • For miniatures
  • Tough and ABS-like
  • Castable resin
  • Water-washable
  • Flexible resin
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  • Filament dryers
  • Printer enclosures
  • Wash and cure stations
Best Filament Dryers (2026 Guide)

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Best Filament Dryers (2026 Guide)

Wet filament causes most failed prints; the fix costs less than a spool.

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  • Small objects
  • Medium objects
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  • Professional scanners
  • Scan with your phone
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  • Scanning service vs buying

Reviews

  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
  • Revopoint Inspire 2
  • Revopoint Trackit
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3D Scanners 2026: The Complete Buying Guide

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3D Scanners 2026: The Complete Buying Guide

Nineteen scanners from $400 to $40,000, sorted by object size.

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Reviews

  • Meshy Edit
  • Tripo H3.1
  • Meshy 7.1
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Best AI 3D Model Generators for 3D Printing (2026)

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Best AI 3D Model Generators for 3D Printing (2026)

Type a prompt, get a printable model: the tools we tested, free tiers first.

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  • FDM vs resin
  • Best printers for beginners

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  • How does 3D printing work?
  • Types of 3D printing
  • Metal 3D printing

How-tos and glossary

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  • Setting up a school program
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What is 3D Printing?

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What is 3D Printing?

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  • Prague Firefighters 3D Print Their Own Gear on a Prusa CORE One L
  • OECHSLER Scales Carbon Lattice Production to 40 Printers Running Around the Clock
  • Reverse Engineering Without CAD Data: How the MetroY Ultra Turns Physical Parts into Digital Designs
  • Michigan State Engineers 3D Printed Helmet Inserts to Help Quarterbacks Tackle Crowd Noise
  • 3D Printed Quiet Pickleball Unveiled
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Brazil’s State University of Londrina Installs Two Large 3D Printers for Construction

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Brazil’s State University of Londrina Installs Two Large 3D Printers for Construction

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Buyer guides

  • Best 3D printers
  • For beginners
  • Multicolor
  • Resin printers
  • Budget (under $400)
  • For kids and schools
  • For miniatures
  • Large format
All printer guides

Brands and compare

  • Bambu Lab lineup compared
  • Compare printers
  • Full color 3D printers
  • Large scale and industrial

Reviews

  • Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra
  • FLSun T1 Pro
  • QIDI Tech Q1 Pro
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Filament

  • Best PETG filament
  • Best PLA filament
  • Best TPU filament
  • Best ABS and ASA filament
  • Engineering filaments
  • Composite filaments
  • Flexible filaments
  • Bio filaments
All filament guides

Resin

  • For miniatures
  • Tough and ABS-like
  • Castable resin
  • Water-washable
  • Flexible resin
All resin guides

Accessories

  • Filament dryers
  • Printer enclosures
  • Wash and cure stations

Buyer guides

  • Small objects
  • Medium objects
  • Large objects
  • Professional scanners
  • Scan with your phone
All scanner guides

Software and service

  • 3D scanner software
  • Scanning service vs buying

Reviews

  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
  • Revopoint Inspire 2
  • Revopoint Trackit
All scanner reviews

Design and AI

  • AI 3D model generators
  • 3D modeling and CAD software

Print prep and control

  • Slicers
  • STL repair tools
  • Printer host and remote control

Reviews

  • Meshy Edit
  • Tripo H3.1
  • Meshy 7.1
All software reviews

Start here

  • What is 3D printing?
  • How much does it cost?
  • FDM vs resin
  • Best printers for beginners

How it works

  • What is a 3D printer?
  • How does 3D printing work?
  • Types of 3D printing
  • Metal 3D printing

How-tos and glossary

  • 3D printing glossary
  • Food-safe 3D printing
  • Setting up a school program
  • Free 3D printable models
Black FridayNEW

Latest

  • Brazil’s State University of Londrina Installs Two Large 3D Printers for Construction
  • EINSTAR EZ GO Launches as a Wireless Laser and Infrared 3D Scanner for Phone, Tablet and PC
  • Dyndrite and Xact Metal Let XM200G Metal 3D Printers Trace Curves as Arcs, Not Straight Lines
  • MIT and Northeastern Researchers 3D Print Nature-Inspired Metamaterials That Hold Up Better Against Impacts
  • SINTX Completes 3D Printing Facility Buildout for SiN/PEEK Platform, Targets Initial Product Availability in 2027
All news

Use cases

  • Prague Firefighters 3D Print Their Own Gear on a Prusa CORE One L
  • OECHSLER Scales Carbon Lattice Production to 40 Printers Running Around the Clock
  • Reverse Engineering Without CAD Data: How the MetroY Ultra Turns Physical Parts into Digital Designs
  • Michigan State Engineers 3D Printed Helmet Inserts to Help Quarterbacks Tackle Crowd Noise
  • 3D Printed Quiet Pickleball Unveiled
All use cases

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  • Rapid prototyping
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Tripo H3.1 Review: From Image to 3D Print

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Thought3D Launches Magigoo Glide Kit and Supergrip to Improve 3D Print Adhesion

Thought3D just introduced two new products designed to meet evolving needs in additive manufacturing. The Magigoo Glide Kit and Magigoo Supergrip respond to... read more »

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Bioceramic Scaffolds: A Novel Approach to Cranial Bone Regeneration

Researchers at South China University of Technology have made significant strides in cranial restoration using 3D printed flat-bone-mimetic bioceramic scaffolds. The human cranial... read more »

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Bioceramic Scaffolds: A Novel Approach to Cranial Bone Regeneration

PyroGenesis Secures U.S. Patent for NexGen Plasma Atomization Technology

PyroGenesis Canada Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent for its NexGen plasma atomization technology, marking a notable development in metal powder production... read more »

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Dutch Firm Printing Wind Tunnels and Training Trains

A Dutch company by the name of 3D-Robotprinting has been manufacturing some pretty big and interesting things with their roboprinters, including a wind... read more »

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3D Printed Living Ear Successfully Implanted on Patient

New York-based company 3DBio Therapeutics has announced the successful implant of a 3D printed ear onto a patient suffering from microtia, a condition... read more »

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Spiked Running Shoe Structure Printed in One Piece

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AM Squid Game Masks Coming to a Halloween Near You

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3D Printed Membranes for Water Osmosis

Researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have been investigating methods to print microfiltration membranes... read more »

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Why a New Approach to 3D Printing Architectural Models is Required

There’s been a lot of excitement about the research taking place into 3D printing habitable buildings. But these projects are just part of... read more »

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Dino Eggs: 3D Printed Speakers by Guus Fölkel

Guus is an Amsterdam based interdisciplinary designer with a particular interest in art, science and the relationship between humans and technology. He is... read more »

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How to 3D Print a Longboard with the DeltaWASP 3MT

Now that we've solved the concave issue the DeltaWASP 3MT is pretty much printing 24/7. We've moved from vases and lamp shades to... read more »

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DeltaWASP 3MT Delta 3D Printer Calibration

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Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra

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Flashforge Creator 5 Pro

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  • A toolchanger with four independent toolheads offering near-zero purge waste, plus a 65…
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Anycubic Kobra X

~$299
  • A fast bedslinger with the ACE Gen 2 color system built into the toolhead offering 4 co…
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Taulman 910 Nylon

  • Community benchmark for maximum-strength FDM nylon for over a decade, with a co-polyami…
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Anycubic Photon P1 Max

~$849 to $999
  • The largest desktop resin printer under $1,000 with an 18.3-liter build volume, 12K 14-…
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Elegoo Jupiter 2

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