Beyond Prototypes: Scaling with LS Manufacturing’s Integrated On-Demand Solutions
Why hardware teams are pairing additive manufacturing with CNC machining and molding, and what a single point of contact changes about the road... read more »
Why hardware teams are pairing additive manufacturing with CNC machining and molding, and what a single point of contact changes about the road... read more »

Miniatures are the category where the printer decides the ceiling before you open a single STL. The best 3D printer for miniatures is,... read more »

Large format stopped being exotic. A 256 mm cube is the consumer standard now, and the interesting machines start where it ends: 330,... read more »

Multicolor went from party trick to default in about two years. Color systems now ship in $299 bundles, toolchangers and multi-nozzle machines have... read more »

Castable resin exists for one moment: the burnout. A printed pattern goes into investment plaster, the kiln takes it to several hundred degrees,... read more »

The messiest part of resin printing has never been the printing; it is the tub of isopropyl alcohol waiting afterwards. Water-washable resin removes... read more »

Flexible resin is the category where the material is the function. Nobody prints a gasket for its looks: the part exists to bend,... read more »

Standard resin has one famous weakness: it shatters. Drop a bracket, flex a clip, or over-tighten a printed thread and the part gives... read more »

Miniatures are the hardest test you can set a resin. A 28 mm figure carries sub-millimetre detail, spear shafts thinner than a toothpick,... read more »

Good coffee, a few robot arms, and two days of unusually open talks: inside the symposium bringing robotic large-format 3D printing together. By... read more »

Flexible filament, demystified: the best TPU of 2026 ranked by shore hardness, from easy 95A to soft 85A and high-speed grades, with the... read more »

The best ABS and ASA filament for 2026: low-warp picks for enclosed printers, when to choose UV-stable ASA, and the settings that stop... read more »

The best PETG filament for 2026: tough, weatherproof picks across everyday, high-flow, Bambu, premium, translucent, and budget, with print settings and prices.

The best PLA filament for every job in 2026: everyday, value, premium, high-speed, matte, silk, and tough PLA+ picks compared, with prices and... read more »

The Snapmaker U1 brings true tool-changing to a consumer price: four print heads, five-second swaps, and far less filament waste. For Snapmaker's 10th... read more »

Should you hire a 3D scanning service or buy your own scanner? Our 2026 decision guide covers the four factors that decide it,... read more »

Every 3D scanner ships with a capture suite, but the workflow rarely stops there. This is 3DPrinting.com's complete guide to 3D scanner software... read more »

Your STL turned red in the slicer, or you need to change a model you only have as a mesh? This guide covers... read more »

3D printer host software is what lets you start, watch, and stop a print from a browser or your phone instead of standing... read more »

A 2026 guide to the best AI 3D model generators for 3D printing, from Meshy and Tripo to open-source Hunyuan3D, covering text-to-3D and... read more »

