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

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  • Tough and ABS-like
  • Castable resin
  • Water-washable
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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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  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
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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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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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What is 3D Printing?

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  • ABS and Radian Forge to Evaluate Digital Qualification of Wire Arc 3D Printed Metal Parts
  • ICON Begins 3D Printing Its Largest Commercial Building for ASCO Equipment in San Antonio
  • VulcanForms Secures $500 Million to Build Three New Factories Around Its Metal 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
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UC Berkeley Lab 3D Prints Quieter, More Efficient Drone Propellers Inspired by Owls and Cicadas

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UC Berkeley Lab 3D Prints Quieter, More Efficient Drone Propellers Inspired by Owls and Cicadas

Grace Gu's lab at UC Berkeley 3D printed and tested dozens of drone propellers modeled on owls and…

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  • Best 3D printers
  • For beginners
  • Multicolor
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  • 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

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Reviews

  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
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  • Revopoint Trackit
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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

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  • 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
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Latest

  • UC Berkeley Lab 3D Prints Quieter, More Efficient Drone Propellers Inspired by Owls and Cicadas
  • University of Rochester Turns a Standard 3D Printer Into a $450 Syringe-Pump Bioprinter
  • ABS and Radian Forge to Evaluate Digital Qualification of Wire Arc 3D Printed Metal Parts
  • ICON Begins 3D Printing Its Largest Commercial Building for ASCO Equipment in San Antonio
  • VulcanForms Secures $500 Million to Build Three New Factories Around Its Metal 3D Printing
All news

Use cases

  • Dutch Machine Builder Swaps a Welded Part for One Metal 3D Printed by K3D
  • 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
All use cases

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Self Assembling Mini Factory Makes Sandwiches

If you have ever wondered if your 3D printer can make you a sandwich and fold your shirts then you’ll be pleased to... read more »

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Plybot Successfully Completes Crowdfunding for SCARA-type Arm Printer

For anyone bored of the current array of cartesian, H-Bot or CoreXY printers available on the market, you may be please to know... read more »

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Building to get Freeform 3D Printed Composite Facade

A building facade has been printed in Chattanooga, USA, and will be mounted onto the front of a local branch of the Tennessee... read more »

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Building to get Freeform 3D Printed Composite Facade

Warner Bros Partners up to 3D Print Licenced Toys

Warner Bros are teaming up with toy printing 3D printer manufacturer Toybox to allow users to print licenced toys from the WB roster... read more »

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3D Printed Face Fools Facial Recognition Software

Olaf Diegel is a familiar name in the world of additive manufacturing, largely thanks to his collection of self-designed/manufactured 3D printed guitars. When... read more »

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3D Printed Face Fools Facial Recognition Software

Saving Hong Kong’s Coral Reefs with 3D Printed Clay Tiles

The Caribbean Sea gets a lot of attention for its colorful and diverse coral reefs, but Hong Kong’s waters host some 84 species... read more »

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ICON AM Houses Hit the Market in US

The city of Austin, Texas will be about to get its first opportunity to buy 3D printed homes, when real estate developer 3DStrands... read more »

Construction
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Aston Martin Develops 3D Printed Active Suspension System

While Porsche is printing pistons and Bugatti prints half a car, Aston Martin tinkers in their own luxurious garage. The premier automobile brand... read more »

Automotive
active suspension system

Danish Duo 3D Print Lunar Habitat

Learn how two Danish architects utilize Craftbot 3D printers to see their vision come to fruition: LUNARK a 3D printed lunar habitat.

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Drug-infused AM Stent Treats Oesophagus Cancer

Researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA) in Adelaide, Australia, have manufactured an esophageal stent which can help treat cancer patients. Stents... read more »

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On-site Replacement Part Manufacturing Proven at Sea

These printed metal tanker components would make an interesting article anyway (they have nice pics also), but the fact that they were printed... read more »

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On-site Replacement Part Manufacturing Proven at Sea

3D Printed Titanium Spinal Fusion Cage Receives NMPA Clearance in China

The research forefront of 3D printing for spines is ever advancing, and China offers the latest advancement with Huaxiang Group’s AM titanium spinal... read more »

3D Printing Metal
3d printed titanium spinal fusion cage

Multi-Material 3D Printed Stent Automatically Expands and Delivers Drugs

In 2018, we covered a research project where the team developed highly stretchable hydrogel for 3D printing that could be used in all... read more »

Medical
Multi-Material 3D Printed Stent Automatically Expands and Delivers Drugs

EBAM used for Large Satellite Structures

Lockheed Martin has been experimenting with 3D printed components for large satellite structures for a while now. Even back in 2018 they were... read more »

3D Printing Metal
EBAM used for Large Satellite Structures

DoD Contracts ExOne to Develop 3D Printing “Factory in a Shipping Container”

The US military is no stranger to 3D printing, what with their commissioning the largest metal printer and testing conductive plastic 3D printed... read more »

Military
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US Navy Tests Conductive Plastic AM Radar Components

Antennas need to be electrically conductive, so they either need to be manufactured from a conductive material (metal, typically) or else be made... read more »

Military
radar components

Skull Surgery a Success with 3D Printing

An infant in Dehli, India, has had a medical condition called Trigonocephaly treated with the aid of additive manufacturing. Patients with Trigonocephaly are... read more »

Medical
Skull Surgery a Success with 3D Printing

LASIMM – A Hybrid Manufacturing and Metrology Solution

Metal AM is great, but it’s still a long way off from producing true net-shape parts. To achieve the usable component, smoothed, squared... read more »

3D Printing Metal
LASIMM – A Hybrid Manufacturing and Metrology Solution

World’s First 3D Printed School in Madagascar

It’s great to see the promises of AM construction finally being deployed in a useful humanitarian role, rather than simply as the latest... read more »

Construction
World’s First 3D Printed School in Madagascar

Military Eyes Topology Optimized Heat Exchangers

The Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL) sure loves additive manufacturing, as we have shown in the past. Their latest... read more »

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Military Eyes Topology Optimized Heat Exchangers

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Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra

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Creality K3

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3DMakerpro Moose

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Phrozen Sonic Mighty Revo

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  • The premium reliability pick with an aerospace-grade aluminum frame, dual linear rails,…
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Bambu Lab X2D

~$649
  • The P2S with a 65°C actively heated chamber and a second Bowden-fed nozzle for support…
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Bambu Lab H2C

~$2,199
  • Uses the Vortek system to physically swap entire hotends instead of flushing, enabling…
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Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Combo

~$399
  • The standout value of 2026: a fully enclosed CoreXY printer with 4-color CANVAS multico…
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