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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

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  • Best ABS and ASA filament
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  • Tough and ABS-like
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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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3D Scanners 2026: The Complete Buying Guide

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3D Scanners 2026: The Complete Buying Guide

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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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  • Tripo H3.1 Review: From Image to 3D Print
  • University of South Florida Students Test 3D Printed Oyster Bricks on Tampa Bay Seawalls
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  • 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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University of Tokyo Team 3D Prints Robot Legs With TPU Muscles and Ligaments

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University of Tokyo Team 3D Prints Robot Legs With TPU Muscles and Ligaments

A University of Tokyo team tunes printed lattices in one TPU to give a life-sized robot soft muscles,…

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  • Best 3D printers
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  • For kids and schools
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  • 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

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  • 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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  • Scanning service vs buying

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  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
  • Revopoint Inspire 2
  • Revopoint Trackit
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  • AI 3D model generators
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Print prep and control

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

Reviews

  • Tripo H3.1
  • Meshy 7
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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

  • University of Tokyo Team 3D Prints Robot Legs With TPU Muscles and Ligaments
  • Maurice Ribble’s EEW Maker Kit Turns 3D Printed Parts Into an Electric Spinning Wheel
  • Student Designs Backpack-Sized Folding 3D Printer With the Filament Spool Inside
  • Tripo H3.1 Review: From Image to 3D Print
  • University of South Florida Students Test 3D Printed Oyster Bricks on Tampa Bay Seawalls
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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Paper Pulp Printing Provides Sustainable Material Alternative

With the increasing use of plastics due to 3D printing, there are some well-founded environmental concerns. An abundance of plastic items can be... read more »

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Photocentric Unveils Largest Mass Production LCD 3D Printer

Britain-based 3D printer and materials producer Photocentric has just unveiled their plans to release the largest LCD 3D printer on the planet. Aside... read more »

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Iro3D Now Shipping $5,000 SPD Metal Printer

Iro3D made quite a splash a few months ago when they announced their $5,000 metal 3D printer. While $5,000 might seem quite hefty,... read more »

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Iro3D Now Shipping $5,000 SPD Metal Printer

Bioprinting Technique Could Create Artificial Blood Vessels

One of the core problems with fixing complex cardiac tissues and vessels is that of getting replacement parts to behave like the real... read more »

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Prints With Programmable Rigidity Control Present Medical Applications

LIFT: Dutch Researchers Laser Print Pure Gold Structures

Dutch researchers at University of Twente have invented a new form of metal additive manufacturing that allows a laser apparatus to print pure... read more »

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Kindness3D Turns Cannabis Packaging Waste Into Prosthetics

Canada rather recently legalised marijuana but it came with an unforeseen side effect. Many Canadians complained that the product packaging was bulky and excessive,... read more »

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ETH Zurich Develop Magnetic Filament For Printing

Kai von Petersdorff-Campen, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zürich, has just developed a method they... read more »

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Magnetic Filament

Mitsubishi Introduces Dot Forming 3D Printing Tech

Mitsubishi Electric Company is working on a new dot forming technology. Dot forming is a high speed, high quality mix of a few... read more »

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Apple Patent Describes New 3D Modeling Method

Apple has obtained a patent for a 3D modeling technique that uses triangular tessellation to form shapes. The patent office has approved the method,... read more »

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Apple Patent

Researchers Analyse Polymers Using Atomic Force Microscopy

Despite its increasing popularity, there are still many areas of 3D printing that raise quite a few queries. Most pertinent of these is... read more »

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CEL Unveils RoboxPro Desktop Printer

CEL's Robox line of 3D printers is adding a prestigious new item to its portfolio in the form of the RoboxPro. Aside from... read more »

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Robot Factory Sliding-3D Prints Continuously With Conveyor Belt

For the aspiring manufacturer, 3D printing has often been lacking a certain aspect of the factory floor. Aside from production speed, additive manufacturing... read more »

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Robot Factory Sliding-3D Prints Continuously With Conveyer Belt

Researchers Bioprint Brain Tissue Creating Functional Neural Network

Researchers from Tufts University have created a functional neural network of brain cells. The ability to bioprint brain tissue will allow them to... read more »

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WASP Print $1000 House Using Natural Ingredients

WASP has been a prominent force in 3D printing and have now also moved further into its construction applications. The construction field is... read more »

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WASP Print $1000 House Using Natural Ingredients

Researchers 3D Print Lithium-Ion Batteries Using PLA

When it comes to technologies so ubiquitous that we can't picture our world without them, it's hard to do better than lithium-ion batteries.... read more »

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Renewi & Refill Create Filament Made From Recycled Fridges

International waste recycling company Renewi is partnering with Refill for a novel new filament made from recycled fridges. [related id=25053 name=print-your-city-outdoor-furniture-recycled-plastic] Coolrec, a... read more »

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Solukon Launching Metal Print Post-Processing Machine With Siemens

Siemens is teaming up with Solukon Maschinenbau GmbH to release the SFM-AT800S post-processing system. The machine will allow users to finish up their metal prints... read more »

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Solukon Launching Metal Print Post-processing Machine With Siemens

Scientists Invent 3D Printed Polymer Lenses For X-ray Microscopes

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart are taking 3D printed lenses to the next level with their new line... read more »

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Bento the Puppy Receives 3D Printed Medical Treatment

3D printing is constantly helping us map out all sorts of medical treatments, so it's no wonder it would cross over into veterinary... read more »

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Air Jetting Technology Allows For Better Multi-material DLP Printing

Among the many innovations in 3D printing, this year has seen a massive boost for multi-material applications. Researchers of Singapore University of Technology and... read more »

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Air Jet Allows For Better Multi-material DLP Printing

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Creality SparkX i7

~$239-$299
  • A CES 2026 award-winning beginner multicolor bedslinger with CFS Lite 4-color printing,…
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Anycubic Kobra X

~$299
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eSUN ABS+

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Prusament PC Blend

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Creality CR-Scan Ferret Pro

~$359
  • Wireless Wi-Fi 6 version of the Ferret with anti-shake technology, ability to scan blac…
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Bambu Lab P1S

~$399
  • The enclosed CoreXY predecessor to the P2S, now discounted significantly, with a large…
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Creality Sermoon D3 Pro

$2,799
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