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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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  • 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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What is 3D Printing?

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  • LLNL Prints Tiny NIF Target Cone Ten Times Faster
  • Tripo AI Launches Agentic Canvas, a Node-Based Workflow Builder for AI 3D
  • Northwestern Engineers Print Paste Inks Into Freestanding Lattices Four Times Faster
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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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Blue Origin Northstar Booster Engine Is Over 65 Percent Printed

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Blue Origin Northstar Booster Engine Is Over 65 Percent Printed

Blue Origin's new Northstar liquid oxygen and LNG booster engine is more than 65 percent additively manufactured, with…

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  • Best 3D printers
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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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  • Scanning service vs buying

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  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
  • Revopoint Inspire 2
  • 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

  • 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

  • Blue Origin Northstar Booster Engine Is Over 65 Percent Printed
  • Printed Tungsten Tiles Survive Plasma Tests at DIII-D
  • LLNL Prints Tiny NIF Target Cone Ten Times Faster
  • Tripo AI Launches Agentic Canvas, a Node-Based Workflow Builder for AI 3D
  • Northwestern Engineers Print Paste Inks Into Freestanding Lattices Four Times Faster
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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Bringing you the latest 3D printing news from industry, academia and government projects all around the world. From press releases to research papers – come join us, and learn about the hottest trends in additive manufacturing.

US Navy to get 3D Printed Titanium Pumps

Titanium developer IperionX has partnered with US-based centrifugal pump manufacturer Carver Pump to produce titanium pump components for the US Navy. Carver will... read more »

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carver pump

Ex-SpaceX Engineer Launches Manufacturing-as-a-Service Company

Freeform, a new metal 3D printing company, has emerged from stealth and is planning to launch software-defined, autonomous printing factories around the world.... read more »

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SuperDraco

CR-Scan 01 Price Reduced in Biggest Ever Sale

3D scanners used to be the exclusive domain of engineering companies and would cost tens of thousands of dollars. But over the last... read more »

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Hand-held scanning

Designer Reveals Open-Source Eyewear Frames

According to Slovakian designer Igor Sovcik, the eyewear industry is dominated by a few large companies that have a monopoly on production. This... read more »

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Designer Reveals Open-Source Eyewear Frames

Researchers Publish Findings on Effects of Annealing on FDM Plastics

A team of researchers from universities in China and Belgium have published the results of a study that looked at the effects of... read more »

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Thermal history plot of annealing process

First 3D Printed Pediatric Medicine Trials to begin in Europe

A hospital in Spain is launching a study to test the efficacy, tolerability, and acceptance of a drug produced for children using a... read more »

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3D Printed pediatric medicines

Report Shows Construction 3D Printing Can Mitigate Effects of Climate Change

Cement and concrete are two of the most widely used resources in the world, second only to water, and their demand is expected... read more »

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wasp 3mt concrete

International Consortium to Promote Use of 3D Printed Metals in Construction

The Politecnico di Milano is leading a "ConstructAdd", an international consortium of partners in developing metal 3D printing techniques to improve energy efficiency... read more »

Construction
Tensile test specimen

3D Printed Superyacht Concept Unveiled

Designer Jozeph Forakis has recently unveiled the world's first 3D printed superyacht, the 88-metre Pegasus concept. The yacht is designed to be sustainable... read more »

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superyacht

Creality Launches Huge CR-M4 – The Next Big Thing in Quality Printing

The CR-M4 is being described as a quasi-industrial grade printer, and is suitable for batch-printing lots of models in a single print

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cr-m4

3D Printed Geodesic Labyrinth Arises in France

A 3D printed labyrinth has been erected in the medieval town of Chateaugiron, in the north-west of France, marking the first time that... read more »

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Labyrinth by night.

Researchers Use Digital Twin for DED Optimization

A group of researchers from Tokyo University of Science and Suwa University of Science, in Japan, have collaborated with TOCALO Co. Ltd. to... read more »

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digital twin

NASA Validates 3D Printed RDRE Aerospike Engine

NASA has recently validated the data from hot fire tests on their 3D printed aerospike engine at their test facility in Marshall Space... read more »

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RDRE aerospike

3D Systems & Stewart-Haas Racing Announce Multi-year Partnership

American stock car team Stewart-Haas Racing has announced a multi-year partnership with 3D Systems, with the goal of utilizing additive manufacturing for the... read more »

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Hydrogen Powered 3D Printed Data Centers Coming Soon

Californian company EdgeCloudLink (ECL) is a data center-as-a-service startup planning to offer hydrogen-powered, off-grid modular data centers with 3D printed concrete structures. The... read more »

Construction
3d construction printed hydrogen plant

Sakuu Teams up with Porsche for 3D Printed Battery Gigafactory Design

Sakuu, the Silicon Valley-based 3D printed solid-state battery company, has chosen Porsche Consulting to design its planned worldwide gigafactories. Porsche Consulting (a subsidiary... read more »

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solid state batteries

British Army Gets AM Parts for Armored Vehicles

UK defense supplier Babcock International Group has introduced its first 3D printed metal parts for the British Army's Titan and Trojan fleets. This... read more »

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AVRE

BOTTER and Reebok Reveal Mollusc-Inspired Printed Sneakers

Last week was Paris Fashion Week, and that can only mean one thing - weird 3D printed footwear! And this year’s event was... read more »

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Botter

Researchers Print Helical Extrusion from Rotating Nozzle

Researchers from Harvard University have published a paper detailing their work in 3D printing helical multi materials from a singular rotating nozzle. They... read more »

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Twisty extrusion

3D Printed Antennas to Bring 5G & 6G to Remote Areas

Engineers at the University of Sheffield (UK) have developed 3D printed mmWave radio aerials (antennas) that could bring stronger mobile phone signals and... read more »

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Comparison of radiation patterns

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Creality K2 Plus Combo

~$1,499
  • A large-format enclosed multicolor printer with a 350 mm cube and CFS system supporting…
Creality K2 Plus Combo
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Creality K2 Pro Combo

~$1,049
  • A 60°C actively heated enclosed CoreXY with 4-color CFS printing and Klipper-based fir…
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eSUN ABS+

~$20 to 24/kg
  • Toughened ABS formulation with additives that reduce warping and improve surface finish…
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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…
Anycubic Kobra X
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Spectrum PCTG

~$25 to 32/kg
  • Price-competitive European PCTG using the same Eastman Tritan copolyester as Fiberlogy,…
Spectrum PCTG
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Raise3D Pro3 Plus HS

~$7,000-$7,600
  • A production-grade IDEX machine with a 300 × 300 × 605 mm build volume, Hyper FFF tec…
Raise3D Pro3 Plus HS
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Creality Ender 3 V3 KE

~$299-$349
  • The latest evolution of the iconic Ender 3 platform featuring Klipper firmware, 500 mm/…
Creality Ender 3 V3 KE
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EinScan SP V2

~$2,399
  • Pro desktop turntable scanner with 0.05mm single-shot accuracy and 360-degree auto-scan…
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