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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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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)

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

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  • University of South Florida Students Test 3D Printed Oyster Bricks on Tampa Bay Seawalls
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  • 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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  • 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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  • Scanning service vs buying

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  • 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

  • Tripo H3.1
  • Meshy 7
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

  • 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
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3D Printer Too Small? How to Weld Your 3D Printed Parts Together

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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, stiff tendons and bearing-free joints.

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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

A $99 Kickstarter hardware kit pairs a motor, spindle and circuit board with open-source printed parts to build an electric spinning wheel for... read more »

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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

Ethan Gao’s P2 design folds to 300 by 300 by 80 mm, hides a whole filament spool and has to be built by... read more »

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Student Designs Backpack-Sized Folding 3D Printer With the Filament Spool Inside

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

Tripo is an AI 3D modeling platform that turns a picture or a text prompt into a 3D model. By its own count,... read more »

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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

Honors College students in Florida print clay hexa-logs that help native oysters settle on Tampa Bay seawalls, and they plan to open-source the... read more »

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University of South Florida Students Test 3D Printed Oyster Bricks on Tampa Bay Seawalls

Bambu Lab Launches the H3C, a Nine-Tool Changer Priced From $2,499

Bambu Lab has launched the H3C, the first printer in its third generation and a nine-tool tool changer. Nine print tools dock in... read more »

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Bambu Lab Launches the H3C, a Nine-Tool Changer Priced From $2,499

PathOn Robotics Releases Files for Its Three-Finger 3D Printed Robot Hand

Robot maker PathOn Robotics has released print files for the three-finger, four-motor 3D printed hand its own robot uses.

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PathOn Robotics Releases Files for Its Three-Finger 3D Printed Robot Hand

Army Research Lab Flies Drone Powered by 3D Printed Heavy-Fuel Engine

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has flown a midsized drone on what it says is the first 3D printed heavy-fuel engine, an... read more »

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Army Research Lab Flies Drone Powered by 3D Printed Heavy-Fuel Engine

UNIST Uses Ultrasound to Tell When 3D Printed Concrete Can Take the Next Layer

A sensor plate on one side of the print lets UNIST engineers track when fresh 3D printed concrete is strong enough to carry... read more »

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UNIST Uses Ultrasound to Tell When 3D Printed Concrete Can Take the Next Layer

Polymaker Announces CymphoniK, a Six-Pellet Color Mixing System for Large-Format 3D Printing

Polymaker has announced CymphoniK, a color mixing system for pellet-fed large-format 3D printing that lets a studio produce custom colors on site from... read more »

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Polymaker Announces CymphoniK, a Six-Pellet Color Mixing System for Large-Format 3D Printing

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Revopoint INSPIRE 2

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