Bambu Lab released a new beta version of BambuStudio that includes a very intriguing feature.
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MIT’s MorphoChrome Paints Programmable Structural Color Onto Prints
MIT researchers have devised a handheld way to “paint with light” and transfer iridescent structural color onto 3D printed parts and everyday objects.
Design of the Week: Spray Paint Gun
This week’s selection is the Spray Paint Gun by MakerWorld contributor AverageBeardedGeek.
PaintStation Offers Enclosed, Filtered Workspace for Precision Painting of 3D Printed Models
A new project on Kickstarter should be of interest to anyone printing gaming parts: PaintStation.
Design of the Week: Vincent Van Gogh Portrait
This week’s selection is the Vincent Van Gogh portrait by Luke Taylor of Polymaker.
Book of the Week: The Dungeoneer’s Guide to Miniature Painting
This week’s selection is “Arcane Arts: The Dungeoneer’s Guide to Miniature Painting and Tabletop Mayhem” by Noxweiler Berf.
Book of the Week: Perfecting Your Prints
This week’s selection is “Perfecting Your Prints: Mastering Post-Processing and Finishing Techniques for Exceptional 3D Prints” by Barrett Williams.
Book of the Week: Painting Wargaming Figures
This week’s selection is “Painting Wargaming Figures” by Javier Gomez Valero.
Cosplay Enthusiasts Take Note: Unique Approach to FFF 3D Print Smoothing
I’m watching a fascinating video showing an unusual technique for smoothing FFF 3D prints.
Design of the Week: RoyBot, a Robot Painter
This week’s selection is the amazing RoyBot robot painter by YouTuber Nerdtronic.
Design of the Week: Spring Peepers
This week’s selection is the Spring Peeper by artist Lincoln Savi.
Book of the Week: Painting and Finishing Techniques
This week’s selection is “Painting and Finishing Techniques” by Gary Edmundson.
Design of the Week: War Rig Truck
This week’s selection is the War Rig Truck by the folks from Honeybadger 3D print and paint.
SimplyColor3D Goes 2.0
SimplyColor3D has now now moved to version 2.0, and it includes a lot more features.
Book of the Week: Essential Skills for Scale Modelers
This week’s selection is “Essential Skills for Scale Modelers” by Aaron Skinner.
Creating Multi-Color 3D Prints From Mono-Color 3D Models
Having trouble separating a 3D model into pieces for color 3D printing? Now a new tool, SimplyColor3D, allows easy segmentation for Prusa MMU2S or Palette2 .
To Sand Or Not To Sand: An Experiment
Sanding 3D prints can be very tedious – but it turns out you may not need to in some cases.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Mars Replica
This week’s selection is the realistic 3D printed Mars Replica by Instructables contributor grayst.
Wash And Repaint 3D Prints With BioInspiration’s Eco-Filaments
Startup BioInspiration launched their line of biodegradable 3D printer filaments on Kickstarter a while ago, but now they’ve figured out how to repaint objects printed with their materials.