ZYYX, manufacturers of an interesting desktop 3D printer, have released a video showing a fascinating technique for multi-color printing that you might be able to use.
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Is Your 3D Print Failing? We Found A Troubleshooting Guide For You
Let’s be blunt here: the current state of desktop 3D printers is rather unreliable. Prints fail frequently and operators must diagnose and fix the problems. But how?
The Crazy Caterpillar 3D Printing Build Plate Will Never Be Real
With the development of a continuous build plate system by Mobium Solutions, we wondered if there are other concepts for this capability.
Is It Filament Weight or Length?
There are several ways to measure the amount of material required for a 3D print, but however it’s done, it should be practical.
Wait, How Do I 3D Print Those Incredibly Thin Vases?
Perhaps one of the most popular styles of printed 3D models is vases. There’s a reason for that – and a tip you need to know.
Yes, Hollow 3D Prints Are Often A Good Idea
A common misunderstanding by newbie 3D print folks is that objects are printed completely solid. In fact, we believe that many prints should be hollow!
CloudDDM’s New Strategic End-of-Runway 3D Printing Service
As additive manufacturing (AM) in combination with other 3D technology continues to affect industrial manufacturing and design processes in the global marketplace, an increasing number of companies will be faced with an important investment decision: For 3D printing needs, do we invest the resources to purchase an industrial 3D printer or do we use a 3D printing service bureau?
Get Surprised With A Box Of 3D Prints From CubeForme
A new subscription service hopes to deliver a box of surprise 3D prints directly to you each month.
The Insidious Problem of 3D Print Retraction
A common problem encountered with plastic extrusion 3D printers is stripped filament. We explain how this happens.
3D Hubs Announces 3D Hubs HD: Industrial Grade 3D Printing
3D printing community network announced a new offering focused on industrial 3D printing capabilities in 37 cities.
The Many Plugins Available For OctoPrint
We’ve been looking through a site chock-full of plugins for 3D printer management software OctoPrint, and there’s some very useful functions present.
Why Are 3D Print Service Costs So Different?
You need to use a 3D print service. You get quotes from several firms. All the quotes are wildly different! Why is this?
Hands On With The Zebra Plate
We’ve been testing PRINTinZ’s essential accessory, the Zebra printing plate.
Aleph Objects Makes A Strategic Software Move
Aleph Objects, makers of the LulzBot series of 3D printers, announced what we consider to be a very strategic move for their software support.
Another 3D Print Services Price Aggregator For You
Confused about pricing your 3D print service request? There’s a service for that.
Staples and Sculpteo Partner On 3D Print Services
Consumer service giant Staples has made a deal with Sculpteo to enable Staples customers to obtain professional quality 3D prints.
UK’s Gary Miller Resurfaces With New 3D Print Service
Longtime Fabbaloo friend Gary Miller has emerged with a new company: 3D Print Bureau.
Astroprint Adds Connectivity
Cloud 3D print management service Astroprint has been busy adding capabilities to their already-popular service.
Xometry Seeks Low Volume 3D Prints
We’ve been looking at a new 3D print service that has been running for only 1.5 years: Xometry.
3Diligent’s Professional 3D Print Service Service
We’re checking out 3Diligent, a service that helps connect industry to professional 3D part printing services.
A Profile of Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Technology
Hybrid additive manufacturing (AM) has been gaining a lot of traction over the past four-to-five years, but it’s still a technology with a lot of unknowns.
A Printathalon To Take Place in Albany; Why Not One In Your Town, Too?
In the city of Albany, NY, there will be something called a “Printathalon” taking place soon. But we think this is something that should happen everywhere.
Ultimaker: Cura is Rebuilt
Ultimaker announced a major upgrade to their 3D printing software, Cura.
Skyforge: Cloud-Based 3D Print Management For Industry and Institutions
We spoke with Element Robot’s CEO, Chris Walker, about their cloud-based 3D print management system.
Authentise Releases Cloud 3D Print Service 3DIAX
Authentise launched their new 3DIAX service, which should make life much easier for larger organizations using 3D printing.
What’s the Future of High-Speed 3D Printing – The Non-Metallic Edition
A few years back it looked as though 3D printing was set to take off. For those who were new to the tech the possibilities seemed endless. And then they didn’t.
3D Hubs Teleports Into Yet Another 3D Environment: Cults
3D model repository Cults announced a partnership with 3D Hubs that involves integrating the community 3D printing network directly into Cults’ repository.
PRINTinZ Releases the “Zebra Plate”
3D print accessory maker PRINTinZ released their new 3D printing adhesion system, the Zebra Plate.
This New 3D Print Service is Fully Optimized
A new 3D print service hopes to raise the bar for part quality and delivery: CloudDDM.
Minichua’s Customizable 3D Printed Dogs
Finally there’s a way to easily create 3D printed dogs!
Simplify3D Is 3.0!
The leading commercial 3D printing slicing software just got a lot better: Simplify3D has announced version 3.0.
Argillasys Launches New 3D Printed Ceramics Service
A new 3D print service has launched that specializes in ceramics: Argillasys.
3D Button Hopes You’ll Press It
A German startup has developed a potentially universal “button” to print 3D content.
Trouble With 3D Print Plate Adhesion? Try 3D-EeZ
One of the most problematic issues with personal 3D printers is having prints remain stuck to the bed during printing. 3D-EeZ has a solution for that.
3D Printing By The Gram?
A new crowdfunding campaign is attempting what they believe to be a new business model: printing by the gram. We’re not so sure it’s new.
A ZinoMat For Every 3D Printer
We looked at another option for ensuring your 3D prints stick to the print surface: the Zinomat.
PrintParts is Recruiting Makers – And is Giving Away a 3D Printer
New York-based PrintParts is about to launch a network of 3D printers and hopes you’ll join their community.
How To Fix Those Annoying Knotted 3D Printer Filaments
There’s a way to very easily untangle knotted filaments, according to ToyBuilder Labs’ Joseph Chiu.
Kwamb.io Attempts a Familiar Business Model
3D print streaming site Kwamb.io is developing a new 3D printer that has a very familiar business model.
Print a Thing’s Community 3D Printing Network
Another 3D printing network has emerged: Print a Thing.
Euclid: A 3D Printing Mystery Superslicer?
In the preliminary talk schedule for this year’s JuliaCon, there’s mention of a new 3D printing slicer, “Euclid”.
Add AutoLeveling to Your 3D Printer
Tired of manually adjusting your 3D printer’s build plate level? Now there’s a way to do this automatically on printers that don’t have the feature.
3DPrinterOS Partners with Rapide 3D
An interesting deal was announced today: 3DPrinterOS is to be bundled with Rapide 3D printers, providing a powerful way to manage the machines.
3D Hubs Makes Another Big Connection
Last week 3D Hubs announced a deal with SketchFab. This week it’s with Thingiverse.
Making 3D Hubs Better
3D printing community network 3D Hubs has been extraordinarily successful, but how could they get even better?
BuildTak’s Spring Steel Plate Makes Printing Easier
3D printing accessory maker BuildTak is developing a steel plate to improve performance of their bed-sticking solution.
ZMorph Makes PCBoards, Too!
Remember ZMorph? The 3D printer that can use multiple heads for functions beyond mere 3D printing? They just added another capability: PCBs!
Additively’s Additively Application
One of the most annoying aspects of using 3D parts printing services is the tedious process of requesting quotes. Now that problem seems to be solved.
SketchFab and 3D Hubs Team Up on a Button
This is quite interesting: the unlikely duo of SketchFab and 3D Hubs have teamed up to create a rather powerful but tiny button.
MeltWerk’s 3D Print Pricing Breakthrough
A new 3D print service claims to reduce the price of 3D prints by 85%. Is this true?
3DPrinterOS Update
We’ve been quietly testing the cloud-based 3DPrinterOS recently and asked the company to tell us the latest developments.
Voovo’s 3D Print and Model Service
Canadian operation Voovo hopes to provide a different method of accessing 3D print services.
Space 3D Prints Returned To Earth Inspected By NASA
Remember the 3D printer sent to the International Space Station? The first prints from it have been examined by NASA.
Success and Challenges for Simplify3D
Simplify3D is an independently-produced 3D printer management software utility that has been quite successful. But it may have challenges, too.
How to Print Tall Without a Tall 3D Printer
There’s been a rash of “tall” 3D printers lately, but perhaps there’s a way to print tall without one.
3D Hubs Available on ALL Instructables!
Community 3D printing network 3D Hubs has swung a sweet deal with Instructables: every 3D model on Instructables now can be sent directly to 3D Hubs.
A Warning For Experimental Filament Users
There’s never been more varied types of plastic filament available for use by 3D printer operators, but could there be a problem?
Bigger Nozzle Equals Faster Printing
Some 3D prints require a long time to complete. In general, the rule of thumb is: The larger the print, the longer the print. But that doesn’t mean you can’t speed up the process.
The Case for Flexible Build Plates
In the past year there have been many attempts to develop a reliable way for prints to stick to the print surface. Some are rigid, and some are flexible.
3D Hubs’ Trends Report Provides Deeper Insights
This month’s trend report from 3D Hubs again provides deeper insights into the use of personal 3D printing gear.
Flexible Hybrid Slicing?
Some folks in the Netherlands have developed a new system that performs “Flexible Hybrid Slicing”.
New 3D Print Service Focuses On Fossils
PaleoPrint, fledgling 3D print service, hopes to capture the market for 3D printed fossils.
The Seven Worst 3D Printing Experience
Owning a personal 3D printer can be a challenging experience. But how bad can it be?
YouMagine Selects Projects to Change The World of 3D Printing
Remember that breathtaking challenge from YouMagine? Yes, they’ve chosen the winners.
Massive 3D Printed Nautical Jaguar
Materialize has put their monstrously huge stereolithography printer to work producing a 3D printed jaguar for a yacht.
The New PRINTinZ Plate
We wrote about PRINTinZ’s amazing print plate previously, but now there’s an all-new version.
Practical Improvements in Simplify3D v2.2.2
If you’re making mechanical parts, you’d best use Simplify3D to slice them.
Another 3D Print Network: PrintThis4Me
Yet another 3D printer community network has emerged, PrintThis4Me.
Printr’s Powerful Element 3D Printer Controller
Netherlands startup Printr launched a combination hardware-software-cloud solution that could add very powerful features to your 3D printer.
Things are Getting Dark at Digits2Widgets
3D print service Digits2Widgets has found a way to produce spectacularly black prints.
RichRap Explores Slicing Parameters
Fabbaloo friend Richard Horn has produced a detailed tutorial on how best to produce strong 3D printed parts.
3D Printing Bested by “Pop Up” Fabrication?
Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simple new fabrication technique to create beautiful and complex 3-D micro- and nanostructures with many advantages over 3-D printing.
Put Your 3D Printer in a BuzzBox
The BuzzBox is a specialized enclosure for small 3D printers. You need one!
Simplify3D V2.2’s New Features
Third-party 3D print slicer Simplify3D released a new version, 2.2, with some terrific added features.
Renting a 3D Printer? Is This Possible?
A startup company in Denver, USA now offers short-term rentals of personal 3D printers.
Spyder 3D World’s Content and Printing Services
We’re checking out a new 3D model and print service, Spyder 3D World.
German RepRap Announces Set-Top Box
German RepRap, manufacturers of professional 3D printers based on RepRap designs, have announced a new way to control their equipment: the 3DPrintBox.
Solving Those 3D Printing Warps
Perhaps the most annoying problem facing personal 3D printer operators is warped prints. We’re looking at a radical solution.
What is 3D Printing’s 0.5 Seconds?
In computer interface design, there are rules of thumb about response time. Are there similar rules for 3D printing?
The Road Ahead for 3D Printing
The technology for 3-D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has existed in some form since the 1980s.
3D Hubs’ October Report Analyzes Crowdfunding
We always watch for 3D Hubs monthly report as it provides insight into use of 3D printing. But this month’s report includes some very interesting analyses.
Printr: Another Cloud-Based 3D Printing Service
Joining several recent entrants, Dutch-based Printr announces PrintrOS for your 3D printing cloud needs.
Pet Printing: It’s Real
No, we’re not talking about 3D printing ACTUAL PETS; no, we mean 3D printed sculptures of your pets.
Stratasys Expands UPS Store 3D Print Service
3D printing giant Stratasys announced plans to dramatically expand their presence in UPS Stores across the United States.
Ben Franklinstein Lives!
The folks at WeTheBuilders have done it again: they’ve crowdprinted Benjamin Franklin.
A Demonstration of Flexible 3D Printing Plates
We’ve been raving about the utility of specialized flexible 3D printing plates for a while now, but here’s a video demonstrating it.
BEEVERYCREATIVE Launches the BEEPOINT 3D Print Service
3D printer manufacturer BEEVERYCREATIVE has launched a new 3D print service, BEEPOINT.
The FLEKS3D Build Plate Avoids Blue Tape Carnage
Another flexible build plate accessory has launched on Kickstarter: FLEKS3D.
The Three Laws of 3D Printing
Years ago Isaac Asimov developed the “Three Laws of Robotics” to govern the behavior of robots. Do we need something similar for 3D printing?
A 3D Printed Elephant Helps Save Elephants
A rather unusual project hopes to raise awareness of elephant mistreatment through 3D printing.
The Eight Fundamental 3D Printing Prep Functions
3D printing a model is often not as simple as just hitting the “print” button. There are several operations you may need to do to your model before hitting that button.
To Stick or Not To Stick; That is the 3D Printing Question
Recently we’ve seen multiple solutions to help 3D printer owners operate their machines. But is this really the right answer?
What’s With Remote Control 3D Printers, Anyway?
Several manufacturers have recently added various remote control features to their personal 3D printer products. Are they really useful?
The Miracle of 3D Printing: Holding Your Thoughts
We’re watching a video showing the effect 3D printing can have on schoolchildren.
Pioneer Pomade’s Sticky Solution
Yet another solution for loose prints is now available: Pioneer Pomade can make your 3D prints stick to the print bed.