The 3MF Consortium announced a new release of their specifications that introduces some interesting new features.
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Introducing Trajectoids: Researchers Develop 3D Printed Objects with Custom Trajectories
I’ve learned about an interesting new object type that can be 3D printed: Trajectoids.
NerfStudio: Game-Changing Software for 3D Capture with Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF)
NerfStudio is going to change many things in the 3D world.
Revolutionary 3D Printer Design Aims to Reach High Speeds on a Budget: Meet THE 100
A new revolutionary open source, high-speed 3D printer design has been released, and it should shake up the market.
New Open Source Mod For Continuous 3D Printing on the Prusa MK3S+
A new method of continuous 3D printing has been developed.
Beyond Generative Design: Where 3D Modeling May Go
I caught a glimpse of a potential future for 3D modeling tools, and it’s breathtaking.
Plasticity: New 3D Modeling Tool Coming Soon
A new, inexpensive 3D modeling tool is about to arrive: Plasticity.
New Open Source Belt 3D Printer Project: TigTag3D
A new belt 3D printer design is available from an open source project.
Adafruit’s 3D Printable Library For Electronics Projects
Did you know that Adafruit publishes a large collection of 3D printable parts for electronics projects?
ParallelQSlim: Simplifying Complex 3D Scanned Meshes
A new open source tool could greatly aid the simplification of basic 3D scans.
BCN3D’s Latest Multi-Million Investment
BCN3D has announced a new funding round that should have interesting implications on future innovations for the desktop 3D printing company.
The Collaboration We Need: Consortium Propels 3D Printed COVID-19 Test Swabs
With so many 3D printing efforts arising to fight the pandemic, it takes a lot for a new solution to stand out. This is that story.
The Glia Project: Open Access 3D Printed Medical Equipment
The Glia Project is leveraging 3D printing to bring desperately-needed medical equipment to poor areas of the globe through an online service.
Book of the Week: Build Your Own Mini Metal Maker
Did you ever want to try 3D printing in metal but did not have a million dollar budget to do so? If so, this book explains step-by-step how to build an inexpensive 3D printer that can actually 3D print metal objects.
The LumiBEE Open Source 3D Printer
There is a new option for those wishing to build their own 3D printer: Lumi Industries released open source plans for a resin 3D printer, the LumiBEE.
Possible Patent Infringement By Non-Planar Slic3r Development?
Non-planar 3D printing is a massive improvement, but it seems that it could be patented by a company, possibly leaving it difficult for the open source community.
3D Printing Your Own Voice, Or Someone Else’s
There’s an interesting service called 3DPrintedSound, and it does just that.
Wikifactory Launches
A new online service has launched to provide collaboration services for product development: Wikifactory.
The STL.garden
A new project can keep you up to date on the latest publicly available 3D models.
Are You Overflowing With 3D Models?
To use a 3D printer, you must have 3D models. But wait, exactly how many do you have? Probably far too many to keep track of.