13+ hour ago   (332+ words) I've decided to go with unique filaments I've used in the past, all easy-to-use PLA that any competent printer can handle. Marble, Wood-fill, Metallic, Glow-in-the-dark, and heat-reactive color-changing filaments are making up this roundup. But just because they're all PLA…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (275+ words) Learn how cel shading works in full color 3D printing, including fixed shadows, outlines, lighting, and scale for anime and game character models....

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (639+ words) 3D printing has come a long way since its early steps in the mid-1980s. Back then, it was an expensive, professional-only technique. Today you can get printers for as little as $200. The filaments used as “ink” have also progressed to the point…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (459+ words) A team of researchers has unveiled a printing technology that takes its cue from one of nature’s most overlooked design tricks: foam....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (283+ words) In recent years, growing interest has emerged in materials that enable the handling of complex shapes, weight reduction, and component integration in advanced industrial fields. In parallel with this trend, design and manufacturing utilizing 3D printers are attracting attention. High functionality…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (200+ words) image: Researchers use a simple polymer-blending strategy to make rubber visibly respond to mechanical stress view more Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan “By using the existing microphase-separated structure of a block copolymer, we found a simple way to introduce…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (185+ words) Hackaday The average 3D printer owner knows a few types of filaments – PLA, ABS, somewhere in the middle, PETG PCTG is another option that can be confusingly similar to PETG Recently, [Igor Gaspar] of [My Tech Fun] took a poke…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (179+ words) Snapmaker now offers a PLA filament bundle tailormade for Full Spectrum color printing. Available now from the Snapmaker webstore at $89, the PLA Full Spectrum bundle includes four 1 kg spools of semi-translucent PLA, in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Grey colors. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (719+ words) A typical response to the previous article on why PLA filament is so darn brittle. This has led some people to not use PLA filament at all, while others promote using PLA only for prototyping and throw-away parts, especially in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (653+ words) A new way to imprint complex surfaces on low-cost, sustainable polymers could be used in a wide range of industries, including for water-repellent coatings, optical devices and data storage discs. The complex nano- and micro-scale patterns on sulfur-derived polymers, unveiled…...