Try SAM 3D to create editable 3D models and meshes from images, with manual scale and rotate tools, helping beginners turn ideas into assets ...

Even with a well-organized NAS, which I like to think I have, STL files are uniquely bad at being self-describing. They're ...

An international team has developed a new method for laser-based powder bed fusion, which utilizes a hybrid toolpath that ...

Explore the latest advances in metal 3D printing, where researchers bypass STL files to create stronger, more efficient ...

Hob3l is a command line tool for reading SCAD files and writing STL files for 3D printing. The focus is on speed and robustness. OpenSCAD can convert SCAD to STL, too, but it is very slow, because it ...

Python program for conversion of bitmap heightfield (in PNG or PGM/PPM format) to 3D triangle mesh in POV-Ray POV, Wavefront OBJ, Autodesk DXF and stereolithography (3D printer) STL format. Resulting ...

New York would become the first state to require manufacturers of 3D printers to block production of guns and gun parts under ...

EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) is one of those specialised manufacturing processes that are traditionally expensive and ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

Thinking about selling your 3D prints? Here are five essentials to get right before you turn your hobby into a business.

Military models are great 3D printing projects, even more so if they are somewhat functional. [Flasutie] took it a step further by engineering a 3D-printed howitzer that doesn’t just sit pretty—it ...