Autodesk's Tinkercad is a free Web-based design tool that enables you to create 3D objects, then download those creations in a printer-friendly format. Here's how to get started.

Create files for 3D printing using a 3D scanner 3D scanning is an excellent option for preparing ready-to-print files of existing objects instead of taking a lot of time 3D modeling them from scratch.

Monoprice A 3D printer is a device that can create physical objects from a digital file. The result is usually plastic. It might have rough edges and is often a single color.

It's an operational language file type used by most 3D printers. It is what numerous slicing software, (such as Slic3r, Ultimaker Cura, and AstroPrint,) export to once the model is ready to print.

How do you turn your 3D plastic printer into a food printer? You just print the required parts.

Today, the 3D-printing industry finds itself straddling two worlds. On one side, there are solid models and boundary representation (BREP), and on the other, tessellated or faceted models.

3D Printer Files: Things I Can 3D Print And Sell Quite a few of my readers here (and on social) have messaged to say, “I’m really interested in things I can 3D print and sell.

A file with .stl extension is a 3D graphic file native to Stereolithography technology. Stereolithography is basically a type of 3D printing technology to create 3D models. What is an STL file?

Researchers developed a 3D printer that can automatically determine the printing parameters of an unknown material. This could help engineers use emerging renewable or recycled materials that have ...