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How I Use My 3D Printer to Make Custom Adaptive Tools

For the disabled community, 3D printing is far more than a nerdy hobby—it can give you tailor-made tools that transform daily tasks The author, who has a disability that limits the use of her arms, ...
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I tried using a 3D scanner to prepare my 3D printing files and I was amazed

Like many people, I have been preparing files for 3D printing using 3D modeling programs or downloading them from 3D model ...
SlashGear

3D Print File Types Explained: What Are They, And What's The Difference?

3D printing is a surprisingly complicated hobby. Those who wish to successfully master the art need to know about the different file types that their digital blueprints can be saved to. Even those who ...
Hackaday

PrusaSlicer Now Imports STEP Files, Here’s Why That’s A Big Deal

PrusaSlicer has a new feature: the ability to import a CAD model for 3D printing. Starting in version 2.5.0-beta1, PrusaSlicer can import STEP format 3D models. An imported STEP file is converted to a ...
The Conversation

Need a DIY project? Here’s how to modify a 3D printer to make food or ceramics – new research

This research was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/N024818/1). The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships ...
Motor Trend

Ford Throws FITS at Customers, Releases Open-Source Files for 3D-Printing Maverick Accessories

We all like it when people share, right? It's a nice thing to do. Ford is giving us common folk access to its Ford Integrated Tether System (FITS) mounting point geometry files. We knew Ford was going ...