Slant 3D] has a useful video explaining some thoughtful CAD techniques for designing 3D printed pins that don’t break and the concepts can be extended to similar features. Sure, one can ...

Have you ever imagined turning your ideas into physical objects with just a few clicks? Thanks to tools like Tinkercad, what once seemed like science fiction is now an accessible reality for anyone ...

One of the continuing struggles with FDM printing is making sure that parts that should fit together actually do. While adding significant tolerance between parts is an option, often you want to have ...

Using computer-aided design, 3D printing builds an item up layer by layer in a very precise fashion. Initially, plastics and metal powders were used as the feedstock for the process, but now resins, ...

Rocket engineering is shifting from painstaking machining and welding to a world where engines and tanks emerge from printers ...

3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing, is a recent innovation that has fast become one of the most important manufacturing methods. In this process, products are constructed ...

3D printing creates solid objects from the additive process of layering plastics, metal, wood, synthetic fibers, and more. You can 3D-print your own designs using a ...

Hope floats this holiday season as Charlotte the turtle finds balance and strength thanks to additive design and manufacturing. As the holidays approach, the story of a male turtle named Charlotte ...

Aluminum is prized for being lightweight and strong, but at high temperatures it loses strength. This has limited its use in ...

House Zero in Austin, Texas, is a 2,000-square-foot home that was built with 3D-printed concrete. Lake Flato Architects In architecture, new materials rarely emerge. For centuries, wood, masonry and ...

Retail giant signs on for over a dozen buildings to be 3D-printed by construction tech firm and its construction partners, as ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The 3D printing industry is valued at more than $17 billion ...