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3D printing for consumers at CES 2026 — Creality, Snapmaker, AtomForm and Protopasta show their latest systems

The SPARKX i7 earned Tom’s Hardware’s Best 3D Printer award as Creality, Snapmaker, AtomForm, and Protopasta showed how home ...
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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 ...
Machine Design

3D-Printing Tips: What to Do with File Formats

One can choose from a number of file formats for 3D printing, and in general they all work fine. However, understanding what mesh resolution is needed for each part can affect the size of the file, ...
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SnapMaker 2.0 review

The SnapMaker 2.0. is a machine that has gained a huge following of excited makers since its announcement. Arriving flatpack the modular design is quick to build. Using the 3D print tool head to get ...
Machine Design

3D-Printing File Formats Must Evolve with the Industry

In the beginning, there was the stereolithography file, commonly called the STL file. Although not very complex—it was essentially a collection of triangles—the STL provided a way to get data into ...