Bambu Lab Open Source Controversy: An Honest Look at 2 AGPL Violations
If you’ve been following the Bambu Lab open source issue lately, you’ve probably noticed the serious tension brewing between the company and the open…
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Where Is 3D Printing Headed? The Trends Shaping the Hobby Right Now
Where is 3D printing headed? It’s a fair question — because the hobby isn’t what it was five years ago. What used to require…
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The Elemental Brick: Where LEGO Meets Star Wars in 1 of 3D Printing’s Most Incredible Catalogs
One of the things I’ve noticed as a newcomer to this hobby is that you can spend hours on MakerWorld downloading files and never…
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Getting Started with Shapr3D: The Free Tier, and Why It’s the Faster On-Ramp
If the Fusion 360 piece made parametric CAD sound like a real commitment, that’s because it is one. Shapr3D solves a different problem: getting…
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BIGTREETECH Panda Touch: An Honest Review After 3 Weeks In Use
The Panda Touch can be purchased here. Panda Touch with USB Dock: $58.74 (on sale from $69.99) Panda Sense add-on: $13.99 Compatible with: Bambu…
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Inside Zookis and the World of Zoora: How enr Built a World, Not Just a Collection of Cute Animals
I’ve been printing for less than a year, since right around last Christmas, and somewhere in that short stretch of time I fell hard…
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MakerWorld Creator Economy: 5 Surprising Ways Designers Actually Get Paid
MakerWorld isn’t just a model repository anymore. With roughly 10 million monthly active users and an 83% one-year creator retention rate by the end…
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Getting to Know Valeria & Mattia: The Powerful Story Behind 2 Maker Tools
If you’ve spent any time in the flexi-print corner of MakerWorld, you’ve already run into their work, even if you didn’t know the names…
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Getting Started with Fusion 360: What the Free Personal License Actually Gets You
If you’re already designing for 3D printing, there’s a decent chance you’ve heard Fusion 360 mentioned alongside terms like “industry standard” and “parametric modeling”…
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Bambuddy: Finally, the Self-Hosted Tool That Replaces Bambu’s Cloud
I went looking for something pretty specific: a way to automate AMS drying instead of eyeballing humidity levels, and some kind of failure detection…
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