MakePrintable

We’re starting with some business news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to an award. A British company is the first automotive consumer retail brand built…

While innovators usually expect issues while working on a great idea or a new invention, life is so much easier when we have the tools to repair, refine, and work…

One popular and fun application for 3D printing technology is that of fabricating handheld figurines from video games, and even creating your own personalized 3D printable gaming character. Gaming and…

Last week, Ultimaker released Ultimaker Cura 3.0, the latest version of the company’s popular open source software. The newest iteration of the software came with several new features, including an…

In 2014, San Francisco-based startup Mixed Dimensions introduced its MakePrintable service, which quickly and easily fixes common 3D printing problems. The service’s free analysis tool checks users’ files for printability,…

It feels like it was just the New Year, but it’s already almost the Fourth of July, aka Independence Day, aka an excuse to eat and drink a lot and…

At the end of 2014, San Francisco startup Mixed Dimensions introduced a new service that immediately got 3D printing enthusiasts excited. MakePrintable offered easy, automated file fixing that would take your flawed…

I can’t think of another industry that is so built on networking and sharing as 3D printing. It really is the technology of the 21st century, lending itself perfectly to…

On the latest edition of “The Stories We Missed This Week”, we’ve got a whole array of major business news and innovative feats. To start, a nine-year-old boy named Jacob…

A few months ago, CGTrader hit a major milestone when it officially became the largest 3D model marketplace in the world. An impressive feat indeed, considering how many online 3D marketplaces are out…

On Monday at Inside 3D Printing NYC, I spent one keynote trying simply to get in the door. I ended up hovering just inside — occasionally with a foot actually…

All roads once led to Rome; now, all roads lead to New York City. In what might just be blasphemy to some, the Big Apple is not my favorite place…

As we count the ways we love 3D printing, we may be even busier counting our dollars for that next project or gift idea. While some of us choose to purchase…

Some issues seem almost universal in the 3D printing space. You get a great idea for a model, or pick one from a design repository like Thingiverse or CGTrader, and…

The second day of conventions always seems to go smoother than the first for me. Maybe it’s because I have a better lay of the land, and have a better…

“G-code” is essentially a common name for the single most widely used numerical control programming language, and it’s also known as “G programming language.” It was developed to guide computerized…

Trial and error is a central aspect of all new technological applications and 3D printing is no different.  But, even when you know this technology is experimental and always undergoing…