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 ...

GPD released 3D printable files for a replacement Win2 case, promoting repairability. There are many gadgets with out-of-print parts that could benefit from 3D printing. Releasing design files for 3D ...

3D printers are affordable enough that almost anyone can buy one, but should you? Before you dive in, here's what to consider—about materials, possible uses, software, and much more. Since 2004, I ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

3D printing is a downright futuristic technology. People can use plastic filaments, resin, and other materials to create custom objects. The quality of the print is limited by a user's printer, but ...

At the big 3D Print Week event last month in New York City, Hewlett-Packard (HP) alluded to a big announcement related to 3D Printing file formats. A week later, at the Build 2015 event, Microsoft ...