At the dawn of 3D printing, support structures were something to avoid. ABS is a hard substance to clear off, and the slicers did a comparatively poor job of making structures that were easy to remove ...

In the metal AM process, supports in anchor parts prevent distortion. Support structures are made of the same materials as the part and prevent distortion, but add considerable design and ...

I'm working on 3d-printing a part that will mate a Fein shop vac to an enclosure for a CNC mill. The Fein has an externally-threaded nozzle attachment, so I'd like to print a matching ...

There’s been a ton of 3D printing news during the last couple of months. Most of it has been positive, some has been negative, but there’s one major bit of news it all culminates into – 3D printing is ...