The Smithsonian is 3D scanning Apollo 11 for a new generation of space explorers, with ambitious plans for virtual reality tours and 3D printable replicas.

The Smithsonian is 3D Scanning Apollo 11 for Future Generations | All3DP

Researcher develops downloadable 3D surface file to print 200 million year old dinosaur skull. And you can do the same at home.

Researcher 3D Prints 200-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skull | All3DP

3D printers touting high-quality "linear rails" have sprouted up all over the market. Find out if a linear rail 3D printer is legitimately better or just a marketing sham.

Linear Rail 3D Printer: Really Better or Just a Hype? | All3DP

Vitamix partners with The Technology House to use Carbon's 3D printing technology to transform part design and production. The blending equipment leader will mass produce a micro-fluidic nozzle that is 10 times more durable, uses 30 percent less material, and is 33 percent more economical. 

Vitamix Uses Carbon 3D Printing to Reimagine Nozzle Production | All3DP

Can a 3D Printed Superconducting Cavity help researchers study the speed of light? Researchers at the University of Melbourne say "yes."

Researchers Develop 3D Printed Superconducting Cavity | All3DP

Researchers at three universities hacked a 3D printer and sabotaged design files, causing a drone crash by modifying a 3D printed propeller.

Researchers Crash Drone with 3D Printed Propeller Sabotage | All3DP

The RZR MRK experiment is challenging applicants to redefine their razor handle to be exactly as they'd love it to be.

3DHubs offers Razor Competition for Makers | All3DP

Canadian company Print the Future is launching a 3D printing chain, inviting customers to personalize purchases and print them in store.

Could Print the Future Launch World's First 3D Printing Chain? | All3DP

The State Library Queensland in Australia plans to recreate a rare and delicate Braille Globe using scanning and 3D printing technologies.

Ultra Rare Braille Globe to be Scanned and 3D Printed | All3DP

In a new video, the Swedish YouTuber RCLifeOn presents a way for you to 3D print your favorite custom designs directly onto clothing fabric.

RCLifeOn 3D Prints Custom Designs onto Fabric (And You Can Too!) | All3DP

Christoph Laimer builds watches and has been named Pinshape's Designer of the Month for his 3D printed watch with tourbillon.

3D Printed Clock with Tourbillon Wins Pinshape's Designer of the Month | All3DP

Ever wondered just how big 3D printing can go? Here's a sampling of some of the most impressive large-format projects, all of which have been produced with the aid of 3D printing.

The Biggest 3D Printed Things | All3DP

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 3D Printing Nerd Design Challenge Spool Holder.
Designed in Fusion 360 in 2 parts so it can be printed flat with no support for maximum strength. The main body is the spool holder and the second is a stopper that screws at the end.
The Loft will keep the spool away from the spools protruding from the front of the shelfs.&#xA0;The under side is hollowed out to reduce the amount a filament needed. The base that goes over the shelf has cutouts so it can be place over a&#xA0;shelf bracket if required without interfering.
There 4 versions of the Spool holder, 60mm, 80mm, 100mm and 120mm long so support different spool widths.
Printed in nGen Dark Green on Prusa MK3. Setting where off for good overhang&#xA0;on the underside. Still a good test print.&#xA0;
I included some rendering from Fusion 360 showing what the Holders will look like on an actual shelf.
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3DPN Design Challenge Spool Holder

 3D Printing Nerd Design Challenge Spool Holder. Designed in Fusion 360 in 2 parts so it can be printed flat with no support for maximum strength. The main body is the spool holder and the second is a stopper that screws at the end. The Loft will keep the spool away from the spools protruding from the front of the shelfs. The under side is hollowed out to reduce the amount a filament needed. The base that goes over the shelf has cutouts so it can be place over a shelf bracket if required without interfering. There 4 versions of the Spool holder, 60mm, 80mm, 100mm and 120mm long so support different spool widths. Printed in nGen Dark Green on Prusa MK3. Setting where off for good overhang on the underside. Still a good test print. I included some rendering from Fusion 360 showing what the Holders will look like on an actual shelf. Enjoy and #HighFive 

Celtic style pendant 47 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick.

Because of its small size it is recommended to print at full resolution.

Celtic pendant

Celtic style pendant 47 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick.

Because of its small size it is recommended to print at full resolution.


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 This is a marble fragment of the long side of a sarcophagus. It depicts a funerary banquet.&#xA0;
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Fragment of a sarcophagus

 This is a marble fragment of the long side of a sarcophagus. It depicts a funerary banquet. 

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 This trophy is a nod to the 3D printing and those 3 important values, X, Y, and Z. This design includes these design fetures,
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<li>Internal Channels (The box in the neck of the Trophy)</li>
<li>Lattice Structure (The Boxes surrounding the XYZ)</li>
<li>Microfeatures&#xA0; (The internal channels double as the Microfeature)</li>
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This design was made to take advantage of the translucent/clear material that SLA is able to print in.
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Boxy

 This trophy is a nod to the 3D printing and those 3 important values, X, Y, and Z. This design includes these design fetures, Internal Channels (The box in the neck of the Trophy) Lattice Structure (The Boxes surrounding the XYZ) Microfeatures (The internal channels double as the Microfeature) This design was made to take advantage of the translucent/clear material that SLA is able to print in. 

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 Fingerboard ramp #1 w/ included compartment for extra railings.&#xA0;
&#xA0;Made for Tinkercad x MyMiniFactory Competition.
This object was made in Tinkercad. https://www.tinkercad.com/things/bLVd1Sbimz5
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Fingerboard Ramps #1

 Fingerboard ramp #1 w/ included compartment for extra railings. Made for Tinkercad x MyMiniFactory Competition. This object was made in Tinkercad. https://www.tinkercad.com/things/bLVd1Sbimz5 

Update 11/01/16 
Added a working version of UM3 slideblocks for 608T long belts. Tested, works. Not for newbs =) 

Update 20/11/16 
Added a thinner slideblocks that can be used even on a um2 and even um3, ofc it doesn&apos;t make sense to change the belts on a um3, but I wanted to test how thin the design could be. They use M3 12mm screws and they leave the maximum print area available. 

Also tested the long um2 shafts and while the screw system I designed to hold the shafts is a bit overkill, it works (but isn&apos;t easy to fix the shafts at all), but overall, it works.

Update 24/08/16 
Uploaded the V4, hopefully final version. Been using it for a month on 2 machines and it&apos;s working perfectly. V3 had a few silly mistakes. 
- Part untested yet, attaching um2 shafts. I have moved the Z endstop to the bottom (check my other designs) so to finish the total transition from umo+ to um2 style it just need a small adapter to change X/Y endstop placement, but I&apos;m not sure yet if only X or both.

Update 19/05/16: 
Added V3 of the slideblocks. Muuch improved umo shaft grip, and fixed some stuff with the bottom slideblock. 
V3 now has improved the GT2/MXL belt grip and now it has a hole for M3x10mm screw to &apos;Grip&apos; the um2 shaft. It&apos;s very important to &apos;mark&apos; the holes before assembling everything with a screw or with a m3 cap (if you use pla with a screw it&apos;s very easy and fast to do).

I&apos;m running with this with a um2 hotend with umo shafts and it&apos;s printing just fine. BUT THIS IT&apos;S an unfinished design (that&apos;s why the lack of instructions). So I&apos;ll keep updating it.

I have not tested it yet with um2 shafts. But after doing basic test&apos;s to really use more print area on UMO+ the x/y endstops must be moved to a different location on the printer, pretty much to the same position that the um2 uses. That also means that to use the bigger print area this need&apos;s custom firmware, or @Amedee builder ttp://bultimaker.bulles.eu/ using x/y inverted probably. BUT I haven&apos;t tested that path yet since that requieres much more time. So far umo shafts have a perfect grip with the addon and it&apos;s printing nicely.

AFAIK it grabs the shafts with the perfect amount of force, but if your hotend falls it&apos;s not on me ! :D For any questions drop a msg here or on ultimaker forums. Neotko / sugarpop! store Design Based on the original STEP files of the slideblocks of UM2 and Greatly based on the fantastic Twisterblocks by Chopmeister <a href="https://www.youmagine.com/designs/twisterblocks" rel="external">https://www.youmagine.com/designs/twisterblocks</a>

Beyond UMO - UM2 Slideblocks

Update 11/01/16
Added a working version of UM3 slideblocks for 608T long belts. Tested, works. Not for newbs =) 

Update 20/11/16
Added a thinner slideblocks that can be used even on a um2 and even um3, ofc it doesn't make sense to change the belts on a um3, but I wanted to test how thin the design could be. They use M3 12mm screws and they leave the maximum print area available. 

Also tested the long um2 shafts and while the screw system I designed to hold the shafts is a bit overkill, it works (but isn't easy to fix the shafts at all), but overall, it works.

Update 24/08/16
Uploaded the V4, hopefully final version. Been using it for a month on 2 machines and it's working perfectly. V3 had a few silly mistakes. 
- Part untested yet, attaching um2 shafts. I have moved the Z endstop to the bottom (check my other designs) so to finish the total transition from umo+ to um2 style it just need a small adapter to change X/Y endstop placement, but I'm not sure yet if only X or both.

Update 19/05/16:
Added V3 of the slideblocks. Muuch improved umo shaft grip, and fixed some stuff with the bottom slideblock. 
V3 now has improved the GT2/MXL belt grip and now it has a hole for M3x10mm screw to 'Grip' the um2 shaft. It's very important to 'mark' the holes before assembling everything with a screw or with a m3 cap (if you use pla with a screw it's very easy and fast to do).

I'm running with this with a um2 hotend with umo shafts and it's printing just fine. BUT THIS IT'S an unfinished design (that's why the lack of instructions). So I'll keep updating it.

I have not tested it yet with um2 shafts. But after doing basic test's to really use more print area on UMO+ the x/y endstops must be moved to a different location on the printer, pretty much to the same position that the um2 uses. That also means that to use the bigger print area this need's custom firmware, or @Amedee builder ttp://bultimaker.bulles.eu/ using x/y inverted probably. BUT I haven't tested that path yet since that requieres much more time. So far umo shafts have a perfect grip with the addon and it's printing nicely.

AFAIK it grabs the shafts with the perfect amount of force, but if your hotend falls it's not on me ! :D For any questions drop a msg here or on ultimaker forums.Neotko / sugarpop! storeDesign Based on the original STEP files of the slideblocks of UM2 and Greatly based on the fantastic Twisterblocks by Chopmeister https://www.youmagine.com/designs/twisterblocks


The letter &quot;s&quot; from the font &quot;Robot3dfont&quot;. The font created for a set of funny labels on different surfaces for different purposes : 
Note rooms in the house , office, shop ; 
Manufacturing of signboards and information boards ; 
Drafting funny messages and instructions to children , family, friends ; 
Making 3D gift cards 
The original labeling of products and goods ; 
Placing the dog&apos;s name on the doghouse, and parrot cage ;
<pre>Set the name of the person on the decoration, gift packaging</pre>

<pre>for him, the inscription on the cake when printing food materials .;</pre>

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Other letters will be published later</pre>

The letter "s" from the font "Robot3dfont"

The letter "s" from the font "Robot3dfont". The font created for a set of funny labels on different surfaces for different purposes :
Note rooms in the house , office, shop ;
Manufacturing of signboards and information boards ;
Drafting funny messages and instructions to children , family, friends ;
Making 3D gift cards
The original labeling of products and goods ;
Placing the dog's name on the doghouse, and parrot cage ;
Set the name of the person on the decoration, gift packaging

for him, the inscription on the cake when printing food materials .;


Other letters will be published later


Simple, functional. Needed something to stop my dumbbells from rolling across my floor. The benefit to the ring is no matter how you put it inside the ring it won;t move.

Dumbbell Roll Stopper

Simple, functional. Needed something to stop my dumbbells from rolling across my floor. The benefit to the ring is no matter how you put it inside the ring it won;t move.


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 Flame game pieces with a simple blocky look.
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Flame Game Pieces

 Flame game pieces with a simple blocky look. 

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<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; color: rgb(72, 92, 102); font-family: " source sans pro", helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Alphabet.stl file containing the entire alphabet was created and printed with an Ender3, it can happen that, for the Delta printers, the image is too big, in this case the dimensions can be scaled. Created with Fusion 360 Printed with Creality Ender 3

Have fun and good 3D printing!!!!

CONSTANTIA font lowercase 3D letters STL file

The zip file contains all the lowercase letters written with the CONSTANTIA font individually saved each as a .stl file plus a .stl file containing the entire alphabet.

The Alphabet.stl file containing the entire alphabet was created and printed with an Ender3, it can happen that, for the Delta printers, the image is too big, in this case the dimensions can be scaled. Created with Fusion 360 Printed with Creality Ender 3

Have fun and good 3D printing!!!!


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Ramona, the innkeeper

 Check out our Patreon! Ramona, the innkeeper NPC This set includes: -Innkeeper-Dog-Base (You can also find this model in our Welcome pack, in the Monthly Releases Collection) Visit us on Patreon Join us if you wanna support our work, and you will receive and amazing STARTER PACK in top of the complete MONTHLY RELEASES (pre-supported including for free!) and our eternal gratitude. If you are looking for a commission, check out my portfolio and feel free to contact me! Portfolio 

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 Well i have to admit i prefer the comicbook version of Captain Marvel, so&#xA0;there you go!
Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by the American publisher Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of the Kree superhero Mar-Vell in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (March 1968). Danvers later became the first incarnation of Ms. Marvel in Ms. Marvel #1 (cover-dated January 1977) after her DNA was fused with Mar-Vell&apos;s during an explosion, giving her superhuman powers. Debuting in the Silver Age of comics, the character was featured in a self-titled series in the late 1970s before becoming associated with the superhero teams the Avengers and the X-Men.
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Captain Marvel (Comic version) Bust

 Well i have to admit i prefer the comicbook version of Captain Marvel, so there you go! Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by the American publisher Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of the Kree superhero Mar-Vell in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (March 1968). Danvers later became the first incarnation of Ms. Marvel in Ms. Marvel #1 (cover-dated January 1977) after her DNA was fused with Mar-Vell's during an explosion, giving her superhuman powers. Debuting in the Silver Age of comics, the character was featured in a self-titled series in the late 1970s before becoming associated with the superhero teams the Avengers and the X-Men. Source Wiki. 

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