Why it matters: Infill affects compressive strength, top surface quality, and material use. Overbuilding wastes filament without always improving durability. Pattern power: Patterns like gyroid, cubic ...

Print's weak, spools are heavy.

Use a brim or raft. These are slicer settings that add extra material around the base of your print to help it stick to the ...

As impressive as the 3D printing process is, it can also be a bit time consuming. You are creating something out of nothing after all, and your printer needs to dispense and layer every square inch of ...

Philip Bean, research engineer at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, examines a 3D printed gyroid part. Engineers at the University of Maine are developing a new method ...