3D printing can be a fun and productive hobby and skill, but there can be a lot of confusion around the files involved. Here are some you should know about.

The most common reason an STL file may be not quite right is a mechanical connection where some piece isn’t quite as the designer expected, so the 3D model that interfaces with it no longer fits.

Printing anything on AnkerMake M5 is exceptionally easy; load and let the STL file in the AnkerMake Slicer auto-support the project and ping it over to the printer.

Update: Prusa has released a new version of the MK4, the MK4S. It's an incremental upgrade but adds a lot of great features.

3D printing and horticulture might seem like two diametrically opposed hobbies, but they're not, thanks to the creativity and skill (and green thumbs) of STL file creators.

The home 3D printing revolution may have failed to fire, but the technology is doing big things behind the scenes.