I made some mistakes learning how to use the $300 Elegoo Centauri Carbon 3D printer, but it didn't take me long to make my first part.

The two innovations are Spark (software for 3D printing) and a 3D printer. Spark is an open-software platform claimed to make it easier for the users to control the shape and finished products of the ...

3D Printer software for Windows MatterControl is a free, open-source, all-in-one 3D printing software package that lets you design, slice, organize, and manage your 3D prints.

With so many home-brew designs out there, wouldn’t it be nice if there was some all-encompassing open-source, laser-cutter controller software? Well, as it turns out — there is, and it’s ...

And considering how a 3D printer’s programming usually contains as many as 100 adjustable parameters, this makes recyclable workarounds a difficult sell.