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.

Create files for 3D printing using a 3D scanner 3D scanning is an excellent option for preparing ready-to-print files of existing objects instead of taking a lot of time 3D modeling them from scratch.

Using off-the-shelf electronic components, a Raspberry Pi, and a 3D printer, it's possible to build your own working miniature classic Mac. Here's how.

Free tool Tinkercad makes it a snap for first-timers to create 3D objects for printing.

Copilot 3D is part of Copilot Labs, Microsoft’s preview space for experimental features. It’s designed to make 3D creation ...

A file with .stl extension is a 3D graphic file native to Stereolithography technology. Stereolithography is basically a type of 3D printing technology to create 3D models. What is an STL file?

Just ask “What The Filament,” a 3D printing enthusiast who’s made a custom housing for the laptop parts and rolled their own high-end Windows tablet.

Homo naledi fossil scans are now available to 3D print at home. But what other hominin fossils can you download for your collection?