It can be frustrating to prepare your 3D model, start 3D printing, only to realize that the first few layers of the print are sagging or just plain messy. Sagging of the first layers of the print is ...

Just getting a clean first layer down on the printer's bed felt like a ... Now, I don’t just use a 3D printer—I think in 3D printing. I look at everyday problems and instinctively ask, "Can I print ...

A research team has found that island scanning, a printing scheme commonly used to prevent stresses from degrading or destroying 3D-printed metal parts, may not be a cure after all. Laser powder bed ...