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But then I saw the potential for engineers to turn text and images into 3D models. Tony (Yuchen) Liu, creative marketing ...

If you are looking for an easy-to-use 3D modelling software and alternative to Fusion 360. You might be interested to know that Plasticity 24.2 has arrived, bringing a comprehensive set of new tools ...

Flashforge is the well-known manufacturer of a wide range of 3D printers, and Meshy is a new service that can generate 3D ...

What Is Slicer Software and How Does it Enable 3D Printing? 3D printing, a type of additive manufacturing, works by creating objects layer-by-layer based on a digital computer-aided design (CAD) model ...

Another 3D printing term you should understand.

Stability AI, the startup behind the text-to-image AI model Stable Diffusion, thinks 3D model creation tools could be the next big thing in generative AI. At least, that’s the message it’s sending ...

Meshy's automatic texture-to-filament color mapping, model quality engine, and broadest DCC bridge coverage in AI 3D now connect directly to FlashForge's consumer print hardware. Meshy eliminates the ...

Nano Banana is a cutting-edge AI image creation tool developed by Google and officially launched on August 26, 2025. It's built on the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image API, which allows users to generate and ...

Adding textures is a great way to experiment with giving 3D prints a different look, and [PandaN] shows off a method of adding a wood grain effect in a way that’s easy to play around with. It involves ...

These are the 3D printers we recommend for a variety of budgets, whether you’re after professional results or just want to ...