Why it matters: Infill affects compressive strength, top surface quality, and material use. Overbuilding wastes filament without always improving durability. Pattern power: Patterns like gyroid, cubic ...

Print's weak, spools are heavy.

Philip Bean, research engineer at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, examines a 3D printed gyroid part. Engineers at the University of Maine are developing a new method ...

As impressive as the 3D printing process is, it can also be a bit time consuming. You are creating something out of nothing after all, and your printer needs to dispense and layer every square inch of ...