Print it right the first time.
Settings, fixes and how-tos for desktop FDM printers, from the people building the 3D Tools.
Useful 3D Prints: Gridfinity Bins Shaped to Your Tools
The most useful 3D prints earn their spool: Gridfinity bins with cutouts traced from a photo of your own tools. Specs, slicer settings and fit tips.
3D Print Keychains in Multiple Colours With One Extruder
How to 3D print a keychain in several colours on a single-extruder printer: swap filament at set layer heights for names, logos and photo tags.
Large Build Volume 3D Printer? Split Big Models Instead
Do you need a large build volume 3D printer? Often not. Here's how to cut big models into bed-sized parts with connectors and glue them cleanly.
Thingiverse 3D Printing: Fix, Cut and Support Any STL
Thingiverse 3D printing without failures: repair non-manifold STLs, cut models too big for your bed, and pick orientation and supports that hold.
3D Printed Christmas Ornaments That Show Two Images
Make 3D printed Christmas ornaments that show a star from the top and a tree from the front: how dual-view shapes work, print settings and limits.
Photo Ornaments on an FDM Printer: Layered Colour Guide
Make photo ornaments on your FDM printer: stack filament colours using TD values, use ornament-sized settings and add a hanging loop that won't snap.
STL Repair: Fix Non-Manifold Meshes and Holes
STL repair made simple: what non-manifold and open edge warnings mean, how slicers fix them automatically, and when a broken mesh isn't worth saving.