The first thing I wanted to make with my shiny new Creality Ender 3 Pro was a lithophane – a 3D printed black and white photo that comes to life when you shine strong light through it. As it turns out, lithophanes are tricky to print with a bed slinger, take all day to make, and are rather boring to look at if you don’t have them constantly back lit.

If you have ever experienced 3D prints that resemble a tangled mess of strings, the 3D printer was likely suffering from "spaghetti 3D prints" – a common issue 3D printer hobbyists face during the 3D printing process. It occurs when excess filament oozes out of the nozzle and causes a tangled mess on the build plate. This can happen even on the best 3D printers and even with the best filaments .

In most cases, these 3D prints

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Interested in diving into 3D printing as a

ChatGPT has become a sensation online since its emergence a few months ago. In addition to helping generate answers to simple queries, the chatbot can prepare files for 3D printing. With ChatGPT, you can create ready-to-print STL files, code for 3D models that can be opened using scripting-based 3D modeling software such as OpensCAD or create Gcode files without a 3D slicer.

Below, we’ll explore each of these strategies in detail.

Whether he’s stopping package thieves by dousing them with flour or recreating Chrimstas lights from Stranger Things , it’s no stretch to say that maker Ryder Damen’s projects are always "overflowing" with creativity. Today we’re sharing another fantastic creation of his that uses our favorite SBC, the Raspberry Pi . Ryder has somehow managed to create a giant dot matrix printer using his truck.

The printing process works by dropping splotches of water onto the road while the truck is

Phrozen made one huge