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2026. 10. 14.

ModelSplitter: Browser-Based Splitting for Oversized 3D Models

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ModelSplitter is in public beta, splitting STL and 3MF models into printable parts with connectors and an assembly guide.

What is new?

The browser-based application targets models larger than a printer build volume. It can propose cuts and connectors and export an illustrated assembly guide. A Pro crowdfunding campaign is planned for November, while the public beta currently allows users to test the features.

3DPS perspective

Real-world suitability should be evaluated against production, cost and reliability data as these become available.

Source: Original report and cover-image reference.

2026. 10. 14.

UpNano 3DAR Adds Dynamic Three-Axis Voxel Control to 2PP Printing

UpNano's new 3D Adaptive Resolution technology dynamically adjusts voxel shape and size along all three spatial axes during two-photon polymerization printing, targeting high-quality micro-optics and photonics parts.

2026. 10. 14.

Unlayered 3D: A Desktop Five-Axis Printer and Non-Planar Slicing

Unlayered 3D is developing a five-axis desktop 3D printer and an OrcaSlicer-based non-planar slicer to reduce support requirements for complex geometries.

2026. 10. 14.

Artec Twins Targets Massive 3D Datasets for Digital Twins

Artec 3D has introduced Artec Twins, a software platform that combines point clouds, polygon meshes and Gaussian splatting for large-scale digitization and digital-twin workflows.

2026. 10. 01.

LLNL: AI detects defects during 3D printing

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is using camera-based AI inspection to analyze direct ink writing layer by layer and detect defects during the build.

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Snapmaker Space: its own model platform enters open beta

2026. 09. 23.

New materials

Snapmaker Space: its own model platform enters open beta

Snapmaker has opened its model platform to the public with more than 2,500 models, building its own printable-model ecosystem.

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Support Fins: Breakaway Supports Baked Directly into the STL

2026. 09. 23.

Software / AI

Support Fins: Breakaway Supports Baked Directly into the STL

An open-source browser tool adds breakaway “fins” to overhangs directly in the geometry, allowing the resulting model to be sliced with supports disabled.

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Bambu Lab P3C: a new model appears in FCC records

2026. 09. 22.

New printers

Bambu Lab P3C: a new model appears in FCC records

FCC records identify a Bambu Lab device with model number PF006P, while the label shown in the filing carries the P3C name.

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Custom firmware for the Anycubic Kobra 3 toolhead: keeping the original RS-232 link

2026. 09. 19.

Technology

Custom firmware for the Anycubic Kobra 3 toolhead: keeping the original RS-232 link

We are developing custom firmware and a communication protocol for the original GD32F303 toolhead. Our first milestone is a safe, bidirectional UART link with a Raspberry Pi 4.

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Lead-Filled Ender 3: Building the World's Fastest Ender 3

2026. 09. 17.

Technology

Lead-Filled Ender 3: Building the World's Fastest Ender 3

In Part 2 of the project, the Ender 3 keeps the same external dimensions and build volume. Its hollow aluminum frame extrusions are filled with about 4.5 kg (10 lb) of lead and reinforced to improve stability for extreme-speed printing.

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The Best 3D Printers of 2026: What Tom’s Hardware’s Updated Guide Says About the Market

2026. 09. 16.

New printers

The Best 3D Printers of 2026: What Tom’s Hardware’s Updated Guide Says About the Market

Tom’s Hardware updated its 2026 3D printer recommendations on September 8. The guide offers a useful snapshot of how fragmented the desktop market has become across budget, multicolor, resin and professional categories.

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Maker Day and Print-Farm Focus in Shenzhen Show Desktop 3D Printing Moving into Production

2026. 09. 16.

Industrial applications

Maker Day and Print-Farm Focus in Shenzhen Show Desktop 3D Printing Moving into Production

Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026 added a dedicated Maker Day and expanded print-farm programming, connecting the maker community with small-scale production and commercial workflows.

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ASTM Expands Its Advanced Manufacturing Work into a New Critical and Emerging Technologies Division

2026. 09. 15.

Software / AI

ASTM Expands Its Advanced Manufacturing Work into a New Critical and Emerging Technologies Division

ASTM International has relaunched its former Advanced Manufacturing Division as the Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) Division. Additive manufacturing remains a flagship area, now joined by AI, robotics, drones and semiconductors.

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Quantum Cyber Completes an 80-Printer “Drone Farm” in Connecticut

2026. 09. 15.

New printers

Quantum Cyber Completes an 80-Printer “Drone Farm” in Connecticut

Quantum Cyber has completed installation of an 80-machine 3D printing farm in Connecticut, targeting drone components and related production work.

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AMPLANK: Dutch Researchers Develop a Patient-Specific 3D Printed Ankle Implant

2026. 09. 15.

New materials

AMPLANK: Dutch Researchers Develop a Patient-Specific 3D Printed Ankle Implant

A joint University of Twente and Radboudumc project is developing a patient-specific implant intended to offer a less invasive treatment for ankle cartilage damage.

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