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ELEGOO Launches Nexprint AI Model Platform, Expands $1 Million Creator Fund
ELEGOO DAY 2026 brought Nexprint, a Text/Image-to-3D generation platform, a beefed-up $1M Creator Fund paying up to $300 per model, and a storewide printer sale through September 29.
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Bambu Studio 2.8.1 Public Beta Adds Automatic Color Decomposition and E3D High-Flow Nozzle Support
Bambu Studio's new public beta can auto-break any target color into an optimal filament mix, sharpens CMYW/RYBW color prediction, and adds official support for E3D's High Flow nozzles.
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Bambu Studio 2.8.0 Beta Pulls CAD-Style Assembly Guides Into the Slicer
Bambu Studio 2.8.0 Public Beta adds an Assembly Guide tool that turns an imported STEP file into exploded-view, step-by-step build instructions inside the slicer, plus counterbore-hole bridging modes and better time-lapse output.
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3MF: Why the 3D Printing Industry Is Moving Away From STL
STL has been the default 3D printing format for 35 years. The 3MF format does everything STL does and adds color, material, orientation, and multi-part support — here's why the transition is accelerating.
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Printables vs. MakerWorld vs. Cults3D: Where Should You Share (and Find) Models in 2026?
The model-sharing landscape has fragmented since Thingiverse's decline. We compare the three serious contenders — Printables, MakerWorld, and Cults3D — on community size, creator economics, and search quality.
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Type It, Print It: AI Text-to-3D Lands in Bambu's MakerWorld via Meshy
MakerWorld now bakes Meshy's AI engine into its browser-based MakerLab — describe an object or upload a photo and get a print-ready, multicolor 3D model in under a minute, sent straight to a Bambu printer. Here's how good it actually is.
