How a 3D printer works can vary depending on the type of printing it's doing. Use this guide to understand the variations in materials and technique.

3D printing is changing the way we make things, and by extension the thing that we make. But how exactly does it work, and how is it advancing?

Three-dimensional (3D) printing, also known as additive manufacturing or rapid prototyping, is the process of creating three-dimensional objects from digital files. Working on one layer at a time, 3D ...

3D printers were invented by Chuck Hull as far back as 1983, but they recently rose to prominence after being used to make common items ranging from guns to body parts. But how do they work?

3D printers are slowly becoming a bigger part of our lives thanks to its speed and needing fewer resources. But just how do these printers work?

Some readers may consider that a revolting oversimplification, but it is a helpful one to make a point about how 3D scanning, 3D printing, and CAD work do (and don’t) work together.