# 3d printing

How Lamborghini, Tesla, Ford, Metran and others used 3D printing and creative engineering to build ventilators and protective gear during Covid-19.

A maker builds a 3D printed Spider-Man web shooter, and an engineering student creates an automatic M&M color sorting machine.

A roundup of 3D technology news from April 2019, led by Tel Aviv University researchers 3D printing a heart with human cells and blood vessels.

A 3D printed head unlocks Android phones but not the iPhone X, and BigRep unveils an electric motorcycle made almost entirely by 3D printing.

3D printers make highly detailed architectural building models much faster than traditional handmade methods.

A Norwegian titanium muzzle flash hider made by metal 3D printing, plus how metal 3D printing works and where titanium fits.

See what 3D printers can make, from shoes to lamps to batch-printed soles, plus a guide to common 3D printing technologies and uses.

A glossary of common 3D scanning terms, from point clouds, meshes and NURBS to accuracy, color maps and reverse engineering.

A superhero figure scanned with the Einscan Pro Plus handheld scanner, then refined in ZBrush. Workflow tips from scan to printed master.

Why ABS is one of the hardest plastics to 3D print on FDM machines, what it does well, and how to avoid warping and cracking.

Real 3D printed products from Cubicon printers, from jewelry casting patterns and statues to lamps and display pieces.

How our large-format, high-resolution 3D printing service in Hanoi works, how jobs are priced, and how to prepare files for a fast quote.