The Raspberry Pi has gained popularity as a preferred device for controlling 3D printers due to its cost-effectiveness and flexibility. Nonetheless, selecting the most suitable software for your ...

Although we tend to think of 3D printers as high-tech toys, most of them are not especially powerful in the brain department. There are some exceptions, but most 3D printers run on either an 8-bit ...

When I bought the Raspberry Pi kit from Amazon, I decided not to get one of the very inexpensive cases that came with some of the kits. My reasoning was that, since I have a 3D printer, I'd make my ...

Makers, hobbyists and developers that enjoy building devices using the Raspberry Pi mini PC and are considering creating or have already built their very own 3D printer. May be interested in a new ...

Running OctoPrint on a Raspberry Pi is one of the smartest upgrades you can make to any 3D printer. It unlocks powerful features that streamline printing, automate repetitive tasks, and give you total ...

There’s a seemingly unending list of modifications or upgrades you can make to a 3D printer. Most revolve around the mechanical side of things, many are simple prints or small add-ons. This upgrade is ...

This is the last article in a four-part series on the current state of 3D printing. In the first part, I gave an overall introduction to differences in 3D printing since I wrote my original articles ...

3D printer enthusiasts that also enjoy building Raspberry Pi projects might be interested in the new 3D scanner that has been created by combining both a Raspberry Pi mini PC and MATLAB together. The ...

We honestly hadn't given it much thought, but now that it's been brought to our attention, Makerbot and Adafruit really do make an awesome duo. Think about it: one makes 3D printers, the other sells ...

This article is the third part of a four-part series that examines some of the changes in 3D printing that have occurred in the past three years since my first articles on the subject. Because this is ...