Autodesk's Tinkercad is a free Web-based design tool that enables you to create 3D objects, then download those creations in a printer-friendly format. Here's how to get started.

Not everyone with a 3D printer has the skills for creating digital 3D printing files and they depend on downloads from online 3D print files repositories. There are many options when it comes to ...

To test the hands-free door handle adapters, Hong printed the design with a relatively inexpensive Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printer, but says that files are printable on any machine.

While 3D design tools have a reputation for being difficult to learn and expensive, there are also plenty of free or low-cost offerings that are surprisingly powerful and easy to get started with.

Sustainability is a crucial consideration in today’s design and manufacturing spaces, and there is potential for 3D printing technology to contribute to a greener future. Glen Mason, manager of ...

Enthusiasts can upload their 3D printing designs to sites such as Thingiverse, MakerWorld, and Printables.com so others can use them for free. The uploaders get points for every download, which ...

I bought a 3D printer a few years ago, primarily with the aim of printing functional items to use around the house. It has ...

A demo account is free to try, and it allows you to play with the program to your heart’s content. 3D printing is coming of age, and it’s great to see new tools like this arriving to help ...

A small 3D printing company called Just3DPrint has scraped a large portion of Thingiverse, Makerbot's Creative Commons-based database of 3D models. The ...