In the beginning, there was the stereolithography file, commonly called the STL file. Although not very complex—it was essentially a collection of triangles—the STL provided a way to get data into ...

At the big 3D Print Week event last month in New York City, Hewlett-Packard (HP) alluded to a big announcement related to 3D Printing file formats. A week later, at the Build 2015 event, Microsoft ...

Cloud-connected 3D printing is reshaping how designs are stored, shared, and produced, offering flexibility for hobbyists and scalability for organizations. Platforms now combine remote monitoring, ...

Now that we all walk around with high-resolution cameras in our pockets (i.e., our smartphones), people are taking more photos than ever before. But rarely do we turn our digital images into prints, ...

3D printing has moved from niche tech to a core skill for engineers, makers, and students, but success starts long before hitting 'print'. From preparing flawless STL files to understanding materials ...

There is more good news for 3D printing. According to the press release, select UPS store locations in San Diego will offer 3D printing service to startups, small businesses and retail customers.

"Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware and operating systems," as quoted from Wikipedia. The original ...