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 ...

I've been fascinated by 3D printers for years and have spent a lot of time collecting designs and STL files that I've wanted to print. While I've added them to reasonably labeled folders, the problem ...

California's proposed legislation to put the burden of blocking 3D-printed firearms onto printer manufacturers could ...

The 3MF Consortium, which released its free initial core specification last year for a new 3D printing file format, has added two free extensions based on best practices. One makes it easier for ...

If 3D printing companies and government agencies hope to police the spread of dangerous or pirated digital shapes, their task is about to get much more complicated. Late last month Matthew ...

Before we start, let's get the legal stuff out of the way: Nanowerk will not be held liable for data breaches, infected/hacked devices, or ISP logging caused by downloading 3rd party applications or ...