How do you 3D-print without a 3D printer? If you don't own a 3D printer, you can still 3D print any 3D model you found through a database or designed through a software tool.

3D Design Tools to Create Your Own Models Of course, the magic thing about 3D printing is that you can create something from scratch that’s never existed before.

The best way to simplify a complex model for 3D printing is to reduce its triangle mesh. Sometimes called decimating, this process takes away a lot of the complex geometry that is great to have ...

Copilot 3D is part of Copilot Labs, Microsoft’s preview space for experimental features. It’s designed to make 3D creation ...

Homo naledi fossil scans are now available to 3D print at home. But what other hominin fossils can you download for your collection?

Learn how AI tools like Trellis, Hunyuan 3D, and Roden are reshaping 3D printing mesh workflows. Can AI tools create intricate 3D meshes in 2025 ...

How to 3D print your creation Our resident CNET 3D printing expert James Bricknell has taken this craze one step further and, using some clever AI technology, 3D-printed one of these ChatGPT images.

Some readers may consider that a revolting oversimplification, but it is a helpful one to make a point about how 3D scanning, 3D printing, and CAD work do (and don’t) work together.