With hyrographic printing, the clear adorned plastic sheet is then put in water and conformed to the 3D object. Is 5-Axis Direct to Object Printer Possible?

We continue our 3D printing discovery series by showing you how quick and easy it is to customize the size of pre-designed objects -- without ever going into a 3D design program.

Just want to look at some skulls in 3D on a screen? That’s why the AMNH is scanning these bones, too. 3D printing and its growing suite of tools are opening up plenty of opportunities.

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.

The best 3D printers for beginners offer simple setup, flexibility, and an intuitive interface to help get users up and printing.

How a 3D printer works can vary depending on the type of printing it's doing. Use this guide to understand the variations in materials and technique.

Meet AIO Robotics' Zeus "3D copy device": a 3D printer, 3D scanner and 3D object faxing machine that's blasted past its $100,000 Kickstarter funding goal after about a day on the crowdfunding ...

How do 3D printers work? What's the impact on our economy? How expensive are they compared to traditional manufacturing? We take a three-dimensional look at the world of additive manufacturing.

Learn what 3D printing is and see the technology that makes 3D printing work, what 3D printers are used for and what the future of 3D printing holds.

Here are a three different intersections of 3D scanning, 3D printing, and CAD along with a few words on how well each can be expected to work.

3D printing is no longer just a futuristic concept; it’s being used in a variety of amazing ways today. From changing the face of what’s possible in manufacturing to building human body parts ...