3D CAD lets people make a 3D model and look at it from different angles. It often harder to create but it allows architects, engineers and designers to get a realistic picture of their design ...

Good news, because [Jacob] of Painted4Combat shared a tool he created to make 3D models meant for resin printers — the kind popular with tabletop gamers — easier to port to FDM.

This isn't Stability AI's first 3D mode-maker, but it is much faster than the earlier SV3D model, which took up to 10 minutes. Stable Fast 3D could theoretically make close to1,200 models and ...

The device uses a 3D computer model as a reference and then lays layer after layer of wafer-thin resin. After hours of “printing” a toy, plastic component or model is ready to be used.