It's been more than a year in the making, but Alessandro Ranellucci has finally released Slic3r 1.0 to the masses. For those not in the know, Slic3r is the default-slicing program that most 3D ...

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA6jmg_zcQo&w=580] When in Rome, most people visit great works of art, see masterpieces of architecture, or simply try to ...

Prusa 3D the open-source RepRap 3D printer company has introduced a new customised version of the Slic3r software application which has been specifically created for Prusa 3D printers. The new Slic3r ...

This column is the second of a two-part series on 3-D printing. In Part I, I discussed some of the overall concepts behind 3-D printing and gave an overview of some of the hardware choices that exist.