Disclaimer: This article is meant only for those who are planning to produce protective face shields in large quantities. If you want to print a couple of shields at home for your relatives, then you shouldn’t need a certification.

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3D modeling, just like anything else, is about using the right tool for the job. Want to design a mechanical part with well-defined dimensions and sharp corners? CAD software such as Fusion360 or TinkerCAD will suit you well. Need to model a…

LARP (Live Action Role Play) is a type of game where people act out their character’s lives. People dressed in theme-based costumes and interact with other players, while following the rules of the game, trying to reach their designated goals. Everyone…

Connecting members of 3D printing communities have an extremely positive effect – more than ever. People can benefit from easier communication and cooperation in many different cases – you can share information, collaborate on interesting projects or (as many people currently…

Important information regarding updates
We have originally published this article on March 18th, 2020 and since it had a great response, we kept on updating in with the latest information regarding 3D printed protective shields. Our open-source shield design became popular among…

“And can it print LEGO parts?” This is a question we often hear from people who are considering buying a 3D printer and they wonder for which purposes they could use it. And no wonder they ask about these awesome little…

Professor Andrew Shoben is a British artist, specialized in public space art. Instead of the usual pretentious art-for-art stuff, he always seems to come up with something both fun and heart-warming. The main ideas are usually simple, but their execution is…

3D printing has many different applications in medicine. We already showed you one example of use in IKEM, a specialized hospital in Prague, where they use 3D printed model organs for preoperative briefings. Here, in the University Hospital in Olomouc, Czech Republic,…

Lenses, crystals for lightsabers (not real ones, though), lampshades and many other useful things can be actually 3D printed using transparent filaments. However, it takes more than just using the correct filament. We’ll show you how to use your Original Prusa…

We could 3D print many different things, and not all of them have to be final products. Instead, we could make various tools, templates, containers…or casting molds. This particular option is the topic of our current article. We will show you…