Netherlands-based 3D printing network 3D Hubs released its August report on 3D printing trends today. Based on the data from their community which boasts well over 6000 printer listings and thousands of 3D print jobs, 3D Hubs tracks what the most popular printers, manufacturers and materials are.
3D Hubs’ August report in August lists 15 printers that rate the highest print quality. Two professional printer, the Projet 660 and Zcorp printer from 3D Systems, make numbers 1 and 2 in the chart respectively. Form 1, Last month’s top performer, dropped two spots and appears at number 3. Afinia H480 enters the chart for the first time and comes on the 5th place, with an impressive 4.67 print quality rating from 12 users.
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!