We break down the pros and cons of the various types of 3D printing materials, from PETG to TPU, to help you figure out which filament is best for your prints. Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s ...

There are plenty of great reasons to pick up a 3D printer, but it's also important to find a filament that works for you. Choosing the wrong filament will lead to clogs, a stringy printing process and ...

A new 2025 review identifies several bulk 3D printer filament options that combine affordability with reliable print quality, ...

In this video, we conduct a comprehensive comparison of 19 unique and advanced 3D printer filament types.

In this video, we explore the 9 most popular advanced 3D printer filament types suitable for at-home 3D printing. The discussion includes: - Nylon Filament - Polycarbonate Filament - PLA-CF Filament - ...

What type of 3D printing filament should you buy? Best answer: Polylactic Acid (PLA) is the best all-round filament for making models, especially if you're going to finishing them. It's forgiving, ...

Our first 3D printers only printed ABS and PLA plastic. Yeah, we heard about PVA for support structures, but no one could get them to stick. There was also polycarbonate, but you had to have an all ...

A Ben Cox, engineer at the Morgridge Institute for Research: 3D printing is a process by which we make a piece layer by layer, and the various forms of 3D printing differ in how they make each layer.

3D printing is a surprisingly complicated hobby. Those who wish to successfully master the art need to know about the different file types that their digital blueprints can be saved to. Even those who ...