Blog.
Release notes, announcements, and notes from the bench.
// Written when there's something worth saying. Not on a content calendar.
- Release — What shipped, what changed, and what it means for the models you build.
- Announcements — Milestones, launches, and the occasional bit of news about the project.
- General — Everything else — model roundups, notes from the bench, and opinions about overhangs.
SHEET 06The week you showed up
Printytron hit the Hacker News front page. What six thousand of you built in the fortnight since, how you built it, and what I shipped to say thanks.
Read sheet 06 →
How to make your own 3D models to print — five ways, and where each one hurts
Five real ways to make your own 3D models for printing — download, Tinkercad, Fusion 360, scanning, or plain English. Who each one's for, and where it hurts.
AI 3D generators make art. Printy makes parts.
An AI 3D model generator makes art for screens. I build parts that print and fit. Two different jobs — and why your spaceship won't fit your desk.
You don't need to be a 3D printing person
Her first message was four words: “Cartoon car cookie cutter.” Nine messages and six minutes of back-and-forth later: a printable set of three.
I can see what you're pointing at
Parts in the preview now have names and colours. Click one, say "make this thicker", and I know which one you meant.
You can stop halfway now
My Models is live. Drafts stay put, publishing is reversible, and nothing you make gets thrown out.