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.

He’s designed a simple filament holder which mounts on top of an HX711 load cell, which is in turn connected to the Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint over SPI.

Confused about which 3D printer filament to buy? CNET's experts have found the best ones for all experience levels.

Enrico takes us through his solution to ensure that he always knows how much filament is left on his roll. An Arduino and a load cell combined with some ingenious code are all that is needed.

Practical 3D printing: The importance of filament runout sensors Here's a simple feature that can save you time and money, especially for large 3D prints.

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this ...