PRUSA 3D Printing Podcast

AI is everywhere now, but are there any real practical uses for it in 3D printing? Are we developing any AI assisted tools? How are creators on Printables using AI to create models? We tackled these and many more questions in our latest Prusa Podcast.

We nerded out with Fotis, Wekster and Fixumdude about creating models for 3D printing. Our surprise guest Grant from 3d Musketeers shared his thoughts on the new features in PrusaSlicer 2.6.1. And we chatted about other recent 3DP news.

We talked with Ben and Garth from the Meshtastic project, we also discussed the new self-extinguishing filament from the Prusament team.

Thomas Rahm and Daniel Schubert worked on better support structures for 3D printing. Our implementation of Organic Supports in PrusaSlicer is an evolution of the tree supports by Thomas, which are significantly improved tree supports originally from Cura. We would like to thank the Ultimaker Cura team, Thomas Rahm and Daniel Schubert for the effort they have invested into the problem. Thomas and Daniel accepted our invitation to visit our headquarters, this interview was recorded during their visit.

3D printed guitars and amps, automatic generation of dowel pins in PrusaSlicer 2.6, new studio and more!

First time from a new studio!

We talked with Alain, our firmware developer, about how the loadcell sensor on the Nextruder works. Turns out, it's way more involved than simply detecting the reading crossing a threshold! Of course we also talked about other parts of the firmware development and about other news.

We talked about the newly released MK4 and answered your questions. (Re-upload, first upload had 10 minute of music at the beginning by accident)

3D printable binocular telescopes with Analog Sky, new Printables features. Reupload, original upload had 10 minutes of music in the start.

PrusaSlicer 2.6 alpha 1, new white Prusament, MK3 firmware, guest @knafs_co

Hey everyone! It's time to look at the Organic supports in PrusaSlicer! We'll also talk with Mike from Diamond Kinetics about advanced analytics of baseball moves, using sensors prototyped on our 3D printers.

In this stream, we talked about the new Printables Analytics, new resin bundles, current designer contests and realistic Halloween prop-making with VanOaksProps.

In this episode, we talked about a brand new feature in the MK3S+ firmware called the Thermal protection model. And we were joined by the awesome maker Morley Kert, talking about 3D printing, his mobile repair station and more!

In this episode, we were joined by Adam from the Prusa Polymers team. We talked both about the new PA11 material but also about Prusament in general. We also looked at PrusaSlicer 2.5, which is now released.

In this episode, we talked with Chris Pirillo and BrittSithlord from Maker Deck. We also talked about the alpha version of MINI/MINI+ firmware that supports wifi connectivity. And we revealed an upcoming new Prusament material.

In this episode, we showcased the Community Feed feature on Printables.com, something we're excited to have finally out. We'll were joined by Dreaming Robotics and talked about their 3D printed electric spinning wheels that spin plant and animal fiber into yarn. The first PrusaSlicer 2.5 alpha is out, so we showcased that too. And we can't forget about MRRF recap and the article from our new Sustainability head.

Our guests were Juka and Silvestr from Make3D Company Limited, a very interesting company based in The Gambia. There, they use 3D printing for many use-cases critical for a developing country. Repairing bikes, printing braces for injured limbs or casting molds for emerging businesses. We also talked about the new Enclosure.

We were joined by Jaimie and Jay from Wicked Gamers.

Printables.com is here and you can bet that's what we talked about! And we were joined by JBV Creative, an artist and engineer creating awesome 3D printable designs.

We were joined by Andrew Mountcastle, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Bates College. He uses Original Prusa Printers in his labs with some pretty interesting applications.

We were joined by Paul from PrintShift, who mods Original Prusa MINI with auto-ejecting belts.

We announced the winners of the last two contests on PrusaPrinters and talked about the new reward systems. PrusaSlicer 2.4 was just released, so of course, we covered that as well. And Caleb Kraft joined us to talk about the Controller project!

We were joined by Nathan, the lead developer of the Nextruder. We talked about the XL and answer your questions about it, we bet you have a lot of them! :) But first, we checked out the latest news from Prusa, such as new firmware releases and upcoming Black Friday deals.

We were joined by the creators of the wonderful animated movie "Even Mice Belong in Heaven". So far the movie is enjoying great reviews and we are very proud to play a certain role in its creation. Namely, we are talking about a trio of the Original Prusa i3 MK3 printers used to create some of the puppets.

We talked with Taylor from Sacr3d Etching about his awesome laser-etched frames and extrusions. We also announced the winners of the Games design competition and gave a sneak peek of the Dubai project.

PrusaSlicer 2.4 is out and we talked about the endless list of new features! We were joined by Out Of Marbles, creators of fantastic 3D printable marble machines. And we gave a sneak peek of Prusament Resin! :)

We'll talked about 3D printed turntables with our guests from Frame Theory. And we previewed "Makes" prototype on our PrusaPrinters.org.

We were joined by the talented designer 3DPrintBunny and we talked about her modeling techniques.

We were joined by designer Fr3d, a creator mostly known for his fun dioramas. We talked about the latest updates to PrusaPrinters.org and we showcased new Prusament color. Josef couldn't join us this time due to his CEO duties (meeting).

We talked about the just-released Original Prusa SL1S SPEED resin 3D printer. And we were joined by Synthetic Ephemera, a creator of fantastic 3D printed ball-jointed dolls.

We chat with a great designer and our friend Fotis Mint and we show Prusa Academy for the first time :)

We've been streaming PrusaLive for a year now, time flies! In this special anniversary episode, we reveal a brand new Prusament material! We catch up with guests who appeared on the show in the past - Wekster, 3DMonkeyNL and DSK001! We also announced the PrusaPrinters designer contest winners (Gardening theme) and announced the theme for the next contest. We showcased the new PrusaSlicer feature and we talked about the future of our firmware and.

Our guest was a maker and YouTuber Zack Freedman! We talked about the new native PrusaSlicer build for M1 MacBooks, dark mode on Windows and more!

Designer Clockspring 3D joined us to talk about his creations and design process.

We chatted about the challenges of 3D printing chocolate with the founder of Cocoa Press, Evan Weinstein! We also talked about the many improvements in the upcoming firmware 3.10 for our 8bit printers (MK3/S/+, MK2.5/S). 

PrusaLive #21 was loaded with content! We'll had multiple guests from our community makerspace "PrusaLab", we'll talked about the lab itself and the projects created in it. We also announced that we're joining the 3MF Consortium. And we also announced the winners of the PrusaPrinters organization design contest!

We'll also talk about the recent updates (PrusaPrinters, organization competition, new Prusa stories, MINI firmware 4.3.1).

PrusaPrinters picks of the week:

Mikolas - https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/49163

Matt - https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/55535-dodecahedron-snowball-maker

Jo - https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/5008-voronoi-pokemon-vol-2 0:00

Countdown 10:24

Intro & Picks of the week

16:26 MINI FW 4.3.0

22:07 PrusaPrinters new features

30:42 Polymate3D - chat with Paul

53:18 PrusaLive twitter contest

1:00:56 Q&A

We go over the recap of 2020 article and chat with the awesome maker and designer DSK0001.

We talk about the smoothable Prusament PVB and chat with the awesome professor Paul Paukstelis and his educational 3D printable models.

Recording of our extra-long Christmas special live stream! :)

We were be joined by the awesome David Hewlett or as you most likely know him - Dr. Rodney McKay from Stargate!

We're talking about all the just released things.
We also go over Black Friday deals and answer common questions.

The highlight of this episode is a chat with an awesome YouTuber and maker Alexandre Chappel.

The main topics are:
- New contest at PrusaPrinters
- new PrusaSlicer 2.3 features we haven't yet shown
- guest 3DMonkeyNL

The main topics are:

- Winners of the Lights and 3D printing contest

- Prusa print price calculator

- guest Wekster

- Q&A

- announcing winners of the secret competition!

The main topics are:
- 3D printed e-bikes with our guest Ladislav Jecminek
- Mini contest winners
- firmware 3.9.1
- Q&A
- announcing winners of the secret competition!

The main topics are:
- Repkord & OPShieldsUp with our guest Pooch
- LA1.5 changes in upcoming fw 3.9.1 and how to calibrate it
- Q&A - a secret little extra!
You can ask questions ahead of the time by tweeting them with the hashtag #PrusaLive