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3D printed design principles model set on a base plate, featuring colourful test cubes demonstrating overhangs, holes, bridging, and other 3D printing features, with “design principles” text overlay.

A free model set that helps you understand the core principles of designing for FFF 3D printing through simple, physical examples.

3D Printing Design Principles Model Set

13th April 2026 • Tips

Make:able 2026 prize announcement graphic with repeated 3D printer silhouettes on a coloured background.

Discover the 2026 Make:able Challenge prizes and see which 3D printer is being awarded across all categories.

2026 Make:able Challenge Prize Announcement

7th April 2026 • News

3D printed design principles model set on a square base, featuring coloured examples such as overhangs, bridging, holes and spikes.

Our refreshed Designing for 3D Printing course focuses on the core principles of FFF printing, using real examples, test models, and a practical approach to help you design with confidence.

Designing for 3D Printing Course (Updated 2026)

30th March 2026 • News

3D render of a custom pliers storage insert designed in Tinkercad, showing the tool silhouette cut into a rectangular tray.

Trace images in Tinkercad using a simple SVG conversion trick. Learn how to turn photos into accurate outlines for 3D models.

How to Trace Images in Tinkercad Using an SVG Trick

9th March 2026 • Tips

3D render of a modular desk organiser in bright orange, featuring angled compartments holding purple bottles, hand tools, and slim rods, set against a soft purple background.

Design a custom 3D printed storage organiser in Tinkercad or Autodesk Fusion, engineered around real objects and real spaces.

Design Your Own 3D Printed Storage Organiser | New PrintLab Project

2nd March 2026 • News

Exploded 3D render of a MakerTrack handheld flashlight showing the green 3D printed enclosure lifted above a modular grid board with mounted LED, push button, coin cell battery, and internal component mounts.

Take a deep dive inside the MakerTrack course and discover how to move from solderless circuit experiments to fully designed 3D printed products.

Solderless Electronics for 3D Printed Products | Inside the MakerTrack Course

16th February 2026 • News

3D printed KIBO tactile art board with colourful textured bolts forming a design on a yellow background.

The latest Design Spotlight explores KIBO, a modular 3D printed tactile art board designed to make creative expression more accessible for children who are visually impaired.

Design Spotlight: The KIBO Tactile Art Board

9th February 2026 • Case Studies

Multiple Ultimaker 3D printers running simultaneously in a school classroom with the Bellevue Christian School logo overlaid.

How one teacher manages dozens of student projects, multiple iterations, and high-volume 3D printing during the Make:able Assistive Technology Challenge.

Managing High-Volume 3D Printing for Iteration and Student Projects

2nd February 2026 • Tips

A black-and-white collage showing a person playing a trombone with an assistive support and a smiling child using an adapted drawing or writing board, set against a bold pink background with geometric shapes.

Discover the Make:able Challenge, a global design initiative using 3D design and 3D printing to create assistive solutions for real people. Here are seven reasons to take part.

7 Reasons to Take Part in the Make:able Challenge

22nd January 2026 • News

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