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Hope your print bed is sticking and your filament isn't tangled. Here's what's been going on over at iLove3DPrinting this week.
TL;DR
Bambu Lab just dropped the X2D, a dual-nozzle, heated chamber printer aimed squarely at serious hobbyists. Starting at $649.
Sovol teased its first ever multi-filament printer and the community is already buzzing.
BumpMesh is a free tool that lets you add insane surface texture to your models in minutes, no Blender degree required.
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Bambu Lab just dropped something big
Bambu Lab has officially announced the X2D and this one is worth paying attention to. Dual nozzles, a heated chamber that gets up to 65C, AI-powered failure detection, and 31 onboard sensors. But the feature that really caught my eye? The second nozzle is built for soluble supports, which means those painful support removal sessions could become a thing of the past. Oh and it starts at $649. I broke down everything you need to know.
Sovol is finally going multi-color
Sovol dropped a teaser this week and it has the community talking. A shadowy silhouette, the words "multi-filament" and "multi-color," and not much else. But what we can see from the image raises some interesting questions about how the system will actually work. Could this be an upgrade path for existing Sovol owners? A brand new machine? I've got the details on what we know so far and what to watch for.
This free tool makes texturing your models stupid easy
If you've ever tried to add surface detail to a 3D model and immediately wanted to throw your laptop out the window, BumpMesh is for you. No UV mapping. No Blender node nightmares. You just drop in a grayscale image and it spits out a properly textured 3D surface. It's genuinely one of those tools where you ask why nobody made this sooner. If you sell on Etsy or just want your prints to look more impressive, this one's worth five minutes of your time.
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That's it for this week. As always, keep printing and I'll catch you in the next one.
John iLove3DPrinting.com
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