Multicolor and multimaterial printers, material changes, toolheads and nozzle settings, with attention to mechanisms and supported configurations.
At L.A. Comic Con 2026, Snapmaker demonstrated its four-toolhead U1, displayed printed costumes and props, and ran free repair sessions. The company also served as presenting sponsor of the $25,000 Cosplay National Championship.
HUST used PolyJet printing to reproduce the soft-hard interlocking mechanism of a seahorse tail in a flexible exoskeleton structure.
The University of Turku has integrated a Schaeffler Aerosint SPD2.1-B5 recoater with an Aconity MIDI+, enabling research with up to three powders selectively deposited within one layer.
A published workflow assigns a 0.4 mm nozzle to walls and a 0.8 mm nozzle to infill, using percentage-based line widths for mixed heads.
OrcaSlicer 2.5.0 Alpha can assign different diameters to the left and right nozzles on Bambu Lab's H2D and X2D. The feature can combine a fine-detail nozzle with a faster infill nozzle in one job, but the release remains experimental.
Anycubic is partnering with Thingiverse to connect more than two million models to Makeronline, with a dedicated section planned for November 17.
A new U1 accessory uses licensed E3D extrusion technology to increase melt throughput. Reported performance gains come from manufacturer testing.
Creality presented two approaches to multicolor printing alongside recycling equipment, scanners and AI creation tools.
The first funding round highlights community work on nozzle-aware slicing, expanded firmware and third-party filament feeders. Twenty projects are under final review for awards.
