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Guides and deep dives on non-planar 3D printing and the technology inside the Melta MK1.
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Aug 27, 2026 in Technology
The method that shifts and curves layers instead of stacking them flat: stronger parts, fewer supports and shapes a standard FDM printer cannot make in one piece. Start here.
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Aug 27, 2026 in Design
Six rules for CAD work aimed at a tilting bed: run the layers along the load, keep overhangs inside 45 degrees, model the true curve and design the supports out.
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Aug 20, 2026 in Software
A stock slicer cuts the model with parallel planes, so it has no way to describe a layer that bends. What replaces it: curved slicing surfaces, 3D toolpaths and custom Klipper kinematics.
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Aug 13, 2026 in Printing
Overhangs sag because a flat layer lands on nothing. Tilt the part instead of propping it up and the overhang becomes an ordinary wall, with nothing to break off afterwards.
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Aug 6, 2026 in Engineering
Parts break between layers because a flat interface is the smallest weld the process can produce. Waving that boundary widens the bond and interlocks it, worth up to 62%.
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Jul 30, 2026 in Technology
The two layer strategies row by row: supports, strength, surface finish, slicer, motion system, and the parts for which planar printing is still the better answer.
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