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Recent First Layer Guide coverage of 3D printing news: new printer launches, firmware and slicer updates, materials, and notable industry developments.
Bambu Lab H3C: Its Nine-Tool Printer Launches November 3
Bambu Lab confirmed the H3C on October 22, 2026: a toolchanger with nine tools behind a drop-down rack. The launch is set for November…
Bambu Lab S1: The Company’s First 3D Scanner Lands in November
Bambu Lab teased the S1 on October 12, 2026: its first 3D scanner, due in November. No price or specs yet, but an FCC…
Bambu Lab R1: The Company’s First Laser Cutter Costs $2,499
Bambu Lab announced the R1 on September 22, 2026: a 55W CO2 laser cutter and engraver, its first product outside 3D printing. It costs…
San Diego County Sues Polymaker Over 3D-Printed Ghost Gun Marketing
San Diego County sued filament maker Polymaker on October 6, 2026, arguing its marketing to gun-printing communities turns ordinary filament into an illegal firearm…
Prusa’s Core One Hotend Upgrade Ships at Last: 400°C for PPS and PEKK-CF
Prusa’s HT Hotend Upgrade for the Core One and Core One L is shipping, nearly a year after it was teased at Formnext 2025.…
California’s New 3D Printer Law: What AB 2047 Actually Requires
Governor Newsom signed AB 2047 on September 26, 2026, requiring 3D printers sold in California to eventually block firearm files. The mandate depends on…
Bambu Lab Loses $27.6M Patent Verdict to Stratasys: What X1, P1 and A1 Owners Should Know
A Texas jury ordered Bambu Lab to pay Stratasys $27.6 million on September 18, ruling that its X1, P1 and A1 printers infringe four…
Flashforge CJ270: A Desktop 3D Printer That Prints Color Instead of Painting It On
Flashforge’s CJ270 launched September 14 at $3,999, a desktop 3D printer that jets CMYK, white and transparent materials to build full-color parts without a…
Creality K3: A Nozzle-Swapping Printer That Skips Most of the Purge Waste
Creality’s K3 swaps entire nozzle-and-hotend assemblies instead of purging filament through a shared nozzle. Unveiled at IFA 2026 with a 4.8-second swap time, but…
PrusaSlicer 3.0 Preview: A Rewritten Interface and Real Multi-Printer Projects
PrusaSlicer 3.0’s first public preview shipped on September 1, exactly 15 years after Slic3r’s first commit. The interface was rewritten from scratch, projects can…
