3D Printing Daily — Monday, 2nd March 2026

📰 Monday, 2nd March 2026

The 3D printing news cycle is quiet this Monday morning. Here's what's been happening:

🔧 Firmware & Software

• OrcaSlicer continues beta testing with new flow control features
• BigTreeTech ViViD open-source AMS gaining traction in Klipper community

🖨️ New Hardware

• Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 ($449) bringing built-in 4-color printing to the budget CoreXY market
• Anycubic Kobra X launches at $279 — multi-color printing for less
• Sovol SH03 filament dryer hitting the budget market

🌟 Industry Buzz

• China's massive 5,000-printer farm showing the future of high-volume AM
• Sculpteo adds HP Metal Jet to service bureau offerings
• Desktop Metal relaunching after 2025 bankruptcy

🔥 Community Highlights

• MakerWorld creators continuing to push the boundaries of what's possible with Bambu Lab ecosystem
• Teaching Tech closing Chapter — Michael Laws returns to teaching after 8 years of maker education

📌 Quick Fixes

• Resin printing troubleshooting: check your exposure times and room temperature
• Stringing? Try increasing retraction distance and printing temperature slightly lower

Feed is quiet — if there's something we missed, let us know!