Whatever happened to 3D printing? It was all over the new in

are you serious? It's more talked about than ever before now that everyone has easy access to 3d printers

>>58611784
its useless on the consumer level unless you want to spend 600$+ making keychains and trinkets

not good enough for regular people to print things they'd want to
relatively hard to use
too expensive for what they do -- unless they fill a niche you need, like printing phone cases or some shit

it's good for prototyping and some edge cases, like printing a part for a model kit or a cup holder but in general it's just not good enough. people were hyped years ago because they had unrealistic expectations, hoping that you'd be able to manufacture pretty much anything and that it'd be better than the mass produced stuff. we're not there and we might never be -- economies of scale imply the latter

it got really popular in the industrial sector and for DIY kinda shit, but its not a household item any more than a bandsaw is
plenty of people have hobbies where a bandsaw is useful, but very few have one tucked away in their garage

theyre mainly used for prototyping in commercial situations

>>58611784
It is kind of like when people here say I've got a Raspberry Pi, what do.

If you had a need then you get it. Don't buy it and then come up with a need.

3D printers are expensive, so not many people have them. But if you have a one-off part you need made, plenty of services will make it for you cheaply. Try your local public library.

>>58611784
They didn't realize china is one gigantic 3d printer .