Max Funkner

This guide has never been stronger. Nearly a million impressions in the past three months, driven by its use in AI overviews. Visibility is changing fast — monetisation, not so much. 🤷
Universal Basic Income when? 😅
#AI #Search #Publishing

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The nice side effect for creator contributors who benefit from it 🎉
Congrats to Marcidy as we are sending x4 SUNLU filament spools this round! 🎉🎁🧵3/3

Totally understandable — for a company, one filament spool may not be worth the logistics or effort. That’s perfectly fine with us. We are still grateful and welcome brands to publish on the forum and, more importantly, stay on our radar 😉 👇🧵2/3

As usual — a bit of behind the scenes 🙂
Our forum Monthly Giveaway experiment is running smoothly and is genuinely rewarding to run.
One interesting observation: some winners who represent brands or companies chose not to claim the prizes. 👇🧵 1/3

New post! 🎉 Math that is fun and easy to print!

Illustrate 3D surfaces of revolution with 2D shapes. Designed for a hands-on approach to a topic some have trouble visualizing. The same base works for all six included tiles.

Exclusively at Cults3D: cults3d.com/:3985037
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Have you had a 7-Year 3D printing project? I have!
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See my new 3DWithUs article about School Valentine Exchanges. Reflections on designing with my own kids throughout elementary school along with #3DPrinting tips and musings. Enjoy!

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I’ll be visiting the event again this year.
If you’re visiting or exhibiting and open to a collab or quick chat on the show floor, feel free to get in touch.

Planning to visit #TCT3Sixty this year?
Here are our 2025 highlights, with photos and on-the-floor impressions: 3dwithus.com/tct-3sixty-3...
Featured in 2025: @Piocreat3D, @PrintCityMMU, @Revopoint3d, #TCTAwards, @TCT3Sixty, more.

Published! 🥳 My new article "3D Printable Math Models for Teaching Complex Concepts" is now on the 3DWithUs site! I talk about math, teaching, and #3DPrinting with several of my latest designs.

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Takeaways:
• Single Shot (similar to photogrammetry) mode is useful
• Not needing a PC for scanning changes how and where you use it
• Editing/alignment in JMStudio gives more control
Full hands-on write-up (4+ examples) here: 3dwithus.com/3dmakerpro-t...

I spent three weeks testing the 3DMakerpro Toucan. As usual, scanning for 3D printing was on my mind, but not limited to it.
Here are a few pointers 👇
#3DScanning #3DPrinting

It’s surprising how many positions such fidgets can take. And making them colorful is also easy, with just a few color changes. More about Parametric Polygon Fidgets by Marcidy: 3dwithus.com/forum/topic/... #3dprinting #fidget

ChatGPT helped to generate a simple 2 mm-thick 'Recycle' feature STL from an image, which I then embedded directly into the model in Blender. That's new to me. 🤯👆

It’s not a rubbish bin. It’s a reusable travel mug 😅
First scan with the 3DMakerPro Toucan went better than expected. A simple travel mug turned out to be very scan-friendly and quickly became a keychain, miniature, and even an ornament. #3DScanning #3DPrinting 👇

Happy to see more companies making 3D scanning accessible beyond the professional and industrial space.

A bit late sharing this, but thank you Piocreat and Chitubox for the lovely gift and note. Teddy approved the present 🎁 instantly 🐶 Apron looks good.

This festive break period is viciously long. Weekends landed perfectly, prolonging the holiday into a perfect three weeks. Glad to be back and to see our forum gaining some traction 😇 Happy New Year! 🎉

Bracket Model: youtu.be/u19MeZWK1mw
Creality K2 Pro Hands-on: 3dwithus.com/creality-k2-...
Material Guide: 3dwithus.com/engineering-...

Creality K2 Pro handles PC-ABS like a pro. Now we have a nice shelf for Teddy's 🐶 clothes and licking mat collection. #Creality #3dprinting with #engineering #filament

I had a blast using the Revopoint MetroX this year. Now, the upgraded MetroX Pro is available for pre-order! Check out their latest 3D scanners, special offers, and don’t miss their holiday giveaway. #3dscanning

For the third year, I was invited to take part as a #3DPIAwards expert committee member. Each year, meetings and a brief dive into new topics help sharpen my perspective and deepen my understanding of how different parts of the 3D printing industry come together. Guide 👇

I’ve been testing these PollyFab shoes for weeks now and still can’t get over how nice they are. They survived Formnext, daily wear, and cross-trainer sessions. But of course, I might be biased, because they’re fully 3D printed, I get an extra kick! 😂

'Financing to Accelerate Talent Acquisition' - I like it. From what I’ve seen this past year, Snapmaker has been pushing hard to engage with and contribute to consumer 3D printing. This backing should give the company and creators a boost. More competition, more progress.

My Christmas Tree 🎄 will have a special decoration this year. It will also work as a reminder and a new year's resolution to continue certain projects 🚤😇

Overall, the INSPIRE 2 is a practical, approachable scanner for beginners and hobbyists. For more advanced users who can tolerate a heavier device, I would recommend considering the MetroX or MetroY. #Revopoint3d #3dscanner #3dscanning

Formnext official attendance and participation stats, plus a look at what caught my eye this year: the toolchanger showdown, 3D printed shoes, 3D generators, compact lasers, and affordable scanners. Plenty of consumer and small-business innovation on display. #formnext #formnext2025

Took my Flux 3D printed shoes by @pollyfab3d, 12.1 Booth F68, to Formnext for a proper stress test. Surprisingly comfy, especially with the official @Formnext socks! :) #formnext #formnext2025 #3Dprintedshoes

Ironically, AI is both a publisher’s enemy and a friend. These days, in correspondence with businesses in 3D printing, I often say, 'This will be beneficial for SEO and AI training.' #SEO #AI #3DPrinting

I know that @philmacey1 tried them 👟 already:
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Visit the official website:
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