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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tested MeshyAI from prompt/photo to physical 3D prints. Personalized pets, a classic VW Beetle, multicolor 3MF export, Add Base, Agent, and more. 3dwithus.com/meshy-ai-han... #Imageto3D #textto3D #3DPrinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Revopoint Trackit SR: Hands-On Large Object 3D Scanning From furniture to a Sea-Doo, plus Wi-Fi scanning, alignment, meshing, and 3D printable miniatures. 3dwithus.com/revopoint-tr... #Revopoint #3DScanning #3DPrinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New scanner arrived. Teddy has already completed the initial packaging quality inspection. 🐶✅ Creality Pika hands-on testing starts soon. #Creality #3dscanner #3dscanning

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Turned my living room into a #3DScanning studio today. Now everything hurts 💪 Testing the Revopoint Trackit SR on something bigger this time. Is 3D scanning furniture a thing? I can see why. 👀

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Power of tradeshows. Every little kick towards collaboration helps. #esun #3dprinting #filament 🐶 Teddy is definitely not amused that I forced him to work again 🐾

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🐶 'Daddy cmon - do it already' 🐾 The Revopoint Trackit SR has arrived. All in one big box. Size-wise, I can feel the difference straight away, as the original Trackit came in two big, heavy-duty cases. #Revopoint #3DScanning

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Testing Tripo AI for 3D printing. Text-to-3D, photo-to-3D, Refine, Segmentation, Blender cleanup, 3D printing... I went a bit deeper than planned. Full review: 3dwithus.com/tripo-ai-rev... #3DPrinting #AI3D #TripoAI

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Scanned an old dumbbell set 💪 with the Creality Sermoon P1 and 3D printed it on the K2 Pro. Great fun and a surprisingly good way to test the complete scan-to-print workflow: 3dwithus.com/creality-ser... #3DScanning #3DPrinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

10 years of playing with 3D printers, and I still get a kick out of fixing something useful around the house. #3dprinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

From broken RC boat parts to functional replacements. The biggest lesson from this project wasn't just the scanner. It was the workflow. 3D scanning → Blender → 3D printing, with a little AI help. Full article: 3dwithus.com/revopoint-me... @Revopoint3d #3DScanning #3DPrinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I had a blast 3D scanning and repairing RC boat parts with the Revopoint MetroY Ultra. I think I’ve just unlocked Level 2 of 3D scanning… thanks to a few tricks. 😄 Full article next week. #3DScanning #RCBoats #3DPrinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Sniffing and stretching before the real work starts 🐶 The 3DMakerPro Raven has arrived. Looking forward to putting this LiDAR spatial scanner through its paces. #3DScanning

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This time, I also featured the Snapmaker U1 extensively. Purge towers proved surprisingly useful as marker blocks for 3D scanning. As for the printed foot… Halloween came early.

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Revopoint POP 4 hands-on testing: I scanned feet for a scan-to-print shoe-stretcher experiment, tested color scanning, and even used purge towers from 3D printing as DIY marker blocks. 3dwithus.com/revopoint-po... #revopoint #3dscanning #3dprinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The new Creality Sermoon P1 just arrived for hands-on testing. Teddy already completed the mandatory sniff test 🐾 and seems cautiously optimistic #3dscanning

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

While the Revopoint3d POP 4 campaign has already broken past the $1M mark, I’ve received both the POP 4 and Metro Y Ultra for hands-on testing. Teddy, as usual, gave the packages a few barks and sniffs before approving them. Testing starts soon. #Revopoint #3dscanning

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Added another calculator and guide. 🧮 This one helps estimate how much filament is left on partially used spools before printing. 3dwithus.com/filament-rem... #3dprinting #filament #calculator

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

My first vessel named after me 😄⛵️ Thanks Clive for continuing to upgrade this 3D printed speedboat at our local boating club. Great seeing it back on the water today. #3DPrinting #RCBoat

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I thoroughly tested U1. Apart from the included models, I also printed a bunch of miniatures for keychains from 3D scans. Scaled-down DeathRacer and RC Boats miniatures printed surprisingly well. Great printer for this kind of work. 3dwithus.com/snapmaker-u1... @snapmaker.bsky.social #3dprinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Finally, the weather cooperated, and we had a great day out with Teddy 🐶🐾 and gave PollyFab’s 3D printed shoes a proper test along the way. More testing: 3dwithus.com/pollyfab-3d-...

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Pretty impressed with the choice of test models included. Could not stop printing one after another. Might give some clues on how to slice my own models. Featured models: @snapmaker.bsky.social, @lucky13toys.bsky.social, JINQITOYS #snapmakeru1 #3dprinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

What is scarier than a DeathRacer? A Battle Hardened DeathRacer! This one became a real hero across a few guides and made it onto Sketchfab. Einstar Rockit did a great job capturing the punches and bruises on this beast. Hands-on: 3dwithus.com/einstar-rock... #3dscanning

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

New PollyFab 3D printed shoes just arrived. Unfortunately, our Chief Inspector Teddy is currently on light duty after surgery… but still insisted on supervising the unboxing 🐶 #3dprintedshoes

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

One gadget I tested at the recent trade show was AirPods Pro. Surprisingly helpful for hearing in noisy talks and demos. I wouldn’t want them all the time as I still enjoy silence, but for events like this, they made a real difference.

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Siraya Tech was at SMRRF. I was impressed by their FDM TPU prints.

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

My digging into 3D printed shoes continues. Here are the shoes I spotted and tested at #SMRRF @The_SMF_ D7 by @David_Tobin, Flush by Pollyfab3D, 3D printed in various TPU at @SirayaTech stand #3DPrinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Piranha DeathRacer is on its way to #SMRRF in Manchester. Follow the quote tweets in order to see the nearly year-long evolving story. It's time. Today is the day! #3DPrinting #DeathRacer @The_SMF_ @samprentice.bsky.social

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Just in case my DeathRacer gets destroyed 😬 at #SMRRF, I decided to preserve it in 3D. Maybe even as a keychain. @EinstarOfficial Rockit did a great job. #3DScanning #3DPrinted #DeathRacer @The_SMF_ @samprentice.bsky.social

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

It’s here. Snapmaker U1 has officially landed. Chief Inspector Teddy 🐾 has already approved the delivery. Setup and testing coming soon. #snapmaker #SnapmakerU1 #3DPrinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

First test of the freshly built DeathRacer. Finally running in the wild. The gears need a little fine-tuning, but I’m very pleased with the result. Getting ready for SamPrentice’s DeathRacers show at The_SMF #SMRRF #3DPrinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Updated 3D Print Cost Calculator, now cleaner and more user-friendly. Yes, it still includes the controversial “3D printer life expectancy (h)” metric 👀 3dwithus.com/3d-print-cos... #3dprint #cost #calculator

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

If you need to justify your 3D printing hobby at home, here’s a handy electricity cost calculator 😉 Spoiler: it doesn’t use as much power as you might think. For UK folks, it’s even more reasonable. 3dwithus.com/3d-printer-e... #3dprinting #electricity #calculator

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Update: It is probably an anti-record, as I have been building this since April 2025, but there has been some progress. Electronics left 😅 Getting ready to @SamPrentice’s DeathRacers show at @The_SMF #SMRRF #3DPrinting

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I was invited to contribute to the 3D Printing Industry 2026 Executive Survey. Based on what I see daily in the personal and prosumer market, here is my perspective on where 3D printing is heading: 👇🧵

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Hey Teddy 🐶, this one’s not a toy. EINSTAR Rockit 3D Scanner just landed. Hands-on testing begins in March. If you have specific scenarios you’d like covered, let me know.

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

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.

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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...

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

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

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

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. 🤯👆

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

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 👇

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

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.

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

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

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

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

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

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

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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 👇

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

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 🚤😇

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Max Funkner @maxfunkner.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

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

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