Which material for which use?
The master guide to find your bearings: mechanical part, aesthetic, UV-exposed, flexible, food-safe — how to decide in two minutes.
Resources
Everything you need to understand 3D printing — and pick right.
Material guides, technology comparisons, use cases by profession and field reports. A library we grow project after project to spare you the wrong calls.
Materials
Pick the right material for your part.
Which filament for a part that runs hot? Which resin for fine detail? Each material has a use it fits — and one to steer clear of. We point you to the right pick.
Filament comparison: PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA
The four most-asked-for filaments, side by side: price, heat resistance, longevity, ease of printing.
Nylon & carbon fibre
PAHT-CF, PLA-CF: for functional, structural or wear parts. When to step up to composites — and when to skip them.
TPU & flexible materials
Gaskets, soles, sleeves, shock-absorbers. How to spec a flexible TPU 95A part — and why infill changes everything.
Resins: standard, tough, flexible, ABS-like
Four families, four distinct uses. Precision, impact resistance, flex, mechanical strength: the real differences laid bare.
Printers & technologies
Understand the machine behind the part.
FDM or resin, real tolerances, Bambu Lab P1S, post-processing: what happens between your file and the part we ship to you.
FDM or resin: how to choose?
Large format or fine detail? Functional or aesthetic part? The decision grid we use ourselves, in one place.
Bambu Lab P1S: what we print with it
256 × 256 × 256 mm volume, AMS up to 4 colours, speed, reliability. What the P1S does very well — and its limits in multi-material and large format.
Tolerances and precision
±0.2 mm in FDM, ±0.05 mm in resin: what that means in practice for your fits, threads and assemblies.
Post-processing: sanding, painting, finishing
From raw to ready-to-ship. Deburring, progressive sanding, primer, acrylic paint, varnish. What changes by material.
Use cases by profession
Concretely, who prints what with us.
Architects, engineering teams, artisans, schools, industry, individuals. For each profile: typical parts, preferred materials and traps to avoid.
Architects & designers
White massing models, aesthetic prototypes, exhibition pieces at scale. Precision, smooth finish, render aligned with your design system.
Engineering teams & R&D
Functional prototypes, mechanical validation, test jigs. Fast iterations, native CAD files accepted, advice on material picks.
Artisans & creators
Jewellery, accessories, one-offs, custom pieces. Small runs, careful finishing, transparency on lead times — to deliver what matters.
Schools & education
Teaching models, student projects, course materials. Adapted pricing, file advice, lead times aligned with the school calendar.
Industry & maintenance
Replacement parts, assembly jigs, light tooling. We reproduce a missing part, optimise it for printing, and inspect dimensionally.
Film, theatre & live shows
Props, set pieces at scale. Short lead times, painted finishes, discretion on confidential productions.
Individuals & makers
Spare parts, custom objects, personal projects no desktop printer can deliver cleanly. Without judgement, without MOQ.
Blog & field reports
The studio logbook.
New materials we've tested, retrospectives on client projects, launches, technical decisions. No filler — an article when we have something to say.
Why we launched Unlimit3d Studio
The idea behind the studio, the gap we saw in the market, and what we want to avoid becoming. Our starting point, in plain words.
The first parts out of the workshop
A look back at the first client projects: what we learned, what we got wrong, what we fixed for the next ones.
Our Bambu Lab colour palette
Filament stock by colour, Matte/Basic/Silk finishes, real render after printing. To help you pick before ordering.
A specific question?
If the answer isn't (yet) here, write to us.
We reply directly, with no sales pitch — and we may even add your question to this page.