Filaments & Resins explains the materials desktop 3D printers use: how PLA, PETG, ABS, TPU, nylon and composite filaments behave, which resins suit detail or toughness, and what each material needs from the printer.
General-purpose parts are covered in the PETG 3D Printing Guide: Durable General-Purpose Parts, flexible parts in TPU & Flexible Filaments: The Complete 3D Printing Guide, and abrasive composites in the Carbon Fiber Filament Guide: Nozzles and Key Settings. Resin users can compare formulations in the guide to standard, tough, flexible and castable resins. Materials also change upkeep, so pair them with the 3D Printer Maintenance Checklist and Schedule.
Print temperatures and drying values in these guides are the material makers’ published ranges; for choosing the machine itself, see the guides to desktop 3D printers.
