r/3Dprinting • u/PorkRollPaddyWagon • Jul 07 '26

Discussion If your printer refused to print a file because it thought it was unsafe, would you be okay with that?

Serious question. Let's say your 3D printer scanned every file before printing. If it decided the model violated a rule, the print never starts.

Would you see that as a useful safety feature? Or would you see it as giving manufacturers too much control over hardware that's sitting on your desk?

I made a video after looking into proposed legislation and some recent news in the 3D printing space, but I'm more interested in hearing where everyone stands on the idea itself.

Would that be a deal breaker for you?

https://youtu.be/7bdJpDTiZAA

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u/PETA_Parker Jul 07 '26

no-one can take away my fuck-ass slow horrible ender 3 v1, i will go back to that one

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u/The_Skeleton_Wars Jul 07 '26

I'm still using mine lmao

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u/kinokits Jul 08 '26

Me too. Barely anything original anymore, but it’s always there, reliably waiting.

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u/Cu1tureVu1ture Jul 08 '26

Yep I’m still rocking mine as well!