Who likes a 6-scara-arm printer yeh!?
Loads of interesting lessons learned from developing this! And a great example of FullControl being used to design things that aren't a print path and don't make sense in an STL file or slicer - powder dosing instructions 🤓
First day of SMRRF 2026!
@sanjaymortimerfoundation
Most of the time I’m about fashion, but I do have a huge love for anything innovative. And this printer really captured my attention, never seen rotating nozzles. 🧐
Research by @fullcontrolxyz
🧠 We’re delighted to welcome @fullcontrolxyz , part of Loughborough University, to SMRRF 2026!
Created by Andy Gleadall, FullControl empowers makers, researchers, and engineers to generate precise, human-readable GCode, unlocking design freedom beyond traditional slicers. Open-source (GNU GPL v3.0) and built to remove barriers between ideas and fabrication, it’s already enabling unprecedented additive manufacturing research.
Discover how FullControl is redefining what’s possible with GCode.
🎟️ Get your tickets: link in bio
📅 7–8 March 2026
📍 The Dalton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University
#SMRRF2026 #FullControl #LoughboroughUniversity #3DPrinting #OpenSource #AdditiveManufacturing #MakerCommunity #STEM #Innovation #ManchesterEvents @lborouniversity
Me and my bambulab having a domestic 👆
Soooo close!!! 🤦
You can (or can't 😭) print this from the Freeform Frosting Challenge on www.fullcontrol.xyz by tweaking the parameters about start/end sizes, etc. Go for it! 💻
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#3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing #BambuLab #FreeformFrosting #FullControl #3DPrintFail #PrintingChallenge #MakerCommunity #3DPrintingFun #PushTheLimits #3DPrintExperiment #PrintingGoneWrong #3DDesign #CreativePrinting #PrintYourWorld #ParametricDesign #CustomToolpaths #3DPrintingIdeas #PrintInnovation #PrintFail #FullControlXYZ
🎄 Freeform Frosting Challenge 🎄
Ready to defy gravity? 🌟 It's all about getting molten polymer to freeze beautifully in mid-air ❄️☃️❄️
This looks amazing while printing – I can't wait to see someone create a killer video of it! 📹
Designed by my awesome PhD student, Jinnuo Zhang 🙏, at Loughborough University
🖨️ free at www.fullcontrol.xyz – and how much material dya reckon? Less than £0.02's worth per tree decoration!! 🎄✨
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#christmas #xmas #3dprinting # #treedecorating #treedecorations #xmastree #fullcontrolxyz #frosting #frost
Open-source 4-axis multi-tool printer!
4-axis guidance doc here:
fullcontrol.xyz/4axis
(links to this dual-extruder version)
Powered by Duet3D
Video by my @lborouniversity student Sam Butler 😎
Open-source 4-axis printer conversion
Full-build walk-through --> www.fullcontrol.xyz/4axis
Awesome work by my students at @lborouniversity - video by Nathanael Hogg, working with Renush Vigneswaran
Electronics powered by Duet3D 💪
Toolpath powered by @fullcontrolxyz 💪
Please build it and let us know any potential improvements/extensions
5-axis add-on coming soon!
Which axis do you think is best as the additional rotation axis... Tilt bed? Rotate bed? Add 2nd axis rotation to the printhead?
Open-source 4-axis 3D printer conversion with 3 bought parts and 3-6 printed parts! Simple!
Full walk-through including toolpath generation:
www.fullcontrol.xyz/4axis
Fantastic video by Renush Vigneswaran 👏 he and Nathanael Hogg, both UG students at Loughborough University, did this work in collaboration with Duet3D, using their awesome Duet 3 mini 5+, and Dirk Leas
This is a mega simple starting point for multiaxis development... 5-axis mod coming soon! Starting with 4-axis, reduces barriers to development and hopefully is an easy step for slicers towards 5-axis slicers in the future. And there is loads of research you can do with 4 axes that is directly relevant to 5. Whilst waiting for multiaxis slicers to mature, you can use FullControl 🎉
Lots more research along these lines coming from us!
#3dprinting #3dprinter #fullcontrol #fullcontrolxyz #fullcontrolgcode #duet #duet3d #reprap #machine #multiaxis #4axis #5axis #opensource #design
