3D Printing
r/3dprinting
3D Printing Geeks
- Last successful update
- Updated 2026-09-02 10:39 UTC · 1d ago
- Most-mentioned analysis range
- Most-discussed range 2026-08-03 → 2026-09-02
Trend windows
- Current seven-day window
- Current window 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-01
- Comparison seven-day window
- Comparison 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-25
- Analyzed records behind the comparison
- 17,943 current vs 16,432 comparison analyzed posts/comments
Editorial overview
Trending in r/3dprinting
The strongest rising or new signals by prevalence change: how much more often each entity appears in the current seven-day window compared with the previous seven, normalized by analyzed activity. A signal needs at least 5 distinct posts or comments in the current window. “New” means absent from the comparison window — not new to the world or to Reddit.
- #1
plastic
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 195 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #2
filament
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 956 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #3
laser
HARDWARE_COMPONENTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 58 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #4
nozzle
HARDWARE_COMPONENTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 394 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #5
creality
BRANDRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 103 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #6
scraper
TOOLRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 33 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
Window: 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-01 compared with 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-25 (complete UTC days).
Categories by trend strength
Category strength is the sum of its three strongest eligible rising/new signals, in percentage points. Ordered strongest first.
MATERIAL_TYPE
+0.8 pp
from 1,217 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: plastic, filament, nylon
HARDWARE_COMPONENT
+0.6 pp
from 466 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: laser, nozzle, blade
BRAND
+0.4 pp
from 404 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: creality, bambu, polymaker
TOOL
+0.3 pp
from 107 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: scraper, onshape, klipper
LOCATION
+0.3 pp
from 68 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: restaurant, japan, mall
SOFTWARE_APPLICATION
+0.3 pp
from 237 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: ai, cad, fusion
PRINTER_MODEL
+0.3 pp
from 110 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: a1 mini, x2d, snapmaker u1
PLATFORM
+0.3 pp
from 190 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: makerworld, google, thingiverse
COLOR
+0.3 pp
from 176 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: black, red, purple
RETAILER
+0.2 pp
from 149 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: amazon, costco, walmart
CHEMICAL
+0.2 pp
from 76 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: epoxy, ink, isopropyl alcohol
QUANTITY
+0.2 pp
from 62 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 20, 15, $ 30
TEMPERATURE
+0.2 pp
from 66 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: bed temperature, 55 °, 75 °
DIMENSION
+0.2 pp
from 44 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: dimensional accuracy, 0.4 mm, 0.6 mm
DURATION
+0.1 pp
from 36 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 10 year, 6 month, all day
PRINT_SPEED
+0.1 pp
from 42 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: faster, 0.2, fastest
FILE_FORMAT
+0.1 pp
from 71 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: stl
PRINTING_TECHNOLOGY
+0.1 pp
from 68 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: fdm
PROJECT_TYPE
+0.1 pp
from 25 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: design, diy, open source
MATERIAL_PROPERTY
+0.1 pp
from 23 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: strength, stiffness
PRINT_DEFECT
+0.1 pp
from 42 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: failed print, warping, creep
WEIGHT
+0.1 pp
from 16 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: gram, 2 kg, 3 kg
USER_EXPERIENCE_LEVEL
+0.0 pp
from 16 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: hobbyist, newbie
CUSTOMER_SUPPORT
+0.0 pp
from 15 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: patreon, kickstarter
SAFETY_HAZARD
+0.0 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: fire hazard
LOGISTICS
+0.0 pp
from 6 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: overhead
UPGRADE_MODIFICATION
+0.0 pp
from 13 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: upgraded
ERROR_CODE
+0.0 pp
from 11 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: g code
All signals for r/3dprinting are reported for the same exact windows; strength is a presentation aid, not a stored metric.
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Exact published metrics for r/3dprinting. Rising and Falling compare the current seven-day window 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-01 with the previous seven days 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-25 ( complete UTC days; 17,943 current vs 16,432 comparison analyzed records). Signals appear only with at least 5 distinct posts or comments behind them — the current window for Rising, the comparison window for Falling; the CSV export still contains the complete published metric set. Most discussed uses the current analysis lookback (2026-08-03 → 2026-09-02) — frequency, never trending.
Showing 50 of 155
“New” means absent from the comparison window — not new to the world or to Reddit. All signals are automatically extracted and may be wrong; they are directional product signals, not causal claims.
plastic
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 195 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 135 comparison → 233 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
filament
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 956 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1,143 comparison → 1,341 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
laser
HARDWARE_COMPONENTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 58 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 5 comparison → 78 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
nozzle
HARDWARE_COMPONENTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 394 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 426 comparison → 527 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
creality
BRANDRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 103 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 79 comparison → 132 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
scraper
TOOLRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 33 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 6 comparison → 40 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
restaurant
LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 32 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 5 comparison → 41 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
bambu
BRANDRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 259 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 310 comparison → 368 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
black
COLORRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 112 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 105 comparison → 138 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
makerworld
PLATFORMRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 116 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 92 comparison → 131 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
ai
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 78 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 74 comparison → 102 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
a1 mini
PRINTER_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 46 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 23 comparison → 47 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
onshape
TOOLRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 30 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 10 comparison → 38 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
cad
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 101 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 95 comparison → 131 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
nylon
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 66 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 47 comparison → 95 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
x2d
PRINTER_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 39 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 22 comparison → 43 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
amazon
RETAILERRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 118 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 95 comparison → 123 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
metal
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 64 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 50 comparison → 82 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
polymaker
BRANDRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 42 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 28 comparison → 49 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
20
QUANTITYRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 34 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 15 comparison → 44 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
costco
RETAILERRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 20 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 25 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
abs
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 175 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 201 comparison → 226 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
stl
FILE_FORMATRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 71 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 58 comparison → 77 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
japan
LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 19 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 23 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
dimensional accuracy
DIMENSIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 19 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 20 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
mall
LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 17 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 19 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
bandai
BRANDNew- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 16 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 16 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
fdm
PRINTING_TECHNOLOGYRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 68 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 54 comparison → 83 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
fusion
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 58 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 52 comparison → 70 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
google
PLATFORMRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 46 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 29 comparison → 47 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
bed temperature
TEMPERATURERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 27 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 27 comparison → 66 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
epoxy
CHEMICALRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 27 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 15 comparison → 30 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
lego
BRANDRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 17 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 32 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
blender
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 104 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 106 comparison → 155 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
software
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 78 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 65 comparison → 92 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
room
LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 67 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 60 comparison → 74 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
bambulab
BRANDRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 64 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 58 comparison → 79 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
red
COLORRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 45 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 36 comparison → 51 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
klipper
TOOLRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 44 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 39 comparison → 72 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
glass
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 32 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 29 comparison → 53 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
thingiverse
PLATFORMRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 28 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 14 comparison → 28 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
pex
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 21 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 8 comparison → 21 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
ink
CHEMICALRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 16 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 3 comparison → 18 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
freecad
TOOLRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 62 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 60 comparison → 80 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
isopropyl alcohol
CHEMICALRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 33 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 21 comparison → 33 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
textured sheet
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 20 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 16 comparison → 39 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
55 °
TEMPERATURERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 20 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 9 comparison → 20 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
windex^^®
TOOLRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 20 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 8 comparison → 20 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
purple
COLORRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 19 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 9 comparison → 28 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
clay
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 17 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 6 comparison → 35 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
Entities are extracted automatically and may be wrong. Trend signals are directional product signals, not causal claims. See the methodology for the exact definitions.