3D Printing
r/3dprinting
3D Printing Geeks
- Last successful update
- Updated 2026-10-17 06:17 UTC · 1d ago
- Most-mentioned analysis range
- Most-discussed range 2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17
Trend windows
- Current seven-day window
- Current window 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-16
- Comparison seven-day window
- Comparison 2026-10-03 → 2026-10-09
- Analyzed records behind the comparison
- 12,303 current vs 5,429 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
resin
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.8 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 163 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #2
filament
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.7 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 686 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #3
formlab
BRANDRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 40 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #4
prime tower
PRINTING_TECHNOLOGYNew- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 36 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #5
blender
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 70 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #6
hobby lobby
RETAILERNew- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 31 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
Window: 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-16 compared with 2026-10-03 → 2026-10-09 (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
+1.6 pp
from 1,281 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: resin, filament, pla
BRAND
+0.7 pp
from 170 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: formlab, elegoo, sunlu
PRINTING_TECHNOLOGY
+0.6 pp
from 118 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: prime tower, fdm, resin printer
SOFTWARE_APPLICATION
+0.5 pp
from 129 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: blender, fusion, onshape
RETAILER
+0.5 pp
from 139 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: hobby lobby, amazon, walmart
LOCATION
+0.5 pp
from 102 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: us, garage, canada
HARDWARE_COMPONENT
+0.5 pp
from 127 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: build plate, enclosure, camera
TOOL
+0.4 pp
from 61 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: freecad, scraper, plastic scraper
COLOR
+0.4 pp
from 134 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: multicolor, white, orange
PLATFORM
+0.4 pp
from 104 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: pc, makerworld, linux
CHEMICAL
+0.3 pp
from 39 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: diesel, sand, silica
DURATION
+0.2 pp
from 39 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 4 hour, overnight, few month
QUANTITY
+0.2 pp
from 61 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 8, 20, 2
PRINTER_MODEL
+0.2 pp
from 26 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: u1, kobra 3, x1c
PRINT_DEFECT
+0.2 pp
from 26 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: failed print, failure, brittle
MONETARY_VALUE
+0.2 pp
from 21 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: cent
PROJECT_TYPE
+0.2 pp
from 26 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: prototyping, prototype, build
PRINT_SPEED
+0.2 pp
from 25 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: slow, print slower, slower
DIMENSION
+0.1 pp
from 24 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 0.2 mm, tall, y
FILE_FORMAT
+0.1 pp
from 68 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: stl, 3mf
LOGISTICS
+0.1 pp
from 20 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: workflow, shipping
USER_EXPERIENCE_LEVEL
+0.1 pp
from 39 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: hobbyist, sophomore, beginner
ELECTRICAL_SPECIFICATION
+0.1 pp
from 10 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: wire
PRINT_SETTING
+0.1 pp
from 34 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: slicer setting, default setting, preset
TEMPERATURE
+0.1 pp
from 10 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 90c, 50c
ERROR_CODE
+0.0 pp
from 10 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 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-16 with the previous seven days 2026-10-03 → 2026-10-09 ( complete UTC days; 12,303 current vs 5,429 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 (2026-09-17 → 2026-10-17) — frequency, never trending.
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“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.
toolhead
HARDWARE_COMPONENTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 13 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 13 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.