In this article: Bambu Lab X2D coming this April?   Flashforge's incredible full color resin printer.  What exactly do the potential 3D printing regulations do?  Flashforge toolchanger: Save $150, only $649!?    Hey everyone! Welcome to my 2nd official 3D Printing news post! Since the first one, Makerworld starting doing weekly roundups. Because of these news posts? Probably not, but I can't help but wonder. Anyways, lets get on with it!    First off, @3dPrinterMike on Youtube claims that a source of his confirmed the rumored upcoming X2D will be released next month, in April. Leaked images show it having a dual nozzle toolhead, similar to the H2D. X2D makes the most sense for a name, X for the X series, 2 for it being the second “generation”, and D, for it being dual nozzle. Basically a shrunk down H2D. I would expect it to be between the price of the P2S and the H2S(roughly $1000), or about the same price of the H2S. Important to note that the April release date is according to a claimed source. I would like to point out that the H2D was released in April.     Now, to something I haven't seen many talk about, but that I consider could potentially be one of the most influential milestones in 3D printing history: The upcoming, confirmed,  Flashforge CJ270. Boring name, I know, but I think that being able to print in 10,000,000 colors makes up for it. You read that right, 10 million. The CJ270 is a resin 3D printer, and would be the world's first full-color 3D printer. Now, it is important to note that I expect some catch or something with an asterisk were the 10,000,000 claim is slightly misleading. But still, a multicolor resin printer? With water soluble supports? Sounds awesome to me. This was actually announced in late 2024, with plans to release it on Kickstarter in mid-2025, but did get delayed.    Now, a brief word on the proposed 3D printing regulations that some states have introduced legislation for, or at least discussed it. Briefly talked about this in the first article, and I plan to give it it's own article on it soon. But what the legislation/discussions call for in Colorado, New York, California, and Washington is for printers and their related software(including slicers), to be equipped with scanning technology. These would scan for gun related parts. California goes a step farther, calling for a state run list of printer models they approve. The major concern, aside from the potential breach of the second amendment, is false readings, and the potential for later adding more restrictions.    Lastly, Flashforge's Creator 5 can now be reserved.  The typical price? $799, which is still insane for a toolchanger, cheaper than the Snapmaker U1. But for just ten dollars down, you only pay $649! Great deal if you ask me.   Special thanks to all those “subscribed”.   Sorry this was late. I will not be able to do the Friday posts for a couple weeks, so I figured Thursday posts would be fine for now. Thanks for reading! Sources X2D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPqwiNV27s8https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1plumvo/possible_x2dc_and_upcoming_accessories_leak_in/Flashforge CJ270: https://www.flashforge.com/pages/cj270?customer_posted=true#newsletter-template--19880899149902__sz-v2-cj270-bannerhttps://all3dp.com/4/flashforge-aiming-to-launch-worlds-first-desktop-full-color-3d-printer-in-2025/Printing regulations: Varying, will be included in a specific article Flashforge Creator 5: https://www.flashforge.com/pages/creator-5-launch

Sorry for the delay, welcome to my first official 3D Printing News Roundup! Plan is to do one post every Monday, Friday, and maybe a “Special Report” every once in a while on major topics. We will cover printer specific news, as well as one example of 3D printing being implemented in the world. In today's article, we cover some Bambu Lab leaks, Flashforge toolchanger, Colorado joining 3 other states in 3D printing regulation, and finally Ford using 3D printing to save money. Links to sources will be included at the end. First of all, some Bambu Lab news. Many have probably seen the leaked images of a new dual-hotend toolhead, potentially for the rumored X2D/X2C(next printers for the X series), but one that seems to have gone under the radar is a dual toolhead A1 mini patent from a few months ago. Now, the way the patent is worded says nothing about a new printer, simply about assigning different materials to different toolheads. But could the next iteration for the A series have dual toolheads?  Secondly, and this is semi old news, but I haven't seen much talk about this, is the upcoming Flashforge toolchanger. Patents show 6 toolheads, and the leaked images we have show the same. The name will be the Creator 5(looks like it is unenclosed), and the Creator 5 Pro(fully enclosed). Given Flashforge is typically more of a budget friendly printer brand, the price will for sure be cheaper that most toolchangers, and could compete with the Snapmaker U1. Rumors have the printers coming out/being announced in April. Next up is what I find to be the more interesting 3D printing news as of late. Colorado lawmakers have introduced a new bill, that would add surveillance of 3D printers, specifically for printing gun parts. 3 other states, Washington, New York, and California have also recently done the same. The worry here is not necessarily about the banning of printing gun parts, but more the fact that it is a foothold into controlling what we can and can't print. “Give them and inch, and they will walk all over you” as the saying goes. I am also worried if false scans, where potentially airsoft, Nerf, or gun replicas could potentially set it off. I will probably make a post specifically about these bans.  And lastly, Ford(the motor company) used 3D printed parts for testing the aerodynamics of an upcoming 2027 truck.  With 3D printing, they were able to adjust slight measurements and angles to improve the aerodynamics, which they tested using a wind tunnel. This is a great example of how 3D printing can revolutionize how companies prototype designs.  Thanks for ready, next news article will come out Friday! If you have any suggestions of what you want to be included, please comment! SourcesBambu Lab leaks: X2D/X2C: https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1plumvo/possible_x2dc_and_upcoming_accessories_leak_in/Dual Toolhead A1 Mini(?):  https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1ood5e9/bambu_lab_filed_patent_for_assigning_materials_to/Flashforge toolchangers:Leaked image: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashForge/comments/1qjppt5/flashforge_creator_5_multi_print_head_leak/Patent: https://www.3printr.com/flashforge-is-working-on-a-patented-tool-changer-system-for-waste-free-multi-material-3d-printing-3084764/Colorado Ban:https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/colorado-could-ban-3d-printers-not-under-its-surveillance-to-prevent-creating-gun-parts-fourth-state-to-propose-new-bans-is-expanding-firearms-laws-to-regulate-digital-files Ford using 3D printing: https://all3dp.com/6/3d-printing-speeds-fords-push-for-a-30000-electric-pickup/