About the author
About 3DPrintDecoded
Additive Manufacturing Engineer & Editor · 3D printing
A failed print is not a disaster; it is a measurement. Our mission is to decode the machine: explain cause and effect, not just hand over settings—one variable, one proof, one confirmed result at a time.
Who is writing this
Tomas Rieger is the additive manufacturing engineer and editor behind 3DPrintDecoded. He runs printers on a production floor and at home, and treats every failed print as data—isolating one variable, running a controlled proof, and confirming the fix at the printer before it becomes advice. His areas of expertise include printer calibration, extrusion and flow tuning, slicer settings, filament and materials, and failure troubleshooting.
His credential is method, not marketing: an engineering approach that names the assumption, controls the variable, and checks the result against the print rather than the hope of a quick fix. When a result stops reproducing, the page gets revised.
3DPrintDecoded is an independent 3D-printing publication based in Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada. Editorial contact: editorial@3dprintdecoded.com.
- Printer calibration
- Extrusion & flow tuning
- Slicer settings
- Filament & materials
- Hardware & firmware
- Failure troubleshooting
Contact
Have a correction, a question about a guide, or a print that went sideways? Send the symptom, material, printer, slicer, and the one change you made.
Editorial: editorial@3dprintdecoded.com
Articles by Tomas Rieger
- AI Generative Design for 3D Printing: Software, Workflows, and What Actually WorksHow generative design optimizes parts for 3D printing: software comparison, workflows, real case studies, and honest limits for functional parts.
- Input Shaping Calibration Explained: Kill Ringing, Print FasterHow input shaping calibration measures resonant frequency to kill ringing—accelerometer vs ringing-tower methods in Klipper, Marlin, and RepRapFirmware.
- Printing TPU and PLA Together: Hardware, Settings, and the Joint That HoldsPrint flexible TPU and rigid PLA in one part: direct-drive hardware, shared temps, and mechanical joints that actually hold. Settings, slicer setup, and fixes.
- Tool Changer vs. Filament Changer 3D Printer: Which Should You Buy?A filament changer prints many colors cheaply; a tool changer mixes different materials. Here's which multi-material 3D printer setup actually fits your prints.
- Best Budget Multi-Material 3D Printers (2026) — ComparedCompare budget multi-material 3D printers under $600. Bambu A1 Combo for multi-color, Sovol SV04 IDEX for dual-material. Prices, pros, cons, and real costs.
- Filament Dryer Settings by Material: Temp & Time ChartFilament dryer settings by material, from PLA to nylon. A temperature and time chart plus the two levers that resolve the conflicting numbers.
- How to Print TPU Through a Multi-Material SystemPrint TPU through an AMS, MMU, CFS, or ERCF reliably: which systems actually work, what TPU hardness you need, and the exact hardware and slicer changes.
- Multi-Material 3D Printing: Hardware, Materials, and Workflows ComparedMulti-material 3D printing explained: filament changers vs tool-changers vs PolyJet. Match your goal to the right hardware and avoid common failures.
- Hybrid 3D Printer: Which of Two Very Different Machines You Actually Need"Hybrid 3D printer" names two different machines: $2K desktop 3-in-1 makers and $500K+ metal systems. Compare specs, models, and which fits your work.