▲ 76 ▼ 3D printers leave hidden ‘fingerprints’ that reveal part origins (grainger.illinois.edu) submitted 1 year ago by einlander@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 84 points 1 year ago (3 children) Bold of you to assume my prints come out the way they're supposed to. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 1 year ago Or consistent. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 21 points 1 year ago (1 child) From what I can tell from the article, that’s exactly the point. This is not about manufacturer-sanctioned intentional fingerprinting but about every printer making slightly different mistakes by accident that just happen to be consistent enough to be recognizable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 year ago Bold of you to assume the mistakes my printer makes are in any way consistent. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I have one of those generic chinese printers. Good luck printing anything on it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 21 points 1 year ago (1 child) From what I can tell from the article, that’s exactly the point. This is not about manufacturer-sanctioned intentional fingerprinting but about every printer making slightly different mistakes by accident that just happen to be consistent enough to be recognizable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 year ago Bold of you to assume the mistakes my printer makes are in any way consistent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 year ago Bold of you to assume the mistakes my printer makes are in any way consistent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I have one of those generic chinese printers. Good luck printing anything on it. permalink fedilink source parent