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# 3D Fuel 3D Printing Monthly Meetup # 3D Fuel 3D Printing Monthly Meetup
Welcome to the official repository for our monthly 3D printing meetup! This community-driven event brings together 3D printing enthusiasts, makers, and innovators to share knowledge, showcase projects, and explore the latest in additive manufacturing technology. Welcome to the official repository for our monthly 3D printing meetup! This community-driven event brings together 3D printing enthusiasts, makers, and innovators to share knowledge, showcase projects, and explore the latest in additive manufacturing technology.
## Table of Contents ## Table of Contents
- [Itinerary](#itinerary) - [Itinerary](#itinerary)
- [Monthly Challenges](#monthly-challenges) - [Monthly Challenges](#monthly-challenges)
- [HueForge Integration](#hueforge-integration) - [HueForge Integration](#hueforge-integration)
- [Community Planning](#community-planning) - [Community Planning](#community-planning)
- [About Our Meetup](#about-our-meetup) - [About Our Meetup](#about-our-meetup)
- [Community Engagement](#community-engagement) - [Community Engagement](#community-engagement)
- [Getting Involved](#getting-involved) - [Getting Involved](#getting-involved)
- [Join the Discord](https://discord.gg/BSJbsj6m) - [Join the Discord](https://discord.gg/BSJbsj6m)
- [Feedback](mailto:feedback@fargo3d.com) - [Feedback](mailto:feedback@fargo3d.com)
### [Itinerary](./itinerary.md) ### [Itinerary](./itinerary.md)
Complete meeting format and timeline for our monthly gatherings. Includes: Complete meeting format and timeline for our monthly gatherings. Includes:
- **6:00-8:00 PM meeting structure** - **6:00-8:00 PM meeting structure**
- Industry news updates with John - Industry news updates with John
- Show & tell sessions with challenge judging - Show & tell sessions with challenge judging
- Featured presentations and workshops - Featured presentations and workshops
- Meeting guidelines and etiquette - Meeting guidelines and etiquette
## Monthly Challenges ## Monthly Challenges
### [Current Challenges](./challenges.md) ### [Current Challenges](./challenges.md)
Monthly design challenges and competitions. Currently featuring: Monthly design challenges and competitions. Currently featuring:
- **Active (Dec)**: "Bring Your Test Models" - Calibration print showcase (Judging Jan 2026) - **Active (Feb)**: "Bring Your Best" - Favorite or proudest print showcase (Judging Mar 2026)
- **Upcoming (Jan)**: [TBD] - **Upcoming (Mar)**: "Bring an Experiment" - Try something new/crazy/wild (Judging Apr 2026)
- Challenge rules, judging criteria, and submission guidelines - Challenge rules, judging criteria, and submission guidelines
- Prize structures and recognition programs - Prize structures and recognition programs
- Tips for achieving the best results - Tips for achieving the best results
## HueForge Integration ## HueForge Integration
### [3D Fuel Filament Library](./HueForge/) ### [3D Fuel Filament Library](./HueForge/)
Enhance your HueForge projects with our comprehensive 3D Fuel filament library! This community resource includes: Enhance your HueForge projects with our comprehensive 3D Fuel filament library! This community resource includes:
- **127+ filament specifications** with accurate color and transmissivity data - **127+ filament specifications** with accurate color and transmissivity data
- **Complete material range** including PLA+, PCTG, transparents, and metallics - **Complete material range** including PLA+, PCTG, transparents, and metallics
- **Easy installation** with step-by-step instructions - **Easy installation** with step-by-step instructions
- **Community-tested** filament profiles for optimal results - **Community-tested** filament profiles for optimal results
- **Perfect for lithophanes**, multi-color prints, and transparency projects - **Perfect for lithophanes**, multi-color prints, and transparency projects
Download the library and follow the installation guide to add professional-grade 3D Fuel filament data to your HueForge workflow. Download the library and follow the installation guide to add professional-grade 3D Fuel filament data to your HueForge workflow.
## Community Planning ## Community Planning
### [Ideas & Planning](./ideas.md) ### [Ideas & Planning](./ideas.md)
Creative concepts and future planning for meetup activities: Creative concepts and future planning for meetup activities:
- Competition format development ("Sliced" design challenge concept) - Competition format development ("Sliced" design challenge concept)
- Community outreach and school partnerships - Community outreach and school partnerships
- Event structure improvements - Event structure improvements
- Monthly challenge selection processes - Monthly challenge selection processes
## About Our Meetup ## About Our Meetup
### What We Do ### What We Do
- **Industry Updates**: Stay current with the latest 3D printing technology and trends - **Industry Updates**: Stay current with the latest 3D printing technology and trends
- **Community Showcases**: Share your latest prints, techniques, and innovations - **Community Showcases**: Share your latest prints, techniques, and innovations
- **Monthly Challenges**: Participate in themed design competitions - **Monthly Challenges**: Participate in themed design competitions
- **Educational Content**: Learn from featured presentations and workshops - **Educational Content**: Learn from featured presentations and workshops
- **Networking**: Connect with local makers and 3D printing enthusiasts - **Networking**: Connect with local makers and 3D printing enthusiasts
### Meeting Format ### Meeting Format
Our meetings follow a structured 2-hour format designed to maximize learning and community engagement: Our meetings follow a structured 2-hour format designed to maximize learning and community engagement:
1. **Social Time**: Welcome and networking 1. **Social Time**: Welcome and networking
2. **Industry News**: Updates from John on 3D Fuel and industry trends 2. **Industry News**: Updates from John on 3D Fuel and industry trends
3. **Show & Tell**: Project presentations and challenge judging 3. **Show & Tell**: Project presentations and challenge judging
4. **Featured Presentation**: In-depth technical content 4. **Featured Presentation**: In-depth technical content
5. **Closing Discussion**: Wrap-up and informal conversation 5. **Closing Discussion**: Wrap-up and informal conversation
### Monthly Challenges ### Monthly Challenges
We host themed design challenges that encourage creativity and skill development: We host themed design challenges that encourage creativity and skill development:
- **Transparent Printing**: Testing clarity with 3D Fuel "Clearly Natural" filaments - **Transparent Printing**: Testing clarity with 3D Fuel "Clearly Natural" filaments
- **Technical Challenges**: Exploring specific printing techniques or materials - **Technical Challenges**: Exploring specific printing techniques or materials
- **Community Judging**: Group evaluation during show & tell sessions - **Community Judging**: Group evaluation during show & tell sessions
- **Recognition**: Prizes and social media features for winners - **Recognition**: Prizes and social media features for winners
## Community Engagement ## Community Engagement
### Participation ### Participation
- **Open to All**: Beginners and experts welcome - **Open to All**: Beginners and experts welcome
- **Bring Your Prints**: Share your latest creations during show & tell - **Bring Your Prints**: Share your latest creations during show & tell
- **Ask Questions**: Interactive Q&A sessions throughout the meeting - **Ask Questions**: Interactive Q&A sessions throughout the meeting
- **Submit Challenges**: Contribute ideas for future monthly challenges - **Submit Challenges**: Contribute ideas for future monthly challenges
### Partnerships ### Partnerships
- **Local Schools**: Outreach to robotics teams and STEM programs - **Local Schools**: Outreach to robotics teams and STEM programs
- **Discord Integration**: Online community voting and discussions - **Discord Integration**: Online community voting and discussions
- **Social Media**: Documentation and sharing of member achievements - **Social Media**: Documentation and sharing of member achievements
## Getting Involved ## Getting Involved
### How to Participate ### How to Participate
1. **Attend Meetings**: Join us monthly from 6:00-8:00 PM 1. **Attend Meetings**: Join us monthly from 6:00-8:00 PM
2. **Bring Projects**: Share your prints during show & tell 2. **Bring Projects**: Share your prints during show & tell
3. **Enter Challenges**: Submit entries for monthly competitions 3. **Enter Challenges**: Submit entries for monthly competitions
4. **Contribute Ideas**: Help shape future meetup activities 4. **Contribute Ideas**: Help shape future meetup activities
### Stay Connected ### Stay Connected
- Check this repository for updates and new challenges - Check this repository for updates and new challenges
- Follow challenge submission deadlines - Follow challenge submission deadlines
- Participate in community discussions and voting - Participate in community discussions and voting
## 📚 Document Navigation ## 📚 Document Navigation
| Document | Purpose | Key Information | | Document | Purpose | Key Information |
|----------|---------|-----------------| |----------|---------|-----------------|
| [itinerary.md](./itinerary.md) | Meeting structure and timing | 6PM-8PM format, segment details | | [itinerary.md](./itinerary.md) | Meeting structure and timing | 6PM-8PM format, segment details |
| [challenges.md](./challenges.md) | Monthly competitions | Rules, prizes, submission guidelines | | [challenges.md](./challenges.md) | Monthly competitions | Rules, prizes, submission guidelines |
| [ideas.md](./ideas.md) | Future planning and concepts | Community outreach, format improvements | | [ideas.md](./ideas.md) | Future planning and concepts | Community outreach, format improvements |
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**Next Meeting**: Check the schedule for upcoming meeting details and featured presentations. **Next Meeting**: Check the schedule for upcoming meeting details and featured presentations.
**Current Challenge**: Visit [challenges.md](./challenges.md) for the latest monthly challenge information and submission requirements. **Current Challenge**: Visit [challenges.md](./challenges.md) for the latest monthly challenge information and submission requirements.

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# 3D Print Meetup Challenges # 3D Print Meetup Challenges
Welcome to our monthly 3D printing challenges! Each month features a unique theme designed to test different aspects of 3D printing skills, from material handling to design innovation. Welcome to our monthly 3D printing challenges! Each month features a unique theme designed to test different aspects of 3D printing skills, from material handling to design innovation.
## Active Challenge ## Active Challenge
### December 2025: "Bring Your Test Models" ### February 2026: "Bring Your Best"
**Theme**: Sharing and comparing printer calibration and test models. **Theme**: What you can do! Bring your best work, favorite model, or proudest print.
**Key Details**: **Key Details**:
- **Model**: Your favorite test/calibration print (Benchy, Cube, Torture Test, etc.) - **Model**: Your absolute favorite model or project
- **Goal**: Share why you use it and what it helps you tune - **Goal**: Share the "Why" behind the print, the challenges overcome, and what makes it special.
- **Voting**: Group vote for "Best Test Model" (Usefulness, Uniqueness, Coolness) - **Voting**: Group vote for favorite entry
**[View Full Challenge Details](https://meetup.fargo3d.com/Fargo3d/3DPrintMeetup/wiki/Current-Challenge)** **[View Full Challenge Details](https://meetup.fargo3d.com/Fargo3d/3DPrintMeetup/wiki/Current-Challenge)**
## Upcoming Challenge ## Upcoming Challenge
### January 2026: "[Challenge Name TBD]" ### March 2026: "Bring an Experiment"
**Status**: Planning in progress **Status**: Announced in March 2026
**Expected Timeline**: **Expected Timeline**:
- **Announcement**: January meeting (January 2026) - **Announcement**: March meeting (March 2026)
- **Submission Period**: February 2026 - **Submission Period**: April 2026
- **Judging**: February 2026 - **Judging**: April 2026
**[View Challenge Placeholder](./challenges/November-2025/readme.md)** **[View Challenge Placeholder](./challenges/March-2026/readme.md)**
## Challenge Archive ## Challenge Archive
### 2025 Challenges ### 2025 Challenges
| Month | Challenge Name | Theme | Status | | Month | Challenge Name | Theme | Status |
|-------|---------------|-------|--------| |-------|---------------|-------|--------|
| October | "Is it Glass or Clearly Natural?" | Transparency & Clarity | **Active** | | October | "Is it Glass or Clearly Natural?" | Transparency & Clarity | **Active** |
| November | [TBD] | [TBD] | Planning | | November | [TBD] | [TBD] | Planning |
| December | [TBD] | [TBD] | Future | | December | [TBD] | [TBD] | Future |
## How Challenges Work ## How Challenges Work
### Challenge Structure ### Challenge Structure
Each monthly challenge includes: Each monthly challenge includes:
- **Specific theme** focusing on different 3D printing aspects - **Specific theme** focusing on different 3D printing aspects
- **Clear requirements** for models, materials, and techniques - **Clear requirements** for models, materials, and techniques
- **Multiple award categories** for different achievements - **Multiple award categories** for different achievements
- **Community judging** during show & tell sessions - **Community judging** during show & tell sessions
- **Documentation sharing** for learning and improvement - **Documentation sharing** for learning and improvement
### Participation ### Participation
- **Open to all skill levels** - beginners to experts welcome - **Open to all skill levels** - beginners to experts welcome
- **Bring your submission** to the monthly meetup - **Bring your submission** to the monthly meetup
- **Share your process** - settings, techniques, and lessons learned - **Share your process** - settings, techniques, and lessons learned
- **Vote on favorites** during community judging - **Vote on favorites** during community judging
- **Learn from others** through shared experiences - **Learn from others** through shared experiences
### Awards & Recognition ### Awards & Recognition
Each challenge features multiple ways to win: Each challenge features multiple ways to win:
- **Technical excellence** awards for best execution - **Technical excellence** awards for best execution
- **Innovation** awards for creative approaches - **Innovation** awards for creative approaches
- **People's choice** awards from community voting - **People's choice** awards from community voting
- **Category-specific** awards based on challenge theme - **Category-specific** awards based on challenge theme
- **Social media features** for all participants - **Social media features** for all participants
## Challenge Development ## Challenge Development
### Suggesting Challenges ### Suggesting Challenges
Community members can suggest future challenge themes: Community members can suggest future challenge themes:
- **Submit ideas** during meetup discussions - **Submit ideas** during meetup discussions
- **Discord voting** on proposed themes - **Discord voting** on proposed themes
- **School partnership** input for educational value - **School partnership** input for educational value
- **Skill development** focus areas - **Skill development** focus areas
### Challenge Template ### Challenge Template
For organizers developing new challenges, see our **[Challenge Template](./challenges/readme.md)** which provides the standard structure and guidelines for creating engaging monthly competitions. For organizers developing new challenges, see our **[Challenge Template](./challenges/readme.md)** which provides the standard structure and guidelines for creating engaging monthly competitions.
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**Current Focus**: Join us for the October transparency challenge and help shape November's theme! **Current Focus**: Join us for the October transparency challenge and help shape November's theme!

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## Challenge Description # Upcoming Challenge: Bring an Experiment
**"Bring your Best, Favorite or print you are most proud of"** ## Challenge: Bring an Experiment
We want to encourage the **story** behind the print. It's not just about print quality, but what the print means to you, the hurdles you overcame, or why it's your favorite. For this month, we challenge you to try something new, crazy, or wild! Bring in an experiment. It can be anything from simple cubes to complex prints. The goal is simply to push boundaries and try something you haven't done before.
## Prize ### The Focus: The Process
Verified Winner gets a **free spool of filament**! We want to hear about what you tried. Be prepared to share:
## Judging * What was your experiment?
* Why did you try it?
* Did it work, or did it fail? (Failing is completely fine, it's about trying something new!)
Voting will be done by the group attendees at the March meetup. ### Submission Requirements
## Timeline * **Physical Model**: Bring your experimental print to the **April** meetup.
* **The Story**: Be ready to tell the group about your process and what you were testing.
* **Announced**: February Meetup ### Judging & Prize
* **Due**: March Meetup
* **Voting**: The group will vote on their favorite experimental attempt.
* **Prize**: The winner will receive a **free spool of filament**!
### Timeline
* **Challenge Announcement**: March 2026 (at March meetup)
* **Show & Tell / Voting**: April 2026 (during April meetup)
* **Winner Announcement**: April 2026 (end of April meetup)
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**This challenge will become active in March 2026**

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