Press Releases

Lake Forest, California -  May 18th 2013 - MatterHackers today announced the limited alpha release of its revolutionary new 3D printing software - MatterControl.  Users can download MatterControl, which is currently available for Windows/PC, from the MatterHackers website.  MatterControl features a intuitive approach to 3D printing that allows users to queue multiple parts for print... (More)

Costa Mesa, California -  September 20th 2013 – Airwolf 3D today announced a new partnership with MatterHackers, Inc. that will see customers of Airwolf 3D’s printers provided with a free, fully-supported, version of MatterControl Pro. In addition to providing an all-in-one 3D printing interface, MatterControl Pro is the first and only desktop 3D printing software to come with ful... (More)

Jan. 24, 2014 - IRVINE, Calif. - MatterHackers is moving its once proprietary “MatterControl” 3D printing software to an Open Source model. Lars Brubaker, CEO of MatterHackers states, “this is a huge deal in the open source 3D printer community. Other companies, like MakerBot, are moving from open systems to closed systems, restricting innovation and igno... (More)

Lake Forest, California – May 14, 2014 – Not a designer? 3D printing just became a lot more useful. MatterHackers today announced the release of MatterControl 1.1, an extensive update to their 3D printing software package MatterControl.  This latest update includes, among many other new features, an add-on design tool call the ‘Image Converter’ that allows users to 3D ... (More)

MatterHackers has teamed up with four new partners to bring the power of 3D printing to a even broader audience. 3D Printer manufacturers OpenBeam USA, OTS Corp, Revolution 3D Printers, and Me3D will now offer a complimentary custom version of MatterControl, hand-tailored for each model, with every machine.  By offering users an intuitive, all-in-one software solution, MatterHackers and ... (More)

MatterControl 1.2 is out and it is the best build we have ever made! It has tons of new features, and improvments to most of the existing ones. Here is a quick list of some of the things you can find in this build. (More)

MatterHackers is excited to announce the latest release of MatterControl, its open source, 3D printing software. This update, version 1.5, represents a significant advance to the 3D printing experience, adding features, improving performance and delivering the highest level of reliability. Thanks to our dedicated user community and diligent developers, the last four months have been spent working ... (More)