3D Printing Survey 2026

1. How long have you been using 3D printing? *

2. How much experience do you have with 3D printing? *

3. Sort your recent prints into categories (up to 10) *

Enter a number for each category. The total can be up to 10.

4. How do you prepare models for 3D printing? (Select all that apply) *

5. How do you prepare models for 3D printing the most often? *

6. Which slicer software have you heard about? (Select all that apply) *

7. Which slicer software do you use? (Select all that apply) *

8. Which materials did you use in your last 10 prints? *

Enter a number for each material. The total must equal 10.

9. Which materials do you currently have in stock? (Select all that apply) *

10. Which filament material do you use most often? *

11. In your view, what is the most difficult part of 3D printing, and what should be simplified to help 3D printing become more widely adopted? (Select all that apply) *

12. Which of the following 3D printer brands are you familiar with? (Select all that apply) *

13. Which of these 3D printer brands have you personally used in the last 2 years? (Select all that apply) *

14. Which 3D printer brands do you currently have access to? (Select all that apply) *

15. Which of these 3D printer brands do you currently use regularly? (Select all that apply)

16. Which 3D printer brand do you use the most often these days? *

17. How likely are you to recommend this brand to another person looking for a 3D printer? *

0 = Not at all likely  ·  10 = Extremely likely

18. If you were to buy a new 3D printer, which brand would you choose? *

19. Which 3D printer brand(s) do you personally own? (Select all that apply) *

20. How many 3D printers do you personally own from each brand? *

Enter the number of printers you own for each brand.

21. Please specify the model and year of purchase of the newest 3D printer you personally own from each brand. *

Model is required; year is optional.

22. If budget were no object, which brand would you buy? *

23. Which of the following 3D printer features matter most to you? (Select up to 10) *

Selected: 0 / 10

24. Thinking about the 3D printer you use most often, how satisfied are you with it on each of the features you selected? *

25. How comfortable are you with storing your 3D models in the printer manufacturer's cloud? *

26. What kind of extra software features, if any, would make a monthly fee acceptable to you?

Optional - share your thoughts.

27. How acceptable would you find paying a monthly fee for extra 3D printer software features? *

28. How long does it usually take you to decide which 3D printer to buy? *

29. If you were choosing a new 3D printer, what would influence your decision the most? (Select up to 5) *

Selected: 0 / 5

30. Which of the following feelings best match the PRUSA brand? (Select up to 5) *

Selected: 0 / 5

31. Did you know that… (Check all that you knew)

32. Anything you'd like to share with Josef Prusa?

Optional - your thoughts, feedback, or anything else.