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California Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyists (www.techspot.com)
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This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.

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[โ€“] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's pretty hard when you have to also account for extra printing to conceal the item. You can render a result, but if it just looks like a box with convenient breakaway pieces that snap to leave behind just the part, you'll need some more complex work than simple pattern matching. And even then each piece of a gun isn't a really a unique shape only used for firearms.

[โ€“] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago

Assuming there is extra printing. That wastes resources and your iterative designs are also captured in sequence, which reveals the direction of your efforts.