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.
Comment on 3D printers leave hidden ‘fingerprints’ that reveal part origins
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Bold of you to assume my prints come out the way they’re supposed to.
dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 5 weeks ago
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Bold of you to assume the mistakes my printer makes are in any way consistent.
MissJinx@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I have one of those generic chinese printers. Good luck printing anything on it.
Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
Or consistent.