3D Printing Survey 2025

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Welcome!

This survey will help us understand your needs and preferences better. It should take approximately 20-25 minutes to complete.

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Section 1: About Your 3D Printing Experience

Estimated time to complete: 5-7 minutes

1.Which 3D printer brands and models do you have access to?*

5.What do you usually 3D print? (Select all that apply)

6.What things do you print most often?

7.How would you describe your 3D printing knowledge?*

Section 2: Your Workflow: Materials & Software

Estimated time to complete: 3-5 minutes

8.Which filament materials do you use and how often?

9.How do you usually process the models you print?

Do you share your 3D printing designs?

Where do you share your designs?

10.Which tools do you use to create your own models or modify existing ones?

11.Which modeling program do you want to get better at?

12.What slicer do you use and how often?

13.Have you heard about the online slicer EasyPrint?

Why are you not using it?

Section 3: Your 3D Printer Usage & Modifications

Estimated time to complete: 2-4 minutes

14.How do you feel about modifying/upgrading your printer?

15.Do you print multi-color models?

What multi-color system do you use?

Which multi-color system would you like to use?

16.How satisfied are you with the following areas of your multi-color solution?

Build quality
Print quality
Print speed
Ease of use

Section 4: The Next 3D Printer You'll Buy

Estimated time to complete: 5-8 minutes

17.Do you plan to purchase a 3D printer in the near future?

Who are you planning to buy it for?

18.What are your main reasons for getting a new 3D printer (speed, size, price, reliability…)?

19.What would you consider a good reason to choose a premium 3D printer?

20.What is the maximum budget for your next 3D printer?*

$2000

21.How many new printers could you make use of?

Which brand are currently in your short list for the next printer?

22.How important are the following factors when purchasing a printer?

Drag and drop the factors into the categories that best describe their importance to you.

Most Important (max 3)

Nice to Have (max 5)

Not Important

23.My future printer UI should have (choose all that apply):

24.Is it important to you that your 3D printer can be upgraded to the next generation?

25.Do you mind having your 3D printing models stored in the printer manufacturer's cloud?

26.Would you pay a regular monthly fee for useful extra features, bigger cloud space, faster slicing, and more?

How much are you willing to pay per month?

27.Do you want your next printer to be available as a kit?

28.Do you want your next 3D printer to be enclosed?

29.Do you want your next 3D printer to have multi-color capability?

30.Do you want your next 3D printer to have multi-material capability?

31.What is the minimum print bed size you need?

Why do you need this size?

32.What is the minimum print height you need?

33.How long does it take you to decide to buy a 3D printer?

34.Do you know which 3D printer you want to buy next?

35.Which top 3 printers are on your consideration list? Please rate them from first to last.

NOTE: If you have only none, one, or two printers to consider, leave the rest empty.

36.How important is printer stock availability for you?

37.How do you want to pick your printer?

38.Is it important to you where the printer is made?

39.Where would you like your printer to be made?

Section 5: Sourcing Information & Seeking Help

Estimated time to complete: 2-3 minutes

40.What influences you before purchasing a 3D printer?

41.Do you check comparison sites (e.g. Google reviews, Trustpilot) before purchase?

42.Which ones do you check?

43.Which sources do you rely on when choosing a 3D printer?

Section 6: Let's Talk About Prusa Research

Estimated time to complete: 3-5 minutes

44.Which of these words do you associate with Prusa Research and its products? (Select all that apply)

45.All things considered, would you say that Prusa printers are generally better than other brands?

46.Would you recommend a Prusa printer to a friend?

Why?

47.How would you describe Prusa Research to a friend?

49.Did you know that...

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

Thank You!

Your feedback is invaluable to us. We appreciate the time you've taken to complete this survey.