You Can Now Import 3D STL Files into Tinkercad : Let The 3D Modifications and...
Tinkecad has been turning up the awesome dial on their WebGL browser based 3D modeling application over the past year but they just made it even better with the ability to import 3D STL files.......
View ArticleDesigner Spotlight: Tom van der Zanden
This week's Designer Spotlight focuses on Tom van der Zanden, a talented inventor who turns his mind to making crazy puzzles. The twist in this tale is that his passion lies in creating the puzzles,...
View Article3D Printed Swiss Army Knife Sides
So, you have the knife that does everything, cuts things, corkscrew, fish scaler, toothpick, that weird thing that you are not sure exactly what it does but they all look kinda the same, red. 3D...
View ArticleFree Autodesk Software licenses for Students, Faculty and Displaced Workers
Autodesk offer free 3 year software licenses under their assistance program for Students, Faculty and Displaced Workers. This is an awesome program for students and/or the unemployed to get their...
View Article3D Printing Faster Than Ever? Porsche 911 (993) Sun Visor clip with GoPro mount
This is a 3D Printed right-hand side sun visor clip for the Porsche 911 (993) with an integrated GoPro camera mount. It replaces the OEM sun visor clip and is a direct 'bolt on'. The camera sits next...
View ArticleSolidWorks Tutorial: Creating a 3D Model Using Sketch Pictures (VIDEO)
From time to time, you'll likely come across an image of something you want to create a 3D model from. With SolidWorks, you can use the sketch picture tool to import an image to build from. This Kebo...
View ArticleBeautiful Stills from the Latest Shapeways Video
By now you may have seen the latest video we have released, Shapeways 3D Printing & the Culture of Creativity showcasing a tiny fraction of the Shapeways community. We have uploaded a series of...
View Article3D Printing the Stairway to Heaven and/or Star Wars Theme (VIDEO)
Can't decide whether to 3D Print Stairway to Heaven or the Star Wars Theme for you Fisher Price turntable? No Problem, you can simply order the Double Sided Disc hot from the Shapeways 3D Printer. You...
View ArticleThe Engaging Brand Podcast Looks at Emerging Technology and Emerging Markets
Anna Farmery's The Engaging Brand featured Shapeways in it's recent podcast Emerging Technology and Emerging Markets, looking at the business potential of online 3D Printing, mass customization and on...
View ArticleInfinite Possibilities: Over 6 Billion 3D Printed Product Variations in the...
3D Printing can help you make anything you can imagine. But what if you don't know how to design? Or what if you don't know where to start? With the Shapeways marketplace, people all over the world...
View ArticleSolidWorks Tutorial: Validating your Design with SimulationXpress (VIDEO)
Continuing our series of Solidworks 3D modeling tutorials for 3D Printing by SolidWize, this week they explain Validating your Design with SimulationXpress: You just received your bright new 3D...
View ArticleBald Eagle Gets a 3D Printed Facelift (VIDEO)
Beauty the Bald Eagle was shot in the face, destroying her upper beak. Birds of Prey Northwest nursed her back to health but without an upper beak she could not properly care for herself and was set...
View ArticleSkull Bead by SG Designs 3D Printed in Sterling Silver (VIDEO)
Showing some of the beautiful detail possible with our 3D Printed Sterling Silver Shapeways community member SG Designs latest Silver Skull Bead looks menacingly awesome. The Silver Skull Bead joins...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi to Control RepRap 3D Printer (VIDEO)
Walter Schreppers has configured his Raspberry Pi with a web interface to control his RepRap 3D Printer, perhaps this could be used for Zach Hoeken's BotQueue to scale up DIY manufacturing to control...
View Article3D Print Contest for iPhone 5 Accessories
The iPhone 5 has now been announced and about go on sale on in the U.S. so we want to see what innovative new designs you come up with to 3D Print for the latest iteration of the iPhone to hit the...
View Article3D Printed Bicycle Cable Stop to Attach to Bamboo & Carbon Fibre Frames
This is a 3D Printed brake or gear cable stop designed for use on a bamboo, wooden or carbon fibre bicycle where fittings such as these need to be glued and screwed on, rather than welded. This cable...
View ArticleWant to See 3D Printing up Really Close? 3D Printed Nylon at 200x...
Ever wondered what Shapeways 3D Printed Nylon looks like really really close up? Well now you can see it up close thanks to a few videos of 3D Printed Nylon posted on Brandon's Twisty Puzzle Channel...
View ArticleDesign for iPhone 5 Contest Update : Download Files for 3D Printing
UPDATE: These files may not be 100% correct, I will double check ASAP... We announced the contest to win $500 worth of Shapeways 3D Printing last week and have already seen a few designs for the...
View ArticleMario in a 3D Printed Mobius Strip Runs on Forever, and Ever
This is a 3D Printed mobius strip of Level 1 of Super Mario Bros. The whole level is wrapped around itself in a single surface, and poor Mario begins and ends at the same spot every time All the...
View ArticleHow to Turn 8-Bit Character Sprites into 3D Printable Models
Mikola Lysenko has created an app to turn an 8-Bit character sprite into a 3D printable model with his Shape Carving Editor using WebGL and the Shapeways API. You can see some of his 8-Bit voxel...
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