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Our lasers are cutting your prices in half

By | April 23, 2012 | 3D Printing, Actions | 3 Comments

Are you the type of designer that likes to work in small sizes and large numbers? Or maybe a student that wants to try out 3D printing on a smaller scale? Then you’re at the right place, at the right time because we’ve just launched a new temporary pricing model for pieces that undergo laser sintering (This affects the polyamide and alumide materials).

So what are the facts?

  • For any design that fits within a bounding box of 125cm3, you will always pay a standard price of 12 euros
  • If you decide to 3D print multiples of that same design, you simply add 4 euros per copy on top of the start-up price of 12 euros (this means that if you want your design 3D printed four times, you’ll pay the following: 12+4+4+4=24 euros for 4 copies)
  • This is a temporary action that lasts until the end of May
  • All of the above does NOT include VAT

What’s the difference with before?

Well with the traditional laser sintering pricing model a bounding box of 125cm3 would have cost you around 24 euros and each copy of that would have been a lot more than 4 euros a piece. With the pricing model of today all 4 copies combined would have cost you only 24 euros which is the same price you would have paid for one copy before!

So in simple words:

Half the price is guaranteed! The more copies you order, the more money you save up!

So what can I design in polyamide or alumide that would fit within a bounding box of 12cm3? Let us give you some examples from some of our wonderful designers who have placed their work in our gallery to inspire you…

Tendril Earrings by Dan Yeffet

myKEES LACE by Studio-ePosh

Holly Ball by Michaella Janse van Vuuren

Now that your brain has had some inspirational food, get your pens out and start designing! The price is right and so is the time!

Limited Offer! Dyed Polyamide at a reduced price

By | March 14, 2012 | 3D Printing, Actions | No comments

Last month we introduced the ability to add some color to your polyamide designs. This month we’d like to offer you the opportunity to try it out without the additional costs of dying it. In simple words…

Get your dyed polyamide orders at the price of standard polyamide until the end of the month!

Dyed polyamide is available in red, blue, grey and black and gives your creations that special extra called color! So make sure to keep a close eye on your calendar and mark March 30th as your last opportunity to order dyed polyamide at a reduced price.

Announcing a very colorful month

By | March 2, 2012 | 3D Printing, Actions, Community | No comments

It’s time to bring some color into your life! Colors are known to awaken our feelings and drive our emotions. They can turn something that is boring and dull into a colorful feast filled with life and joy. Colors tend to tell a story and colors are always a sign of feeling alive. So why wouldn’t you shower yourself in colors? Better yet… why not shower your 3D printed designs in colors?

At i.materialise we have a lovely material for that called multicolor. It’s a material that has wowed many people through its amazing capabilities and we have plenty of easy to use tools to help you achieve the same results.

An architectural model done in Google SketchUp by Lisa Kraft

Easy to use software packages such as Google SketchUp, Tinkercad and 3D Tin all have an i.materialise solution for bringing your colorful designs to life in our multicolor material. We have seen detailed characters in this material as well as amazing architectural models. And recently we have even printed some amazing Mineways models in color at i.materialise.

Exported out of Mineways as color STLs and printed by i.materialise

So… in order to celebrate this lovely material, we have decided to make the month of March the Month of Multicolor.

Throughout the entire month you will be able to place a multicolor order with us through our 3D print lab and receive a 10% discount!

How do you do this? Just enter the promo code multicolor_me10 and you’re good to go. Remember that this only works with the multicolor material and is valid until the last day of March.

Is this getting you excited? Good… because we have even written an extensive design guide to get you started. It covers the most important tips and tricks of multicolor and will provide you with a very good foundation to continue exploring this lovely material.

Stay tuned this month as we’ll continue to spread the color on our blog and into your lives. Enjoy, and we look forward to seeing your colorful work in our gallery.

Show your true colours : reduced prices during summer

By | August 12, 2010 | Actions | 2 Comments

We noticed that 3D printed multicolored models are most appealing to you,
but that users regularly have to compromise between price and color.

This is a pity, certainly now, when more and more 3D software packages are making it the designer easy to add colors or textures to the models, giving it the expression it deserves.

i.materialise is already offering a sharp price for specific architectural and bookend products in multicolor.

Now we are happy to announce that from today till the 30th September we will extend this sharp pricing for multicolor material to all your designs.

Below you find an example of the difference in pricing between the old and new price for this lovely model.

Have fun and color your summer !

multicolor reduced prices summer 2010 3Dprinting, model designed by Eric van Straaten

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