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At i.materialise and our mother company Materialise, our mission is all about making high-quality 3D printing closer and more accessible for everybody. We’re excited to be working with Microsoft to achieve this goal together. Thanks to our joint efforts, users of Microsoft 3D Builder and all other Windows 3D Printing Platform apps will be able to directly order professional, high-quality prints of their models, in 20 different materials and over 100 possible color and finish combinations, through i.materialise.

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It seems like every week new 3D printers, 3D modeling apps and materials are getting announced. We are drowning in an information overflow about the newest model or filament on the market – and of course, everyone has a different opinion about which trend will dominate the 3D printing market in 2016 and beyond. On crowd-funding platforms like Kickstarter or IndieGoGo more than 50 different 3D printing projects are currently being launched.

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With the launch of our new website design earlier this month, we are also happy to release our new i.materialise video spot. We visited 3D designers and community members all over the world and learned how 3D printing is changing their way of designing and creating products.

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Marcus Ritland is the author of “3D Printing with SketchUp”, and a 3D printing consultant at his business, Denali 3D Design. In this article he shares his experience to help aspiring designers excel in the world of 3D printing. If you dream about starting a career in the field of 3D printing and 3D modeling, here are his four main tips for you to get started.

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As you have probably already noticed, quite a few things have changed on our website today. i.materialise.com now offers more information, a new & responsive design, new features, and a new navigation process to our users. Let’s take a look at how the new i.materialise website works.

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Now that’s a big one: We’ve noticed that our rubber-like material (also known as TPU 92A-1) is often demanded for large designs – and that’s why we decided to increase the printing size for a trial period of roughly 3 weeks (until March 9th)!

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Today we’re happy to announce the winner of the 2015 i.materialise ‘Designer of the Year Award’. After counting the votes of our community poll it became clear that the Swiss designer duo Drzach & Suchy is the big winner of this year’s competition! Read on to learn more about Drzach & Suchy’s magical 3D prints.

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As of today, the pricing structure for shipping has changed. We’re trying to provide you with simpler, more transparent, and more flexible solutions. While this means a cost decrease in many cases, some shipping rates have increased. Read on to learn what this means for you. (more…)

Blender is one of the most popular 3D modeling programs used by the 3D printing community (see here). That’s why we decided to make the lives of Blender artists a bit easier. As of today, Blender users can connect their design software with our 3D printing service in just a few clicks. (more…)

You can now save 10% on each and every ceramic 3D print! From January 18th until January 31st, we offer a 10% discount on 3D printed ceramics with promo code ‘WinterSale’.  (more…)