Announcing 3 Winners of the Drone Challenge!
Dear Drone Challenge Contestants,
Thank you so much for your patience in waiting for this day. We’re thrilled to unveil the 3D printed models of the three winners: Biohazard Tracker by Pascal Breton, APHID by Brian Hamilton and Octobot by Tom Willekens. The 3D printed drones are ready to fly high in the sky!
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Autodesk’s Meshmixer 2.4 Now Connected with i.materialise
Many of you must have already heard of Meshmixer, the ultimate tool for 3D mashups. With this app, anyone can mash, mix, sculpt, stamp or paint 3D designs super easily, starting from over 10,000 models in the Gallery. The latest Meshmixer 2.4 was just released from Autodesk with some great new features. But the hottest thing about version 2.4 is definitely this: now it’s integrated with our API that provides instant pricing and directs you to the shopping cart on i.materialise! Want to see how it works? Here’s a step-by-step guide of Meshmixer 2.4 for you!
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Event Recap: Highlights from the Bay Area Maker Faire 2014!
The Bay Area Maker Faire came to a close on May 18th, but also opened many new possibilities and friendships! As a two-year veteran of the largest Maker Faire in the United States, the i.materialise community outreach team came ready to connect with the hundreds of makers who visited our booth! We’re glad that so many of you enjoyed playing with our chainmail armor samples, 3D printed metals and “moving part” designs. Thanks for visiting our booth! Connecting with you was the best part of our day. Here are some highlights from the Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo.
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A Big Success in the Big Apple
The “ZONAL” exhibition held at WantedDesign New York was a big success! Nooka and i.materialise would like to thank all of the guests who joined us at the exhibition. It was a great honor to be a part of this show. We hope New York’s design community enjoyed our 3D Printed ZONAL concept pieces! Here are some pictures from the event. (more…)
A Week of Free Shipping to the U.S. Starts Today!
Thank you for visiting us at Maker Faire and WantedDesign. Impressed by all the cool 3D Printed designs at these events? Well now it’s your turn to start creating something! Starting today through Sunday, May 25th, some of our U.S. shipping options will be free. Take this chance to start exploring or go even deeper into the world of 3D Printing!
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A Jam-Packed Week of Events Ahead!
TGIF everyone! With three cool events coming up, this weekend and the following week are going to be especially exciting for 3D Printing enthusiasts in the U.S. You’ll definitely want to check out the following must-see events: WantedDesign, Maker Faire Bay Area and Internet Week. Of course, i.materialise is participating in all three!
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10 Things to See and Do at Maker Faire Bay Area
Maker Faire Bay Area is right around the corner. It will be held in the San Mateo Event Center,CA on May 17 & 18. To give you a bit of a sneak peek, here is a list of 10 reasons to attend this gathering of the maker community!
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Brighter, Faster and Food-safe: Introducing New Ceramic Colors
Today we’re excited to unveil our brand new ceramic colors! We’re now offering brighter colors in a shorter turnaround time, with better overhang capability. And the best part remains: it’s still a food-safe material! Because we want you to see these new vivid colors with your own eyes, when you order your next 3D print you’ll receive a small ceramic eggcup free!
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Becoming a Vendor Has Never Been Easier
Behind the i.materialise website, our staff are working hard everyday to improve our services. With our latest update, we have some great new functions for those interested in becoming a vendor to sell 3D Printed designs. Read on to find out more about these new features!
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Dear Scale Model Enthusiasts, Happy Train Day!
Can you guess which TV character said the following quote? “You may not realize it, but I have difficulty navigating through certain aspects of daily life: understanding sarcasm, feigning interest in others, not talking about trains as much as I’d want to. It’s exhausting!” The answer is of course, Dr. Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory! For those who love talking about trains as much as Sheldon does, this Saturday is your day: National Train Day. And how better to celebrate it than with some 3D Printed retrospective train models!
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