3D Printing Tips & Tricks – How to 3D Model A Great 3D Print
When modeling a 3D object for 3D printing, you need to stick to certain design rules. Printers and 3D printing materials have individual rules and characteristics that need to be respected in order to get the high quality 3D print you are looking for. That’s why we compiled the ultimate list of 3D printing tips and tricks to make your life easier. Stick to these basic rules and you won’t have a problem when turning your idea into 3D printed reality.
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Stand Out on Mother’s Day with 3D Printed Gifts
Mother’s Day. The time of year that gives us the chance to celebrate Mom and thank her for the years of laughter, unconditional love and generosity. This year give Mom a unique gift that she will be sure to remember.
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3D Printing Jewelry: Learn to Make Custom 3D Jewlery Designs with Jweel
What’s more romantic than searching high and low for a nice gem for your partner? Creating the perfect piece of jewelry yourself of course! And with the new online app Jweel you can do just that. This free-to-use app allows you to create custom jewelry, with the elegance and precision of a professional designer. It is a company to our liking that were more than happy to partner up with.
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Kipling Enters the World of 3D Printing: No Monkey Business
Ever since they started in 1987, Belgian bags and accessories brand Kipling has given its monkey mascot a prominent role. No one can say ‘Kipling bag’ without referring to the iconic monkey key chains. For their latest collection ‘Monkey Madness’, Kipling and Materialise took it one step further. Based on the Monkey Madness collection, the “City Jungle Shopper” is a co-creation between Kipling and Materialise to showcase Kipling’s trademark monkey in the world’s first fully-flexible 3D Printing material TPU 92A-1.
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123D Design Tutorial: How to use Autodesk 123D Design for 3D Printing
Update: Autodesk has discontinued this app. It is no longer available for download.
In this Autodesk 123D Design tutorial you will learn the basics of this great 3D modeling software. You’ll learn how to come up with an idea, how to turn your idea into a 3D model, and how to turn this 3D model into 3D printed reality. Let’s get started with this video tutorial by Ben Heck. (more…)
Join Autodesk and i.materialise for an evening of 3D modeling and 3D printing at Hack Manhattan
Can’t make it to the 3D Printshow? Not to worry! We are hosting a meet up together with Autodesk at Hack Manhattan.
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“Boost Your Business” API seminar at 3D Printshow New York
As 3D printing reshapes everything from healthcare to jewelry design, entrepreneurs and managers who make it easy for their customers – and their companies – will secure a competitive edge. The i.materialise application programming interface (API) offers a fast-track way of improving your 3D print process. Hook our service to your app, website or software and let your customers automatically place orders, under whatever pricing and other conditions you set.
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Isaie Bloch wins the ‘Artist of the Year Award’ at the 3D Printshow with his i.materialise design!
Isaie Bloch has won the ‘Artist of the Year Award’ at the 3D Printshow in London. Take a look at his work ‘Satire’ he sells under the name Eragatory.
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Meet the Designer: Peter Donders
From Europe to China over Australia to the U.S.; blogs, newsletters and even main stream media confronted their audiences with Peter Donders’ unique designs. About ten years ago he started experimenting with 3D modeling, now he’s using our services for his jewelry designs.
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i.materialise does not support 3D printing high security keys
At the Def Con hackers conference this past weekend MIT students David Lawrence and Eric Van Albert presented their software tool to allow people to 3D print high security keys. We were disappointed to see that our services were used by the students to make an unauthorized copy of a Schlage Primus key in titanium. (more…)
