Introducing Improved API Documentation
In the summer of 2011, Tinkercad, the easy-to-use, browser based 3D design tool for all, launched a one-click integration with i.materialise. We were the first online 3D printing service that could print models straight from Tinkercad. This would have never been possible without our API (Application Programming Interface). The interfaces (API) that allows your apps or websites to connect with our systems, have grown tremendously ever since, so we improved and revamped all the documentation that surrounds it. Hello Developers!
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i.materialise and Twikit Now Powering 3D Printing at Auchan
Ever dream of going into a store and customizing an item to be 3D printed? Well, now customers of Auchan’s store in Lille can go to Yoomake, an in-store kiosk, to make “mini-me” figurines, jewelry, trophies and medals to be 3D printed at i.materialise. Even people with no previous 3D printing experience can customize a design and get involved to get high-quality prints. (more…)
Suit Up for the DAMN x Café Costume 3D Printed Jewelry Collection (For Men)
Introducing a unique partnership between Café Costume, architect designer duo DAMN and Twikit, a pioneer in 3D customization. Inspired by Kunstwerkstede ‘De Coene’, they have created a collection of customizable 3D printed cufflinks, tiepins and money clips. The collaboration ties in perfectly with the world of new craftsmanship, in which 3D printing makes it possible to give each item a unique character.
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i.materialise Franchise in Southeast Asia!
To all our readers in Southeast Asia: i.materialise will soon be closer to you! Thanks to an agreement signed on November 27th, Ultra Clean Technologies (UCT) is now a franchisee of i.materialise.
To read more about this partnership, read our press release here.
We’ll keep you updated through our blog on any new developments and what this will mean for you exactly.
Throwback Thursday: Getting Ready for Take Off
In the summer of 2009, the first version of i.materialise was ready. One month before going live, we tested the whole process of support, file fixing, production and logistics on 700 Materialise colleagues worldwide. This alpha test invited everyone to print one project for free and it taught us a lot about running an online 3D printing service.
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Materialise Makes Its Way into National Geographic
National Geographic’s yellow portrait frame is one of the most iconic logos around. The yellow frame surrounds some of the most amazing images possible to capture with a camera, with high-quality, beautiful photos that reveal the world around us and beyond. For this reason, many of us have grown up surrounded by stacks of National Geographic magazines, either at home or at the houses of family and friends, for generations. This is not just a magazine, it is part of our collective experience and memory. (more…)
Here Are the 3D Prints from the Mix-a-Monster Challenge
About two months ago we asked you to release your inner monster to create a new kind of creature in Autodesk Meshmixer. We sent this odd looking bunch to our 3D printers and now they’ve hatched.
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Your Community Manager: Anton Pikhur
Anton is i.materialise’s Community Manager. Anton has always been passionate about designing, blogging, and communication and is always on the lookout for new fascinating 3D printing stories. His new role as Community Manager at i.materialise now gives him the chance to combine these passions all in one place. (more…)
The 3D Printing Event in Kuala Lumpur: Art, Design and Architecture
Have you been hearing a lot about 3D printing and wondering what the hype is all about? Are you deliberating why this technology is the so called “revolution” in the way we imagine, design and create new products? Would you like to explore the potential of 3D printing for your business?
Join us at the 3D Printing Event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to witness Vagler 3D Printing machines “live” in action. You will also have the opportunity to scan yourself and carry home your 3D file…ready for printing. The event will also showcase exclusive designer accessories, in various 3D printable materials, from i.materialise.
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Ceramic “3D Crafts” by Alice Le Biez: A Delicate Fusion of 3D Printing and Traditional Craftsmanship
It will never match the warmth of a hand-made product: this is one of the myths about 3D Printing. But now with the introduction of “3D Crafts,” a set of 3D Printed ceramic bowls designed by French graduate student Alice Le Biez, that myth is about to be shattered for good. With a variety of 3D Printing materials that now go far beyond plastics, ancient craftsmanship and edgy technology can be beautifully blended to bring the emotion of a design to life. (more…)
