Join i.materialise on instagram!
From march on we have been using Instagram to give you a look behind the scenes of the i.materialise team: the projects we’re working on, our events and so much more.
If you’re already using instagram you can follow our little adventures via @imaterialise. Don’t hesitate to share your 3D printing projects with us by using the hashtag #imaterialise or to mention us @imaterialise. We’d love to see what you’re working on!
Featured Friday: showing your 3D printed designs to the world
It’s Friday! Raise your hands and enjoy our featured 3D printed items.
Will du Toit created this great Courage Pendant in high detailed stainless steel: a more stylized version of the classic St. George fighting the dragon.
3D Materialize Ltd created these earrings ‘Vive la Constructivisme’ in High detailed stainless steel. They even made a matching pendant in the same material: all eyes on you if you wear this at a party!
Don’t forget to put your own designs in the gallery to show your work to the world.
Bay Area Maker Faire recap in a word: Awesome
We just got back from the Bay Area Maker Faire over the weekend and wanted to share some highlights with you. This was our first time at the Maker Faire here in the US and it was simply incredible. There were so many people excited to learn about 3D printing and what we do, that we had a constant flow of people in the booth. And we loved getting to meet so many great people, explain our services, and talk about all the cool things that are going on in the 3D printing industry. So thanks to each and every one of you for stopping by.
Our weekend started with a notice of a delayed shipment. Oh no! But we had some samples on hand and made the best of it. And it didn’t stop people from coming by to ask about our services, either. With some quick thinking and a bit of help from @FedExHelp on Twitter, we managed to locate the shipment and get someone out to retrieve it.
So by Sunday, we were back in business. And we had so much great stuff to show everyone! To see our entire booth, take
Cheaper US shipment costs
About a month ago we were very excited to announce to you that we started producing in the US. Today we’re happy to give you some more details about the benefits!
For our US customers we’ll be producing polyamide natural white, blue, red & black, alumide, paintable resin, prime gray and transparent resin models locally. For these orders we’ll apply shipment costs between 10 $-12$ (instead of 18$ ). Should your order also include prints in other materials, standard shipping cost will apply.
Note: To create level playing field between customers, there are no shipping costs for orders above $129 (in line with 99 € threshold applicable in Europe).
Tinkercad is back-and it’s free!
Together with so many others we were really disappointed when Tinkercad announced it’s shut down. Deep down we hoped someone would acquire and save Tinkercad.
And it happened! Autodesk signed a deal to acquire Tinkercad and blow new life into the platform. The official announcement sounds really promising for many makers:
“The shutdown plan has been rolled back and effective immediately new users are again able to sign up for the site. Even better, at the request of Autodesk, we have supercharged the free plan. You can now create unlimited designs, all import and export functionality is enabled and ShapeScripts are turned on for free accounts. We have automatically upgraded all existing free accounts to this new powerful plan. This account will be offered for a limited time only so make sure you sign up as soon as possible.
Before signing the deal we spent a lot of time talking to Autodesk engineers and product people about their vision for Tinkercad. We were impressed by the
Maker Faire update
We’re here at the Bay Area Maker Faire, about 3/4 of the way through the day. It has been GREAT to see all of you who have stopped by so far. Franky was on the Autodesk “Future of 3D Printing” panel, which had some really good questions and answers about future 3D materials, current experimentation with materials, and where the industry is headed.
If you’ve gone by our booth, you may notice that we didn’t quite have all of our promised demos. Unfortunately, we had some delays in getting our items here on time (due a variety of factors beyond our control). We do still have material samples, though, and we’ll continue to be at the booth the rest of the evening and all day Sunday. (We’re working on getting our display pieces before Sunday morning and will update you if we will have additional items in the booth tomorrow.)
In addition, we are still doing our meet-up tonight at The Swingin’ Door here in San Mateo. So if you’re in the area, join us from 8-10 pm for a closer look at som
Featured Friday: showing your 3D printed designs
Congratulations. You survived the work week! Let your weekend start properly with our Featured Friday! Check out the latest gallery entries.
Ari Pisilä 3D printed this brooch in brass gold plated and polished:
“I designed this funky fox for my mother in law since she is a big fan of foxes. This piece of art looks great and feels surprisingly heavy because it’s pretty thick. It has an integrated mechanism behind where a normal safety pin can be inserted.”
Raymond McConnell designed a Puma ring in unpolished stainless steel (old silver finish). This gives it a textured surface looking like fur. The USA ring size of 11 1/2 and a UK ring size of Y.
Our last design comes from Steve Koll. It’s a round cufflink with ginkgo leaf imprint on top. He 3D printed it in Titanium. Gorgeous!
Enjoy your weekend!
Win an Autodesk Premium Membership account with our Pencil Grip Challenge!
Did you see the ‘dragonbite‘ pencil grip made by Vangelis and Dinos? Isn’t it stunning? Now we’re challenging you to make your own.
THE CHALLENGE
For this Challenge we’d like you to make an ergonomical, fun design for your pencil in polyamide. You can choose between all our polyamide finishes to give your design an extra touch.
PRIZES
We will select 5 winning designs. The 5 winners will all get the print of their design and an Autodesk Premium Membership.
Note that the jury selects upon the 3D renders you put online, so make sure to make a very clear, visible render.
WHO CAN ENTER
This challenge is open to all designers, professional and amateur, regardless of sex, age or nationality.
CHALLENGE PERIOD
Submissions will be accepted up to 23:59 Central European Time, June 30th, 2013.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
There is no limit on the number of entries per contestant. To enter, you need to upload your design(s) here and provide a clear explanation (under ‘desciption’) i
Join us for Autodesk’s ‘Future of 3D Printing’ panel at Maker Faire
The Maker Faire is coming up quickly and we can’t wait to meet everyone! In addition to having a booth and a Saturday night meet-up, we’re participating in a panel -organized by Autodesk- at the Faire.
Autodesk is sponsoring a panel discussion on Saturday, May 18th from 3:00-3:30 pm on the Make: Live stage. And our very own Franky will be one of the panelists. The topics they’ll discuss will include the following:
- What materials are on the way?
- What new technologies can we expect in the coming year?
- How will the technology change the creative landscape for Young Makers, Educators, Designers and Futurist?
And if there’s time, they’ll take audience questions as well. We’re looking forward to this discussion. So tell us, what questions would you ask about the future of 3D printing, given the opportunity?
Printcraft: 3D Printing in Minecraft!
It is now possible to 3D print your favorite designes from Minecraft via i.materialise’s online 3D printing service. Let’s take a look at how this works & feels like. We met up with Paul Harter, the mind behind Printcraft.
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