3D Printing and 3D Modeling with Photoshop CC
Great news for Photoshop users: you can now use the powerful editing tools of Photoshop to bring 3D models and prints to life! Photoshop CC now fully supports 3D printing with i.materialise in 100+ materials and finishes – all that’s left for you to do is to take a look at our new tutorial video on how to create 3D models in Photoshop.
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Exploring 3D Printing in Furniture Design: Jon Christie’s State-of-the-Art Furniture
Meet Jon Christie, a former DJ who discovered a passion for Scandinavian furniture, design, and 3D printing. In his latest project, John explored 3D printing in furniture design and has been enhancing chairs and tables with smartly modeled 3D printed parts. Jon’s state of the art furniture is both exciting and elegant in equal measures. His table and chair designs blend traditional craftsmanship, modernist design, and state-of-the-art 3D printing technology.
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Introducing a New Onshape Plugin for 3D Printing
Onshape is the first and only complete cloud 3D CAD system that lets everyone on a design team simultaneously work together using a web browser, phone or tablet. And it’s currently making a buzz! That’s why we decided to make the lives easier of Onshape users interested in 3D printing. As of today, Onshape users can connect their CAD program with our 3D printing service in just a few clicks.
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How 3D Printing in Steel Works
Earlier this month, we talked about how to print Aluminum and Titanium parts with Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) 3D printers. However, DMLS is not the only technology that lets you print metals. This time we will take a look at Indirect Metal Printing, a process which is used for our 3D-printed steel.
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10 Stunning Steel 3D Prints
One of the most popular 3D printed metals is steel. And by steel we mean real steel, not just metallic plastic. Thanks to Indirect Metal Printing we can print all kinds of functional parts, jewelry items, or gadgets with the use of steel powder and bronze infusion. Since this is the cheapest form of metal printing currently available, we thought it was time to pay attention to some of the outstanding designs we received from our community. Take a look at 10 of the coolest steel objects we created with our 3D printers lately.
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3D Printing with Windows 10 and i.materialise
In May we were proud to announce our new collaboration with Microsoft – and now we are even prouder to say that Microsoft users can tap into i.materialise’s 3D printing service as of today. Users of Microsoft 3D printing platform applications such as 3D Builder will now able to print their models directly through i.materialise.
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Summer of Surprises – Week Three: 5% off Bronze 3D Prints
The i.materialise summer of surprises is now in its third week! Every week in July and August we will announce new enhancements, price drops, discounts and coupons that will save you money. This week’s surprise: 5% off bronze 3D prints!
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Meet Designer Desmond Chan and His Collection of 3D Printed Precious Metal Jewelry Inspired by Salvador Dali
More and more jewelry designers are discovering the great potential and design freedom that 3D printing offers. i.materialise enables designers from all over the world to order 3D prints in precious metals such as brass, bronze, silver or gold. Desmond Chan, founder of jewelry label Vulcan Jewelry is one of the outstanding designers working with these materials through 3D printing. Read on to learn more about his innovative necklaces and bracelets.
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Summer of Surprises – Week 2: 5% off Copper 3D Prints
The i.materialise summer of surprises is on! Every week in July and August we will announce new enhancements, price drops, discounts and coupons that will save you money.
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Gear Up With 3D Printed Aluminum
Once again we’re proud to announce a new member of our growing family of 3D printing materials. After offering 3D printing in steel, titanium, and even wood, we are now excited to announce the official trial of a new 3D printed metal that is perfect for strong & light parts: 3D printed aluminum. Let’s take a closer look!
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