Hang Out with Shapeways 3D Printing Engineers Fridays at 5 in the Factory

Fridays at 5 in the Factory (NYC time) is a Google Hangout to give you an opportunity to ask the Shapeways 3D printing engineers your questions about Shapeways materials, processes and how to design for success.  We had an impromptu hangout last Friday that included a brief introduction to some of the Shapeways team along with a shaky, noisy virtual tour of the factory.

Register on Google+ to Fridays at 5 in the Factory or just virtually drop in to listen, ask questions and give feedback. 

Please note this is a virtual hang out as we cannot yet host people in the factory, those events will come once we have finished building out the site and all of the machines are safe in their cages.

We are looking forward to seeing you online and talking 3D printing with you.

Check out the 3D Printing at the Adelaide Mini Makerfaire

The maker movement is heading south all the way to Adelaide, South Australia for the Adelaide Mini Maker Faire.

The Adelaide Mini Maker Faire is to be held Saturday April the 6th, 2013 at the Adelaide College of Arts in Light Square right in the heart of one of Adelaide’s centres, close to the University of South Australia and the Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT).  Adelaide also now has it’s own FabLab located at the Adelaide College of Arts also set up by ANAT so anyone can head in and use their equipment to make their ideas for real.

If any Shapeways users will be in Adelaide for the event please let me know, I would love to hear more and see images.

Shapeways will also be attending the Bay Area Maker Faire in May for those, less south…

The Top 3D Printed Stories of 2012 on Shapeways: The Tip of the 3D Printed Iceberg

We have shared the most popular 3D printed products on Shapeways but we also want to have a look back at some of the most interesting stories from the Shapeways blog.  It has been a big year with some amazing projects from the Shapeways community using 3D printing to make their ideas for real.

Take a look at the Shapeways blog to see a month by month breakdown of some of the top stories.

Infinite Possibilities: Over 6 Billion 3D Printed Product Variations in the Shapeways Marketplace

3D Printing can help you make anything you can imagine. But what if you don’t know how to design? Or what if you don’t know where to start?

With the Shapeways marketplace, people all over the world can get a little bit closer to getting exactly what they want. To help put this into perspective, here’s some data that blew our minds: the Shapeways marketplace of community designed 3D printed products contains over SIX BILLION product variations.

Considering the number of publicly available products and accounting for the material and customization options readily available, that gets us a little closer to infinite possibility. This is nearly one unique product option for every person on the planet.

Introducing 3D Printed Black Elasto Plastic : I Can’t Believe It’s Not Rubber

It’s squishy, it’s flexible, it stretches, it bounces, it blends, it’s 3D Printed Black Elasto Plastic!!!!!

Black Elasto Plastic is our first fully flexible material! It is still in the experimental stages of development, and we are learning more about the possibilities and restrictions of this material each and every day. Design, order and give us feedback when your model arrives at your doorstep! This material will be on trial until the July 20th, 2012, so get your orders in soon. After the trial, we will review and decide whether to introduce it permanently, whether we need to change any design rules, etc.

Satin Black and Satin White 3D Printed Ceramic Cory Doctorow at Shapeways on Flickr.

Satin Black 3D Printed Ceramics at Shapeways on Flickr.

Avocado Green 3D Printed Ceramics at Shapeways on Flickr.

Satin White 3D Printed Ceramics at Shapeways on Flickr.

Eggshell Blue 3D Printed Ceramics at Shapeways on Flickr.

Pastel Yellow 3D Printed Ceramics at Shapeways on Flickr.

The Wired Pop up Store in Times Square featuring 3D Printed Products from the Shapeways Community on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
The Strandbeest representing 3D Printed awesomeness in Times Square

The Wired Pop up Store in Times Square featuring 3D Printed Products from the Shapeways Community on Flickr.

The Wired Pop up Store in Times Square featuring 3D Printed Products from the Shapeways Community on Flickr.