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Sightline Maps Produces Instant 3D Printable Terrains

A new project hopes to provide an ability for educators to create any type of 3D contour maps.

100(ish) Educational 3D Printing Projects Released by MyStemKits

For schools, classrooms and educators this could be a lifesaver in September: a monstrous selection of 3D printing projects from MyStemKits.

LayerTrove Releases Easy-To-Print 3D Models, But Faces Big Risks

LayerTrove is a Scotland-based 3D model store who have just launched a 3D models series that may bring them troubles in the future.

Printr Updates Their Cloud 3D Print Management System

Amsterdam-based Printr has been quietly improving their cloud-based 3D print management system, Formide.

3DPrinterOS Breaks Silence With New Enterprise Capabilities

I haven’t heard much from 3DPrinterOS for a while, but now the reason for this is clear: they’ve been working on powerful integrations.

What’s Up With Skriware?

Skriware launched late last year with a reasonably successful Kickstarter campaign, but where are they now?

The J750 3D Printer is Amazing, But Where Can You Actually Use One?

A few months ago, Stratasys announced one of the most powerful 3D printers ever, the J750. But how can you actually use one?

A Visit to 3D Hubs

When in Amsterdam last week we managed to interrupt the fine folks at 3D Hubs, where their global headquarters is located.

Securing 3D Files for 3D Printing with Make it LEO

There’s a peculiar startup offering a secure method of handling 3D design files called, “Make it LEO”.

FATHOM’s Fascinating Hybrid 3D Print Services

I’m looking at a very interesting company based on the west side of the United States, FATHOM. Their purpose is, well, multifold.

A Closer Look at Fictiv, a Manufacturing Platform for Startups

We wrote about Fictiv, an unusual 3D printing startup a few weeks ago, but today we’re getting more information from their CEO.

Regional 3D Print Services Emerge

In spite of the efforts of the major 3D printing industry companies to grow their empires around the world, there is still much opportunity for regional players to emerge.

Need a Vertebrate, a Tortoise, Antlers Or an Edible Dormouse 3D Model?

3D model repository service Threeding has announced a new partnership that’s resulted in a large number of animal anatomy 3D models.

How to Generate Business for a Startup 3D Print Service

One company has come up with an interesting angle to generate business for their fledgling 3D printing service.

Autodesk Remakes Autodesk Memento Into Autodesk ReMake

Autodesk continues shuffling their 3D products around, with the popular Memento system being renamed as “ReMake”.

Reading Between the Lines in 3D Hub’s Latest Report

Community network 3D Hubs has once again released their monthly report, but I realized something very interesting when reviewing it.

Stratasys Suddenly Solves A Ton Of 3D Printing Problems

It seems Stratasys won’t stop with the interesting announcements; now they’ve solved yet more workflow problems in 3D printing.

What Is Stratasys Doing With Thingiverse, Anyway?

In 2013, Stratasys acquired MakerBot and all its assets. Besides the printer company, the deal also included Thingiverse.

3D Hubs Adds Another Professional Capability And Confirms Their Strategic Shift

Hmm, my speculation about 3D Hubs’ intentions the other month seems to be continuing with their latest announcement of carbon fiber capability.

The Strange Inbox Of A 3D Printing Service

The day-to-day at our 3D printing service, Make Mode, is nothing if not interesting.

Another 3D Printing Management System: 3D Printer ERP

I’ve seen a couple software solutions to the difficult problem of managing a 3D printer farm, and now another launches this week: 3D Printing ERP.

Shapeways Curiously Introduces PLA Material, But Why?

Consumer 3D print service Shapeways has always been introducing new materials, but this one is very curious: PLA.

On The Loose: 3DPrintler’s 3D Print Service Chatbots

Growing 3D print conglomerate 3DPrintler is working on a strange chatbot interface to their 3D print service pricing comparison engine.

Onshape’s Generous – And Completely Free – 3D CAD Service For Education

While you might be aware of Onshape’s limited free plan for online 3D CAD, you might not be aware they offer an unrestricted version for education.

Sculpteo Responds To The Biggest Customer Concern

Sculpteo announced a new “48 hour” shipping policy that could change people’s minds about using 3D print services.

3DShook’s Unusual 3D Model Discovery Tools

It’s a very tough business these days running a printable 3D model shop, but 3DShook seems to be experimenting with a variety of different shopping methods to overcome the challenges.

Wevolver Is A Different Kind Of Repository

There are countless web-based 3D model repositories, but none are quite like Wevolver, who focus on actually doing practical something with your 3D prints.

Volumetrick Provides A Free 3D Print Quoting Service

You might have made your 3D printer available for hire, but are you able to provide accurate and rapid quotes for your services?

Capassity’s Cloudy Twist On 3D Scanning

A new 3D scanning option is available, but it’s not the kind of scanning system you’re used to.

It’s A New Version Of 3D Slash!

3D Slash has announced version 2.0 of their powerful, but easy-to-use web-based 3D modeler.

MyMiniFactory’s Response To The Thingiverse Controversy

Designers and artists have increased concerns since a rogue entrepreneur began reselling designs from Thingiverse, but MyMiniFactory has a partial solution.

voxeljet And The Service Centre Business Model

voxeljet, like many industrially focused 3D printer manufacturers, offers an industrial service to its client base.

Simplicity Wins: i.Materialise Introduces Flat Rate Shipping

Popular 3D print service i.materialise has thrown out their complex shipping calculations and replaced it with a ridiculously simple flat rate.

Kwambio Launches (Again?)

We received a note from Kwambio who apparently have launched a new 3D model/print service.

Source3’s Fascinating 3D Content Management System

We’ve been watching Source3 for a while now, and it’s been a bit of a mystery, but now we seem to have figured out what they’re actually doing and it’s pretty amazing.

Syncky Sells Many 3D Printed Products

Korea-based Syncky is not a 3D model repository, but instead a site where you can order many different 3D printed products.

DigiFabster’s 3D Print Service Solution – And A Unique Back Office Marketplace

While most Fabbaloo readers will be consumers of 3D print services, did you ever wonder how things work behind the scenes at a 3D print service provider?

3D Printing Is Too Slow, Unless You Have A Farm

We’re checking out a new 3D print service, Printaworld, which boasts of a 100+ unit 3D printer “farm”.

La Poste’s Big Step Into 3D Printing

France’s postal service, La Poste just set up a comprehensive 3D model repository to power their network of 3D printers.

Yobi3D Makes Searching For 3D Models A Lot More Fun

We found a terrific meta-site for sourcing publicly available 3D models: Yobi3D.

Onshape Moves Out Of Beta; Now Officially “Commercial”

Onshape, a new web-based 3D modeling tool, officially concluded their beta test period and is now officially a commercial product.

3D Hubs Adds PolyJet Capability

Community 3D printer network 3D Hubs announced another significant step into the world of commercial 3D print services by adding PolyJet materials.

MakePrintable’s Free Star Wars 3D Model Offer

Online 3D print repair service MakePrintable is offering a free Star Wars 3D model download available to their users.

Scandy’s Curious 3D Printed Spheres

Scandy is a new 3D print service that provides 3D scan processing and printing options, but also they offer a very unique spherical style print.

The Voronator Wants You

Voronization is a tricky process to transform your 3D model into a very complex structure – but now there’s a simple way to do it: The Voronator!

Scan and Make Links Makers of Many Types

There are several “linkup services” that join buyers to makers, but Scan and Make has a different angle than we’ve seen before.

The Many 3D Generators of Nervous System

Did you know you could design your own uniquely complex 3D models with the help of Nervous System’s set of generator apps?

Converting a 2D Image to 3D? We Found a Service For You

Selva3D has a new beta service that performs simple 2D to 3D conversions.

You Can Now Order 3D Printed Airframe Parts From Materialise

Earlier this year 3D print service Materialise obtained certifications for producing airworthy parts.

Formsfield’s Unusual 3D Designer Recruitment Strategy

3D model repository Formsfield has taken an unusual step to recruit designers for their product shelves: they’re guaranteeing payments!

Onshape Continues to Add New Features: When Will It End?

It’s getting hard to keep up with the ongoing changes in Onshape, one of our favorite professional 3D CAD tools.

A 3D Model Sharing Site With An Electrical Connection

We’re checking out Sharestation 3D, a site dedicated to 3D printed electronics projects.

Want To Buy A 3D Printing Business?

It seems almost everyone wants to get in on the explosion of activity happening in the 3D printing universe, but what better way than to purchase an already-operating business?

Every Pro Maker Needs MakerOS

The world of 3D printing is a lot more than just the hardware; multiple supporting services have emerged to support the ecosystem, including one dedicated to professional makers: MakerOS.

Get Surprised With A Box Of 3D Prints From CubeForme

A new subscription service hopes to deliver a box of surprise 3D prints directly to you each month.

MyMiniFactory Reaches 100,000 Users: What’s Next?

3D model community MyMiniFactory announced they’ve now attracted over 100,000 registered users.

3D Hubs Announces 3D Hubs HD: Industrial Grade 3D Printing

3D printing community network announced a new offering focused on industrial 3D printing capabilities in 37 cities.

3DPrinterOS Launches an Educational License

3D printer cloud management service 3DPrinterOS has launched a premium service targeted at educational institutions.

Zortrax’s Unified Cloud Library

Poland-based 3D printer manufacturer Zortrax added a very useful feature to their ecosystem: a cloud-based library of 3D models.

Parallel Goods Hopes To Market High-Quality Useful 3D Models

A Chicago-based team of designers has launched a new 3D model repository focused on well-designed 3D printable utility objects.

Threeding Uses Handheld 3D Scanners to Create 3D Prints of Antiquities

Threeding.com, a rapidly expanding 3D printing community and marketplace, recently joined forces with Artec 3D

Another 3D Print Services Price Aggregator For You

Confused about pricing your 3D print service request? There’s a service for that.

Staples and Sculpteo Partner On 3D Print Services

Consumer service giant Staples has made a deal with Sculpteo to enable Staples customers to obtain professional quality 3D prints.

MyMiniFactory’s Fascinating Crowdfunding Campaign

MyMiniFactory recently launched a very interesting crowdfunding campaign, but it’s quite unlike others we’ve seen in the 3D print world.

MakePrintable’s GCODE Feature Could Cause Issues For Some

Another MakePrintable story? Yes, because they’ve developed a feature that could shake things up in the intellectual property space.

Hands On With MakePrintable

MakePrintable is a new, freemium cloud service for repairing 3D models. We gave it a good test.

MakePrintable Developing Cloud-Based 3D Model Repair Service

A new cloud-based 3D model repair service, MakePrintable is in the works, and it may become quite popular based on its functionality and extensibility.

i.Materialise Offers Black Steel 3D Prints and Lowers Pricing

Popular consumer-oriented 3D print service i.Materialise just added a very interesting new material: Black Steel.

Powerful New Features in Onshape

Web-based 3D CAD service Onshape continues to add new features and fixes almost weekly, but recently a very powerful feature was added: DXF and DWG import.

3D Hubs Also Offers Student Discounts

This week we explained Shapeways’ recent announcement of discounted services for students. It turns out 3D Hubs also provides a similar program.

3D Hubs Trend Report For September

3D Hubs has issued its latest trends report on their view of 3D printer use. We noticed some interesting patterns.

Shapeways Preps For School Business

It’s the beginning of school season in many parts of the world, and Shapeways announced special deals for the education market.

UK’s Gary Miller Resurfaces With New 3D Print Service

Longtime Fabbaloo friend Gary Miller has emerged with a new company: 3D Print Bureau.

Talk With Your 3D Clients With talk3D

Another business-oriented 3D cloud service is preparing for launch: talk3D.

Astroprint Adds Connectivity

Cloud 3D print management service Astroprint has been busy adding capabilities to their already-popular service.

Xometry Seeks Low Volume 3D Prints

We’ve been looking at a new 3D print service that has been running for only 1.5 years: Xometry.

3Diligent’s Professional 3D Print Service Service

We’re checking out 3Diligent, a service that helps connect industry to professional 3D part printing services.

3D Hubs Now Covers The World, Almost

3D Hubs issued its latest monthly trends report today, and the biggest thing we noted in the report is the incredibly wide geographic coverage by their network.

Copyright Controversy Erupts Over Site’s Use of 3D Model

Recently we wrote of a newly encountered 3D model repository, dayin.la, which holds plenty of interesting 3D content, but now it seems the site has used some models without permission.

One & Only 3D Printed Jewelry

A Toronto-based startup hopes to capture some of the 3D printed jewelry market.

3D Hubs Hits Key Milestone: 20,000 3D Printers

Yesterday community 3D printing network 3D Hubs apparently hit the incredible milestone of 20,000 participants.

Authentise Releases Cloud 3D Print Service 3DIAX

Authentise launched their new 3DIAX service, which should make life much easier for larger organizations using 3D printing.

ToyZeroPlus Puts Your Head On Toys With Fuel3D

Hong Kong-based ToyZeroPlus provides amazingly high-quality 3D replicas of scanned faces.

Could Amazon Challenge Shapeways, Sculpteo and Other 3D Print Services?

Recent additions to Amazon’s growing 3D marketplace could indicate trouble ahead for current popular 3D print services.

3D Hubs Teleports Into Yet Another 3D Environment: Cults

3D model repository Cults announced a partnership with 3D Hubs that involves integrating the community 3D printing network directly into Cults’ repository.

Free 3D Models Of The Martian Surface Available

NASA has published a very useful Mars exploration tool, MarsTrek, which happens to also provide 3D model download, too.

Amazon’s 3D Printed Figurine Service

Amazon’s 3D print marketplace now includes a number of highly-detailed 3D printed figurines of characters from popular video games.

Capcom Moves to 3D Printing for New Cover Art

Capcom, makers of many notable video games over the past 32 years, now makes use of 3D printing to bring a spotlight on their new game, Street Fighter V.