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| Topic: Need some feedback - journalist |
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| Need some feedback - journalist [message #3081] Mon, 23 February 2009 16:38 UTC |
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Hi everybody,
I currently make an article for a french magazine.
To complete it, I'm looking for someone who can give me some feedbacks on Shapeways.
I search a french artist, who sell some products via the website.
I just would like to make a quick interview with this person.
You can contact me at this adress :
emilien.ercolani@linformaticien.fr
Thanks,
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| Topic: Shapeways advertised by Tom's Guide France |
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| Shapeways advertised by Tom's Guide France [message #2271] Fri, 19 December 2008 12:23 UTC |
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http://www.bestofmicro.com/actualite/26208-objet-3d-shapeway s.html
In french :
L’impression 3D est désormais une réalité que l’on peut toucher du doigt. Sous cette appellation se cache en fait la création d’objet ex nihilo, grâce à une machine qui « sculpte » entièrement un objet.
C’est cette technique la société Shapeways utilise pour fabriquer l’objet que l’on peut concevoir directement sur leur site. Une base d’objet est disponible et par le biais du «Shapeways Creator», libre à soi de moduler l’objet en 3D pour le rendre plus conforme à ses goûts. On pourra également importer directement ses fichiers depuis des logiciels de CAO (Maya, 3DS Max, etc.) pour « imprimer » ses propres objets.
Au final, le prix de la création d’un objet est compris entre 35 et 115 ¤ pour un cadeau bien plus original qu’un cendrier en rotin.
In english:
3D printing is now a reality one can touch with his finger. This designation hides in fact the creation of an object ex nihilo, thanks to a machine that "sculpt" an object entirely.
It's this technic that the society Shapeways uses to build object that you can design directly on their site. An object database is available and using the "Shapeways Creator" anyone is free to model an object in 3D to make it suit one's taste. One can also import directly its files from CAD softwares (Maya, 3DSMax etc) to "print" its own objects.
Finally the price of an object creation ranges from 35 to 115¤ for a gift more original than a rattan ashtray.
Nice but they might have advertised that for the holiday season for maximum impact.
Ah. Nuts.
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| Topic: College for 3D artist |
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| College for 3D artist [message #1676] Wed, 22 October 2008 13:20 UTC |
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Hey everyone, just wanted to ask all of you out there that have college training backgrounds in the field of 3d modeling and design if you have an suggestions on where to go.
I plan on going to college for 3d modeling and i am currently looking at Full Sail in florida. Any ideas from those of you out there at where else i should look?
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| Topic: Click video demos - kudos to daddymack! |
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| Click video demos - kudos to daddymack! [message #1458] Mon, 29 September 2008 23:08 UTC |
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Hi everyone,
I just wanted to post up some video demos showing 'Click' in action. These animations were expertly produced by daddymack of www.mack3d.com and show how cards are stored in and ejected from both the spring-loaded and manual-eject models.
http://www.mack3d.com/shapeways/ManualClickSide.mov
http://www.mack3d.com/shapeways/ManualClickFront.mov
http://www.mack3d.com/shapeways/SpringClickCutaway.mov
For those of you who haven't browsed through the DDW contest yet 'Click' is my submission: a super-compact redesign of the wallet concept that is front-pocket and formal-wear friendly. Please check it out, and if you like it vote for it! The contest ends soon and is running very close. If I were to win, the printing of my models would hugely further the development of 'Click' as far as physical testing, and my end goal is to make 'Click' available to the community here on Shapeways in some shape or form.
Thanks again to daddymack for his pro bono production of these excellent videos. You owe it to him to check them out, because they are gorgeous!
sincerely,
eMansipater
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| Topic: How heavy/dense are the various materials |
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| How heavy/dense are the various materials [message #711] Thu, 07 August 2008 22:31 UTC |
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This is mearly a question of curiosity, I'm not sure it is a question that is very relevant but how much do the various materials weigh? I was wondering if the material would float in water, although In the video showing information about shapeways on blendernation in looked as though it sank :S
/ed
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| Topic: Welcome to our new & improved website! |
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| Welcome to our new & improved website! [message #267] Thu, 19 June 2008 14:58 UTC |
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As the topic says: welcome to our new & improved website! We've put a LOT of work into creating a more welcoming, fresh and inspiring environment and we hope you'll like it.
Besides the eyecandy, the biggest functional improvement is that we now support the STL file format for model uploads. That should make it quite a lot easier for everyone to get their models on the site.
You just might find the odd bug here or there. If you do, please leave a comment.
So, what do you think? Is is an improvement? 
Cheers,
Bart
[Updated on: Thu, 19 June 2008 15:08 UTC] Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Forum: It arrived! |
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| Topic: Jumble Rock by OSKAR |
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| Topic: Steampunk Submarine |
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| Steampunk Submarine [message #68652] Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27 UTC |
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The steampunk submarine I designed in Blender arrived from Shapeways today. The model is in full color sandstone. The details came out really great.


- Leon
G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/117916055521642810655/about
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/leonnicholls
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| Topic: OmniBlox |
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| Topic: Sintel figurine! |
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| Sintel figurine! [message #68538] Thu, 23 May 2013 12:25 UTC |
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Ok... it arrived a little while ago already whilst I was working on the Blender for 3D Printing DVD. But I wanted to wait with posting about it until I made the figurine available to the public. That's now! I'm really excited about the model... the end result turned out great! On the DVD I explain how I took the file from the short film and turned it into something printable. If you haven't yet... go see Sintel the Movie
You can find the model here: http://shpws.me/nSHR
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| Topic: My Little Pony Girl Arrived! |
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| Topic: Pug |
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| Pug [message #68457] Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35 UTC |
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Hey there.
Just got my first 3d print through the door today.
Really exiting stuff !

I work in the animation industry for a living, so it's awesome to use some of your skills in other ways like this.
Cheers
Kristoffer Nissen
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| Topic: "SPIGA" collection |
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| Topic: Victorian Railways NQR wagon in G scale (1:19) |
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| Victorian Railways NQR wagon in G scale (1:19) [message #68338] Mon, 20 May 2013 05:22 UTC |
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The Victorian Railways NQR wagon in G scale (1:19) by "JEEVI" test printed successfully. It is absolutely superb with all the rivet detail you could want.
A coat of paint, some Fox bogies (Cambrian Models), RCBOYS 1/8"x 1/4"x 7/3" flanged ball bearings, 24.5mm Sierra valley wheels and Accucraft couplers (AP11-738) and it will be rolling!
A train of these with the other JEEVI cars of NM and NU will be looking very protypical. NC brake van from Steam and Things of course.
I just hope that Argyle Locomotive Works are getting their NA locomotives ready!
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| Topic: Medici Family ring |
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| Medici Family ring [message #68051] Wed, 15 May 2013 13:12 UTC |
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Just gotcha today,my first creation,pretty nice.
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| Topic: Apollo CM 1:96 |
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Apollo CM 1:96 [message #67806] Sat, 11 May 2013 00:07 UTC |
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keymichael1855 was kind enough to do a 1/96 scale Apollo CM (command module), AND IT LOOKS GREAT.
Thank you very much.

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| Topic: Steampunk fish |
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| Steampunk fish [message #67805] Fri, 10 May 2013 22:49 UTC |
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I designed a steampunk-styled fish using Blender and the 3D sandstone print just arrived from Shapeways. Somehow, I messed up the colors so some of the parts came out white. But I'm very impressed with the detail of the 3D print, especially the propellor.
- Leon
G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/117916055521642810655/about
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/leonnicholls
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| Topic: Danger Cube by OSKAR |
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| Topic: 3D printed G-Shock part 2 |
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| Topic: Spider Gear by BRAM & OSKAR |
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| Spider Gear by BRAM & OSKAR [message #67413] Fri, 03 May 2013 17:55 UTC |
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Hi Shapeways fans,
Spider Gear was suggested by Bram Cohen and named by José. A ball with holes is contained by a cage and six pointy gears. When the ball is turned then the gears follow. Both the ball and the gears are bi-colored. The object of the puzzle is to turn the ball such that it ends up upside down, while the gears are returned to their original position.
Watch the YouTube video.
Buy the puzzle at my Shapeways Shop.
Read more at the Twisty Puzzles Forum.
Check out the photos below.
Enjoy!
Oskar


[Updated on: Fri, 03 May 2013 17:59 UTC]
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| Topic: No 5 the elephant head |
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| Topic: Mobius Loops |
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| Mobius Loops [message #67068] Mon, 29 April 2013 18:44 UTC |
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They arrived in good health, though they only have one side and one edge. (Sounds like a geometric amputee.) One is in White Strong Flexible, one in polished White Strong Flexible, and one in White Detail.
The boss was impressed enough to commission the printing of a technical model for sales & marketing of one of our industrial products.
Yay, Shapeways!
Creativity - sometimes by the brute force method.
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| Topic: Phiten Necklace Charm Holder |
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| Phiten Necklace Charm Holder [message #67063] Mon, 29 April 2013 17:23 UTC |
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Hey All,
Here are a couple of designs I created to add your own flair to a Phiten necklace. This simple design has a charm ring and clips that connect between the Phiten clips.
The first is a straight forward design with clips straight across from one another. The second is an angled designed and can be doubled up to create a dual, charm design effect.




Enjoy,
Dennis - DTI Studio
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[Updated on: Mon, 29 April 2013 17:24 UTC] DTI Studio - Dennis Roffe
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| Topic: Jesus arrived |
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| Jesus arrived [message #66983] Sun, 28 April 2013 13:18 UTC |
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Way much better than those old fashioned ones! Already received much compliments, lots of friens noticed it and want one for themselves!
I am not sure how to promote this model to the target group though.
Please tell me what you think of it and if you know any places to promote this model!
http://shpws.me/mVRv
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| Topic: Premium silver leaf |
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| Topic: Edges Raspberry Pi Case |
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| Edges Raspberry Pi Case [message #66848] Thu, 25 April 2013 11:21 UTC |
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Hi Guy's,
I'm super excited about this "Aventador" inspired Raspberry Pi case. It was great fun to design and I hope everyone likes it as much as we do! It is only 1 piece but requires the newer Pi motherboard with the two locating holes. It features a wall mount slot and can be stacked!
Available here; http://www.shapeways.com/model/1053233/edges-raspberry-pi-ca se.html?li=my-models


Cheers,
Mark
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Website: www.luma3dprint.com
Twitter: @Luma3Dprint
Instagram: Instagram.com/luma3dprint
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| Topic: A complete shock absorber... at once! |
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A complete shock absorber... at once! [message #66786] Wed, 24 April 2013 11:58 UTC |
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I wanted to try two things: to print moving parts and the equivalence between the practical and the theoretical features of "Strong&Flexible".
The results are very good. Here,
http://shpws.me/nHYF
Actually, this (3D print) is a world of incredible possibilities. I'm impressed.
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| Topic: Mario and Luigi Pendants! |
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| Topic: Costume and Theatre Fashion Horns |
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| Topic: Car Antenna Snitch Takes Flight |
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| Car Antenna Snitch Takes Flight [message #66595] Sun, 21 April 2013 21:45 UTC |
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Hey Everyone,
The Car Antenna Snitch has taken flight.
After a few weeks my antenna snitch prototype is still hanging in strong and working perfectly. It has endured hot weather, windy weather, hard rain and has performed through it all.
In the video link below you will see the snitch start to rise up the antenna at about 35 MPH and then shoot to the top at about 50-55 MPH where it hangs on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w4dVxgjFdw
Thanks to my daughter for sitting in the back seat of my tiny car to film this.
Dennis - DTI Studio
[Updated on: Sun, 21 April 2013 21:58 UTC] DTI Studio - Dennis Roffe
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| Topic: Irreversible Cube by OSKAR |
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| Irreversible Cube by OSKAR [message #66508] Sat, 20 April 2013 11:18 UTC |
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Hi Shapeways fans,
Irreversible Cube is based on an idea by Christoph Lohe:
"It is just a 2x2x2 Cube, however, with the following constrains:
- only clockwise quarter turns are allowed
- after a turn on one axis (out of three), the next move, if any, will need to be done on another axis
Obviously, it is not a normal twisty puzzle as you cannot simply reverse your move sequence. It also means: the puzzle is already scrambled after a first single move from the solved state."
So if we encode
"U" = upper face 90 degrees clockwise
"F" = front face 90 degrees clockwise
"L" = left face 90 degrees clockwise
then one could legally turn e.g. "UFLUFLULUFLUFLUL" as all turns are clockwise and there are no two-same-turns-in-a-row. However, "FF" would be illegal and the second "F" move should be blocked.
Irreversible Cube exactly achieves Chris Lohe's goal. There are only single clockwise quarter turns, and any second quarter turn is blocked, only to be unlocked when another face is turned 90-degrees clockwise.
Note that the puzzle has no easy undos. Once a quarter turn clockwise has been made, one cannot undo it by turning anti-clockwise. Anti-clockwise turns are blocked by the mechanism.
Analysing the mechanism, the follow steps happen when turning a face clockwise.
1) First the turning face locks itself against turning back to it original position. From this point, one can only move forward.
2) Next the turning face unlocks the previously locked adjacent face.
3) Then, the turning face locks itself against turning back to the adjacent-faces-unlocking state.
4) Finally, the turning face blocks. Now it can only be unlocked by turning an adjacent face.
Watch the YouTube video.
Buy the puzzles at my Shapeways Shop.
Read more at the Twisty Puzzles Forum.
Read a solving analysis in this thread at the Twisty Puzzles Forum.
Check out the photos below.
Enjoy!
Oskar





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| Topic: My first print - a puzzle ring |
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| My first print - a puzzle ring [message #66503] Sat, 20 April 2013 08:05 UTC |
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The ring:

With gold rub'n'buff applied:

Some back-story:
My ongoing fascination with Celtic knots has often made me think about the physical realities of knot patterns. I've previously explored making knots out of clay, and tying Chinese knots to explore this idea.
When I was little, my big sister brought home some Turkish puzzle rings. They were pretty and confounding. I never really got the hang of how to solve them! But when I found Shapeways, I knew i wanted to have a go at making my own puzzle rings.
My first attempt at the idea was a perfect intertwining of over-and-under loops.

My rusty 3D modeling skills meant that progress was slow... so it came with a slow and crushing realisation that this design wouldn't come apart and function as a puzzle ring in the way I'd imagined.
The next step was to do some research into how puzzle rings are constructed and how they're solved. I learned that unlike Celtic knots, puzzle rings don't follow a convention in the way that the loops alternate over- and under-lapping. One loop may go over two other loops before passing under the next.
Armed with this knowledge, I modeled the next version of the puzzle ring.

And then came the problem of unraveling these interlocked pieces to ensure that they would print properly. I tried very hard to follow how the loops would remain loooped through each other when jiggled loose. Here's what I submitted to Shapeways for printing:

A few weeks later, they arrived! I got the scissors and glue out, expecting that I'd be too incompetent to solve the rings the normal way. I also suspected that I'd gotten the loops wrong (I had). As it turns out, once the loops are correctly hooked through one another, it's not too hard to solve the ring. The white S&F was a little bit too flimsy, but the black worked quite well, and I'm hoping to do some metal prints next.

Thanks for reading about my little project! I'm working on some other Celtic-knot inspired jewellery as well (including less confusing rings), so I hope to be able to share those with you soon.
[Updated on: Sat, 20 April 2013 15:39 UTC]
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| Topic: 1:3 Scale Walther PS44 Scope arrived! |
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| 1:3 Scale Walther PS44 Scope arrived! [message #66482] Fri, 19 April 2013 23:21 UTC |
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Here is my first 3D printed part, thanks for looking!

Fits in place without glue!!!
[Updated on: Mon, 22 April 2013 12:09 UTC]
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| Topic: 3D cardioidal envelope |
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| 3D cardioidal envelope [message #66357] Thu, 18 April 2013 16:42 UTC |
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| Topic: Deeper Madness by OSKAR |
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| Topic: Miniature Skateboard / Pennyboard |
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| Miniature Skateboard / Pennyboard [message #66070] Fri, 12 April 2013 15:03 UTC |
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Hi everybody !
I received my model of the iconic skateboard from the 70´s (Penny or plastic Board) a couple of weeks ago.
I am using it as keyring and it looks great. The details are really good for a 6,5 cm model.
Next step is silver
Thanks Shapeways !
http://www.shapeways.com/model/888518/penny-board-miniature. html?li=my-models
[Updated on: Fri, 12 April 2013 15:06 UTC]
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| Topic: A couple of pendant designs |
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| A couple of pendant designs [message #66021] Thu, 11 April 2013 21:04 UTC |
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Got my pendants today - these are a result if me experimenting with 2D design. The 'rope' motif is simply some beziers rendered via Shapeways image popper; the rectangular motif an abstraction inspired by my iPad...
Steven


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mygadgetlife.blogspot.co.uk
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| Topic: They arrived :) |
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| Topic: some shapeways stuff on Etsy |
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| some shapeways stuff on Etsy [message #65616] Sat, 06 April 2013 09:59 UTC |
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Hey guys n Gals.
Just thought I would throw up my Etsy link, mostly Shapeways prints of Jewelry, more ordered and up soon. Its a start
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CurryTree
Enjoy, Leo
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| Topic: Roadblock Cube by OSKAR |
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