| Forum: Shapeways Shops |
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| Topic: Accept Bitcoins! |
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| Accept Bitcoins! [message #66974] Sun, 28 April 2013 03:41 UTC |
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| Should Shapeways accept Bitcoin?[ 11 vote(s) ] |
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| 1. | Yes |  1 / 9% | | 2. | No | 10 / 91% |
With the rising usership of Bitcoin, and the progressiveness and openness of 3D printing itself, I feel that it would not only be a huge marketing boon to Shapeways as a 3D printing service, but it would also create a newfound convenience for the users themselves. I think that the Bitcoin-using community and the Shapeways-using community have a sizeable overlap and I feel that it would be good for everyone if such methods were implemented.
[Updated on: Sun, 28 April 2013 03:41 UTC]
-mdahl
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| Topic: Advertising for shops. |
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| Advertising for shops. [message #66421] Fri, 19 April 2013 12:59 UTC |
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now with most shops we want to get our name out in the world but when we say we use Shapeways as our printer for our designs we get questions about what it is. now i would love to have Shapeways produce a description card that we shop owners could use when demonstrating project ideas as well as have a shape way logo that we can use on or logos like "produced by Shapeways" or "Shapeways the future starts here" just some type of image that we can use to get people to visit our shop and also explain where we produce the 3d models from.
[url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=10&u=17813370][img]http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/17/81/33/70/bti_si10.jpg[/img][/url]
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| Topic: CrazyBad Shapeways Shop |
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| CrazyBad Shapeways Shop [message #65209] Sat, 30 March 2013 22:36 UTC |
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Hi everybody, just here informing people of my Shapeways Shop. I'm sure you've all see the twisty puzzles that people print here, well, I'm another one. If you enjoy seeing these things, feel free to check out my shop. Thanks!
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| Topic: Shop url? What am I doing wrong? |
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| Shop url? What am I doing wrong? [message #64926] Tue, 26 March 2013 18:11 UTC |
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When setting up my shop account, I have entered my shop url as : http://www.shapeways.com/shop/(MyShopName). I get a warning that says: Valid characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and "-_". Apparently the system is not accepting my url. How do I correct that? Thanks
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| Topic: Searching Shapeways' shops |
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| Topic: Product Variants Mod, display of 'hidden' models in cart |
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| Product Variants Mod, display of 'hidden' models in cart [message #63754] Sun, 10 March 2013 18:24 UTC |
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I've set up several of my models with the variants technique from the Shapeways labs to allow customers to buy single models or multiple on a sprue. As suggested I have made the variants invisible to the public but still available to buy.
EG http://www.shapeways.com/model/876944/1-200-lippisch-li-p-04 -108.html?li=productBox-search
I've added one of these to my cart and I notice that I get the message 'this model is no longer publicly available" displayed instead of any meaningful image of the model. If I was buying somebody else's model I would find this very off-putting.
Is there anyway to make the variants option more cart-friendly please?
Thanks,
Nick H.
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| Topic: Hmm i can't find a instagram share button over here ? |
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 Hmm i can't find a instagram share button over here ? [message #62994] Thu, 28 February 2013 23:04 UTC |
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Would be nice to see one in the near future to give the shapeways shops a little bit of extra social sharing power !
If it doesn't look good it's not designed by us.
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| Topic: No Paypal in my Country |
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| No Paypal in my Country [message #62661] Sat, 23 February 2013 19:02 UTC |
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Hello shapeways!
In brief, I am from Egypt, I want to create a shop and there is no Paypal in my country. Could you please provide more payment options?
I guess Moneybookers (Skrill) would be just fine.
Thanks!
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| Topic: suggested material: glass-filled nylon |
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| suggested material: glass-filled nylon [message #62147] Fri, 15 February 2013 22:03 UTC |
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I just received an SLS part from an engineering firm that is glass-filled nylon and I'm impressed: stiff, even finish, very functional, dye-able.
We also use Shapeways for 1-4 parts but you don't have quite the materials I can access at more traditional rapid-proto services.
So...offer the GF nylon and you get more of our prototyping quantities.  And cheap/functional/detailed parts are always a good combo.
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| Topic: Display order |
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| Display order [message #61220] Sat, 02 February 2013 00:47 UTC |
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Since we are able to choose "public" for not-for-sale items, maybe we should be able to arrange how both for-sale and not-for-sale are displayed in our shop front ?
Plain Orb
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| Topic: Happy Black Friday |
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| Happy Black Friday [message #57367] Sat, 24 November 2012 04:46 UTC |
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Nice to see the product going out the door!
-Bathsheba
http://bathsheba.com
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| Topic: Hurricane Sandy Relief Thursday 6th November - Shop Owner participation encouraged! |
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| Hurricane Sandy Relief Thursday 6th November - Shop Owner participation encouraged! [message #56400] Tue, 06 November 2012 20:10 UTC |
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Hi Shop Owners,
You may have seen this blog post today: http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/1735-3D-Printed-Refie f-Join-Us-in-Helping-the-Hurricane-Sandy-Relief-Efforts-This -Thursday.html
While our website was down last week, we had a few conversations via Twitter about donating their markups towards Hurricane Sandy relief. We love the idea, and decided that Shapeways will be donating part of our revenue on Thursday the 6th of November to the Red Cross. (Thanks
Michiel Cornelissen for starting the wave!)
We invite you to join us on Thursday by pledging to donate your markups for the day to Sandy relief. How you choose to donate is up to you.
We will supercharge your efforts: by tagging your products "Sandy Relief," not only will you be pledging to donate your markups, you will secure a spot on the Shapeways homepage as we'll be featuring those products from Thursday to Sunday.
Of course, participation is completely voluntary.
Any questions or comments, I'm happy to answer.
Best,
Natalia
[Updated on: Tue, 06 November 2012 20:17 UTC]
Community Manager | Shapeways
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| Topic: Consistency Would be Nice |
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| Consistency Would be Nice [message #54314] Thu, 20 September 2012 21:47 UTC |
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Some of my models.....which have been printed many many times are now being rejected.
One of my regular customers just sent me this PM
I just got an e-mail from Shapeway saying that the 5/8 rod ends in 1/8 scale cannot be done in the material selected. I have ordered and received two or three orders of these rod ends in the past year and I love them, they're perfect. The e-mail said to contact you about this problem. Can you help because I'm stumped as to what to do. There must be a mistake.
I know the kit prints......the parts are in no way fragile, they are almost a solid block of material.......I have printed out similar parts that were half the size of these particular rodends (1/4" to be exact)......I know the mesh is clean it is generated by a high end CAD package which has always created a clean STL file......
I have hundreds of model kits listed on the Shapeways site......I really cannot afford the time running around and chasing these "phantom" problems.....
Is there any way we could flag certain models to tell Shapeways to print it no matter what their checking software tells them.....If there is a problem and the customer complains then the refund could be taken out of MY Acount, that way Shapeways does not have to eat the cost of a bad part??
TDR Innovations
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| Topic: Shop images, change in resolution guide? |
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| Shop images, change in resolution guide? [message #53401] Fri, 31 August 2012 00:01 UTC |
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The shops images tutorial says images should be 700x519, but now in the edit mode there is a new text that says images should be 674 x 501.
I just uploaded a series of images a few days ago at 700x519 and did not notice the new text until today.
Which resolution should it be, and what happens to the images I've already uploaded at the wrong size?
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| Topic: 3D Printing Art Show Opportunity - Deadline Sept. 3rd |
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| 3D Printing Art Show Opportunity - Deadline Sept. 3rd [message #53270] Tue, 28 August 2012 16:53 UTC |
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Hi everyone!
Just wanted to share with you all an exciting opportunity to display your 3D printed art in Houston, Texas.
3D CAMP is happening the last weekend in September, featuring an exciting lineup of speakers and events. "The Third Dimension," is an art exhibition comprised of 3D art which will be open during 3D CAMP.
They are looking for all art- anything incorporating 3D technology -they want to see everything from computer graphics monsters, science, math, engineering, architecture, all of it!
Registration deadline for "The Third Dimension," is September 3rd - so apply now!
Find all the details here:
http://www.3dcamphouston.com/press/press%E2%80%943dcamp-hous ton-returns-in-2012-to-build-steam/
I know there is so much cool art being made by our community, it would be great to see it in Houston!
[Updated on: Tue, 28 August 2012 16:55 UTC]
Community Manager | Shapeways
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| Topic: Billing information with other delivery adress |
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| Billing information with other delivery adress [message #52340] Tue, 07 August 2012 05:01 UTC |
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Hi Shapeways and community!
If I order some products and I fill in a other shipping adress than the billing adress, does the reciever of the products see the prices of the products?
And does the reciever get some status updates about?
greets
wautah
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| Topic: Vouchers for only your product? |
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| Vouchers for only your product? [message #49516] Thu, 07 June 2012 10:31 UTC |
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Hi, I've been thinking about doing a crowdfunding campaign to fund my next robot hand design. I've run into the biggest hidden costs, which is the international shipping costs.
I originally thought that I could just send the rewards to the funders by putting their address in as the shipping address. Shapeways informed me though that the shipping address has to be in the same country as the billing address. So the UK is covered for me, but nothing else.
I then found out about the gift vouchers that shapeways offers. Now with this I can give the funders the amount that they pledged in a gift voucher. I would prefer it very much if the vouchers could only be redeemed at my shop, or on a single product. I know that someone who pledged is unlikely to change their mind at the last minute, but I'd prefer to know how much money I'll eventually have at the end of the campaign and not when the money comes back via shapeways.
So is there anyway to limit a voucher for only one shop or product?
Btw I know that I can get savings with WSF if the density is over 10%, however the cost per item saved does not make up for having to ship the items twice. It would also mean a lot of work at my end, that I'd rather pay a little to avoid.
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| Topic: "Send Message" link appears broken |
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| "Send Message" link appears broken [message #49081] Tue, 29 May 2012 15:42 UTC |
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On shop pages there is a "Send Message" hyperlink on the right side of the shop pages that a customer can use to send the shop owner an email. The problem is that this does not look like a hyperlink, so customers may not find it if they want to email a shop owner to find more about a product. This can result in lost sales.
This should be changed to look like the other hyperlinks on the shop pages. It should be changed to be blue in color like the other links. It should also change to have an underline when the mouse pointer is over it, as other links behave.
I think this should be a high priority change as it effects customer sales.
Best Regards
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| Topic: multiple shops |
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| multiple shops [message #47625] Sat, 28 April 2012 20:43 UTC |
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has anyone opened multiple shops? i was thinking about doing this so that i can keep my different types of pieces in different shops.
please visit my blog at...
http://chrisshopofmodels.blogspot.com
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| Topic: Degree symbol error in product title |
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| Degree symbol error in product title [message #45735] Tue, 20 March 2012 13:34 UTC |
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When I try to insert a degree symbol into model titles in edit mode, an error occurs and the product title disappears on the "my models" and public shop pages.
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| Topic: Shop Image Order |
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| Shop Image Order [message #45715] Mon, 19 March 2012 22:34 UTC |
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Could we please have a more linear image order? This includes the '3D View' and 'Shapeways Computer Generated Image' appearing before or after ALL the images. Not as it currently does after the first two. I feel items looks extremely cluttered on the page, especially if I upload several types of photos (i.e. Renders, prints & painted prints) which should be grouped together and they currently appear in a totally random order. I don't think the default image has to necessarily be the first in the row of images below the main photo. It should appear in the order it was uploaded... Or better yet, would you be able to allow the shop owner to customise the order in which the images appear?
Thanks!
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| Topic: Looking for an advice |
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| Looking for an advice [message #45513] Wed, 14 March 2012 20:17 UTC |
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Hello shapeways creators.
For the time being, I'm not able to create a shapeways shop as paypal is not available in my country. Still, I'd like to hear advices from more experienced authors regarding the best ways of promoting their shops or products.
Thanks in advance
Aleksandar
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| Topic: Favorites not working |
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| Favorites not working [message #45434] Tue, 13 March 2012 19:47 UTC |
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I can't seem to update my favorites. I click on a new item, and it doesn't add it to my favorites.
Also, I deleted some items from my favorites and they still show up in the shop widget on my blog.
Any thing I can do to fix this?
Lincoln
www.Craftosterone.com
For special discounts and news add us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Craftosterone
www.Craftosterone.com
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/novakingway
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| Topic: Shop Sections Bug |
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| Shop Sections Bug [message #44832] Sat, 03 March 2012 11:31 UTC |
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I have two sections called "Widget" and "Widget (smaller)". There are 5 parts in Widget and 4 parts in "Widget (smaller)".
But when you go to the <a href="http://www.shapeways.com/shops/bathsheba?section=Widget">Widget</a> section you see all 9 models.
I imagine this is happening because Widget is a substring of "Widget (smaller)".
Please fix, thanks!
-Bathsheba
http://bathsheba.com
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| Topic: Change in pending payments, but no record of new sales |
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| Change in pending payments, but no record of new sales [message #44244] Tue, 21 February 2012 02:41 UTC |
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Hello,
I'm just starting to build a shop, so I've only sold a few models. I sold three models in November and December, for a grand total of $6 in payments. I know that doesn't get paid out until I reach $30 in sales.
Sometime last week my "pending payments" jumped to $12, but I have no indication of a new sale being made. I haven't received any email, and my order summary does not list any new sales in January or February.
Is there any simple explanation for this, or is this a service question?
Thanks.
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| Topic: Pictures not uploading- possibly too large? |
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| Pictures not uploading- possibly too large? [message #41666] Wed, 11 January 2012 02:47 UTC |
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I've been trying to add some new pictures to some of my models, but they won't upload. All the steps work as expected, but the picture does not appear, and there is no error message. I've tried Chrome and IE.
I suspect that they are too big. What is the max picture size (pixels, memory).
Thanks!
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| Topic: Shop Currency |
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| Shop Currency [message #41662] Wed, 11 January 2012 00:49 UTC |
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Hey, I'm new to the site, and community. I was just wondering if there was a reason why GBP/£/Pound wasn't an option when setting the currency for the shop.
I think it would be a good idea as it would allow UK shoppers to have a clearer indication on the price of products.
Thanks,
Smyf
Twitter @Smyf |Graphic Design | Product Designer | Artist
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| Topic: Monster Shop |
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 Monster Shop [message #41089] Mon, 02 January 2012 22:13 UTC |
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Hello Guys ! please see my Monster Shop
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/monstermaker
I hope you Like it !!!
Visit My Shop
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/monstermaker
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| Topic: MinfigCustomsIn3d FAQ |
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| MinfigCustomsIn3d FAQ [message #41017] Sun, 01 January 2012 14:53 UTC |
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I was asked to open a discussion forum for my shop.
So here it is.
This thread is directly referenced from the shop's home page giving possible customers a chance to communicate directly.
Topics
- Materials
- New Items
- Questions to existing items
- Reference pictures
Woody64
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| Topic: Vote for removal of restrictions on description length |
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| Vote for removal of restrictions on description length [message #39811] Sun, 04 December 2011 19:24 UTC |
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Please way in. I think shapeways will have to reconsider there crazy more button if we can get 4 digits in the vote count.
do-not-truncate-model-description
[Updated on: Sun, 04 December 2011 19:25 UTC]
Follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/mctrivia or my blog at http://4ddice.blogspot.com/
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| Topic: Analytics goals |
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| Analytics goals [message #39049] Tue, 22 November 2011 14:55 UTC |
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I recently setup Google Analytics to track traffic through my shop, and I appreciate some of the insight coming from that data. I'm also testing some Google AdWords ads pointing to my shop. Analytics can sync the ads to the site traffic and help get an idea of conversions. What I haven't been able to figure out is how to specify "goals" in Analytics. Has anyone had experience with this?
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| Topic: Shop backups? |
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| Shop backups? [message #38499] Sun, 13 November 2011 20:15 UTC |
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I'm in the process of setting up a shop with more than 200 models. It's a fairly laborious process that requires model by model alterations and settings (please add some group manipulation options, Shapeways!).
Sending literally hours doing this, I worried about what would happen if Shapeways suffered server failure/file corruption loss. So, I'm curious
(1) how redundant the Shapeways databanks are, and,
(2) is there a way for a user to download an entire "shop backup file", that, in the event of catastrophic data loss, could be used to re-establish the shop, models and settings.
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| Topic: image metadata is read by search engines? |
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| image metadata is read by search engines? [message #37977] Fri, 04 November 2011 21:00 UTC |
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hi all.
i have just added metadata to my images and i'm wondering if it is worthwhile to re-upload these images to my shop. if this data is read by search engines that would be great but if it's not it saves me the time and effort.
thanks for any help.
- jonathan
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| Topic: Google Analytics - resolved |
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| Google Analytics - resolved [message #37296] Tue, 25 October 2011 08:27 UTC |
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I've just set up Google Analytics on my shop (about an hour ago) but on my shop page (logged out) and my model pages, a different account number is showing. Mine is UA-26483705-2, and the one embeded in the my pages is UA-4437079-1.
Does the system take a while to update?
Cheers,
Paul
[edit]
Update - Had a chat with Barry in SW live chat & he's fixed the issue.
Thanks Barry
[Updated on: Tue, 25 October 2011 11:09 UTC]
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| Topic: BUG in Retail Price popup on Markup page |
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| BUG in Retail Price popup on Markup page [message #35839] Tue, 04 October 2011 07:45 UTC |
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In the new product management there are now links to the calculation for the retail price for each model/material combination.
Which is nice.
Except that someone's forgotten to do the adding up...
Attachment: markupbug.jpg
(Size: 85.61KB, Downloaded 183 time(s))
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| Topic: Editing Text Problem |
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| Editing Text Problem [message #35356] Wed, 28 September 2011 19:37 UTC |
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I am having a bit of an issue editing text for my models.
It appears to me that there are /sort/ of two sections - one for a title and one for the body of the text? or are there two sections here?
I sometimes click on the existing description and see that I can edit here, WHILE the "body" of the text seems to remain static and not editable. This area remains a sort of blue color I think.
Anyway, should I be getting ALL the text in one box? Like if I delete everything in the box I am in will it remove everything? Or are there two sections here one for title and one for body of text?
I've found this confusing and can't tell if I should be logged in somewhere else to edit the body of the text, if something is wrong with my system somehow or what is going on.
Thanks for any thoughts.
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| Topic: Uploads seem buggy (where is the file name?) |
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| Uploads seem buggy (where is the file name?) [message #35201] Mon, 26 September 2011 21:51 UTC |
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I am having problems using the "upload new model" (or replace model or whatever) option on my design's page. I am trying to upload a new model that is 50% of the size of the original and I can't tell whether the upload is working or not.
The price seems to stay the same and the image seems to stay the same and I can't figure out how to know what is going on. Is this just me?
is there somewhere that I can review the name of my models' FILE NAMES that I have uploaded? I can't see how I am supposed to make sure that the files are correctly uploaded if I don't see the name of the file.
ALSO, I have a whole series of models that start with the same word - like "MyModel_whatever I want to say.stl". Right now I am getting emails from Shapeways that say "We are sorry, your model MyModel had a problem...". But I have no way of knowing if this was MyModel_cute_pony.stl or if it was MyModel.purple_unicorn.stl or if it was - well anyway, I can't tell which model Shapeways had a problem with...
Help?
P.S. I /love/ Shapeways
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| Topic: Busted Shapeways Widget on Wordpress site |
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| Topic: FLICKR Set? (or Vimeo?) |
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| FLICKR Set? (or Vimeo?) [message #34891] Thu, 22 September 2011 16:06 UTC |
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anyone know if i can link to a Flickr Set or a Vimeo Vid for one or more of my models?
thanks...
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| Topic: Sort Criteria: Upload Date |
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| Sort Criteria: Upload Date [message #28586] Sat, 04 June 2011 10:57 UTC |
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For me it would be a big help if this sort criteria could be split in two topics:
Creation Date: ordered in the same ways as now
Update Date: ordered by "Last file upload"
in that way I can sort out done updates.
Woody64
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