http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68645&th=14110#msg_68645 natalia wrote on Fri, 03 May 2013 20:40

If any of your work is featured there, you can email him and ask him to take it down. (Providing you didn't give permission for him to be re-selling your work)



Sorry are you sure?

I'm with Batsheba. Everybody who buys at our shops at shapeways has the right to resell it on an own platform. When he buys it officially at our shop he has purchased it legally from shapeways paying our and shapeways markups and costs.
(as long as he doesn't pretend to be the original creator or the printing manufactorer)

If he wants to reuse some of our work like photos, 3d designs or shapeways renders he has to ask and can't that do without permission of the owner.
(Interesting question: who can allow this for the 3d renders - the shop owner or shapeways?)

Am I wrong?

Woody64
]]> woody64 2013-05-24T20:56:14-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68640&th=14417#msg_68640 bartv wrote on Fri, 24 May 2013 07:21
Absolutely. We have a team that's dedicated to better 'discoverability', making sure you'll be able to find models that are relevant to YOU. I'm sure it's a tough nut to crack, but rest assured that we're working on it.

Bart


That is what I was told over a year ago. What the hell is the problem? I could have learned how and done it myself in half that time. I'm not saying I don't believe you but...
]]> arcanemethods 2013-05-24T19:57:31-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68634&th=14441#msg_68634
My first choice (for a handful of parts) would be making the parts directly, then post-machining for accuracy, which would probably be needed for tight tolerances anyway. Pure Titanium printing is available but pricey. A sparse steel frame can be competitive with aluminum for strength/weight ratio in a truss, but is not ideal for something solid like an engine block.

]]> aeron203 2013-05-24T18:23:13-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68632&th=14417#msg_68632

It is very sad that search on two terms still returns results that have only one of those terms. This has been hashed over on the BBS before...I can't emphasize enough how badly it needs to be fixed.

Also, why does search not work on designer names? If I search for "Bathsheba" -- exact match to the name of my shop -- the first result should be my shop! Instead it's a model that isn't even in my shop.

Guys, I love you, but search is not nearly as tough a nut as you're making it. Just pick the damn low-hanging fruit already!
]]> Bathsheba 2013-05-24T17:49:40-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68631&th=14441#msg_68631 Stargeezer62 2013-05-24T17:37:30-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68628&th=14421#msg_68628
I have scaled up from HO to OO. I simply used the netfab scale function- I think it was a factor of 1.14. It raised the price about 25% in FUD. I have also scaled down from HO to N, switching material from SWF to FUD, but I had to redesign my spruces attaching components together.

The problem with an automatic tool is that the design would have to meet the design guidelines in the SMALLEST scale you offer. That means wires and walls would get bigger in the bigger scales, and cost would be much higher than it should be. Remember you scale in three dimensions, so twice as big is a lot more than double the cost without redesign.

A bigger problem is all the rejections I have been getting when I sell a model that successfully test printed in the past. It makes me look like a fool and kills any customer satisfaction. No chance of repeat sales. I am thinking of dumping the whole "no supply line" philosophy and ordering models to sell direct on ebay. The Shapeways method is not working for me.

Dave]]> dcyale 2013-05-24T17:09:19-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68615&th=14437#msg_68615

(Image: MagSafe Adapter Key Ring by jbobrow)

Have you seen the The Free Universal Construction Kit? It's a super-clever set of connectors that allow you to combine different types of toys. Like hook up your Lego to Fischertechnik. Needless to say, kids love it!

http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/1267-the-free-univers al-construction-kit-3d-printing-interoperability-between-chi ldren.html

What's interesting to me is that the individual manufacturers would never create these connectors. But as soon as you have access to a 3D printer, it's easy to make it yourself!

Taking this one step further, I'm curious what other kinds of objects you would like to connect? The Magsafe Adapter Key Ring is one of my favorites (and its creator Jonathan Bobrow just finished a successful Kickstarter campaign with it, congrats!). Let's see what you guys can come up with during the weekend

Enjoy!

How to Enter

Design something that connects two important things in your life. Post your work here on the forum, and add a picture! Deadline is Monday evening, midnight.

What's the prize?

$25 to use towards your creation, or any other Shapeways purchase.

That's all?

Certainly. Have fun!


]]> bartv 2013-05-24T12:36:14-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68611&th=14435#msg_68611
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.

FULL STORY.]]> lensman 2013-05-24T10:35:59-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68608&th=14417#msg_68608
And yes, I know I can put the shop name in the search box at the top of page if I know it, but if I can only vaguely remember it starts with an "M" then I'm doomed to endless pages.]]> barkingdigger 2013-05-24T09:10:08-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68601&th=14417#msg_68601
Bart]]> bartv 2013-05-24T07:21:27-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68598&th=14417#msg_68598 arcanemethods 2013-05-24T05:12:18-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68588&th=14421#msg_68588 stannum 2013-05-24T02:42:55-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68586&th=14421#msg_68586 Model Trains: use the notation 1:87, 1:220, etc
Wargamers: use 10mm, 6mm, etc
Rings.. standard ring sizes..
etc.. etc.

Rescaling will work okay if you are enlarging from the original, but it will fail if you are shrinking.
http://stonysmith.com/wired/scaling.asp]]> stonysmith 2013-05-24T01:57:29-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68583&th=14417#msg_68583
Search _is_ sales.]]> Bathsheba 2013-05-24T00:28:22-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68581&th=14421#msg_68581
I am an HO modeler and I browse the miniatures sections looking for useful parts for my modeling efforts periodically. I think Shapeways would be more usable and we'd all sell more of our listed models if:

1) there was a standard format that lists scale (HO, N, Z or 1/87, 1/160 etc) as a hard filter so you could see ALL the models available in your scale and none of the others. This makes searching a lot less tedious. I realize there are scales used by military modelers which are different from the RR scales,which brings me to:

2) it would nice if there was a tool that would rescale models. Obviously some designs won't scale well across 1/48 - 1/800 but within smaller ranges many will (1/72 - 1/87 for example) and even if the material choices would change in many cases I'd be willing to buy a less detailed model or use a different material (FUD v WSF).

This would give purchasers a lot more choice and open new sales opportunities for the designers and Shapeways.

thanks for listening!]]> SethNeumann 2013-05-24T00:12:06-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68580&th=14420#msg_68580
Next week, we will be officially launching our new "Custom Ring Creator" app to the public and would love your feedback prior to launch!

It is available here: http://www.shapeways.com/creator/custom-ring

Built on our new API, the ring creator enables you to make a custom ring in minutes.

You can customize the pattern, size, height and even add engraving. If you are feeling particularly creative, you can also upload your own drawn pattern, and turn that into a 3D ring!

More details:
Customize existing template patterns or create your own.
Use 2D greyscale image strips to indicate ring patterns in an extremely easy to use manner.
Adjust ring measurements such as size, height, background, and thickness with easy to use sliders.
Size = Slider that uses US jewelers standard sizes in a range of 4-14.
Height = "Width" of the ring.
Background = "Thickness" of the ring band
Thickness = "Thickness" of the pattern, or how high the pattern will sit off the band
Add borders to the ring by adjusting top and bottom border sliders.
Engrave the inside of rings with a solid background width with your custom text by simply adding text to a text field and choosing the appearance.
Choose the material that fits your budget; the default is premium silver.
Check your ring for printability instantaneously through our printability visualization tool. If the whole pattern displays in green you are good to go; watch out for red areas as they may cause a ring to become unprintable.

With this app comes some exciting improvements in the background. The printability check part of the ring creator is a demo and first instance of the technology that will, in the future, bring you wall thickness visualizations and automatic printability checks for all of your models! We are reaIly excited about this, and we're sure most of you will be too.

The Custom Ring creator is also a great example of how to use the new Shapeways API. If you want to learn more, head over to the discussion in the API thread here: http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=14418& amp; amp; amp;start=0&

Please let us know what you think! I can't wait to see what you create!

Happy Shaping,
Natalia]]> natalia 2013-05-23T23:26:55-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68578&th=14287#msg_68578
SHAPEWAYS - you told me that you would update the FUD rules to reflect how you have changed the rules for FUD.

This has not happened...

I am very disapointed with your M$ attitude.

Nuff Sed
Pissed off Paul]]> stop4stuff 2013-05-23T23:12:27-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68568&th=14417#msg_68568
So please add a customizable and flexible personal filter mechanism. I'll check back in another couple of months to see if it exists yet.]]> arcanemethods 2013-05-23T21:14:27-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68564&th=14287#msg_68564 stop4stuff wrote on Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00


Just can't wait to find out what you guys think of FUD wire rules if/when they get published


Count me in (because I just can't see the point of having 0.3mm walls with nuance rules vs 1mm-0.8mm-0.6mm wires :/ )]]> matt_atknsn 2013-05-23T19:29:02-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68563&th=14414#msg_68563
I would like to make the swirls of chocolate (2D, 3 x 3 x0,2 in).

First I had printed the figure. Then I did a reverse figure from food-safe silicone. So far so good, but unfortunately this does not resolve to a piece of the silicone (figure with base) because it is very delicate, the chocolate. Another figure without base is hard to handle.

Next, I did a reverse figure-plastic print. With a smaller figure made of plastic, which is actually the goal of close, I wanted to push out the chocolate. The problem is that the plastic is too elastic and expands the interior of the figure, if I want to push it out.

What could be the solution? A figure made ​​of metal? Good ideas?

greets, jo

]]> johannes987 2013-05-23T19:20:26-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68531&th=14347#msg_68531
Absolutely wonderful community!]]> Uplifting_Creations 2013-05-23T09:40:58-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68520&th=14366#msg_68520 tomservo 2013-05-23T00:31:16-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68519&th=14366#msg_68519 tomservo 2013-05-23T00:29:02-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68496&th=14110#msg_68496 natalia 2013-05-22T15:49:02-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=68479&th=14181#msg_68479 I asked the support service of SW but they did not give me an answer ...
can you tell me what type of SW's material is best to use for the casting?
]]> carmelari 2013-05-22T07:43:02-00:00