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Just to let you know, we will be saying goodbye to Glass on December 6th.

We're always trying to push the limits of what is possible with 3D printing here at Shapeways, introducing new materials and encouraging innovation. However, sometimes to grow, you have to let things go.

We've noticed that you haven't been as excited about glass over the last year, and we have a great opportunity to use these glass 3D printers for research and development. This means we will soon be bringing you new materials to replace glass!

Please note that December 6th will be the last day we will be offering 3D printing glass, so you have three weeks to place your orders.

What does this mean for you?

If you're a designer who has glass models available for sale, glass will be removed as a material option starting December 6th. You can, of course, still offer them in other materials. All you have to do is ensure those materials are enabled on your product page. We recommend testing these models in new materials before making them available for sale.

If you want to buy glass products, make sure you do so before December 6th to ensure delivery by the holidays.

Lastly, given that we will be using these machines for research, let us know what materials you would most like to see next!

Thanks!
Natalia]]> natalia 2012-11-13T22:02:03-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=57036&th=11541#msg_57036 Bunrattypark 2012-11-18T20:14:55-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=57366&th=11541#msg_57366 ]]> KIM-M. Unique Designs â„¢ 2012-11-24T04:34:22-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=57518&th=11541#msg_57518 KIM-M. Unique Designs â„¢ 2012-11-26T22:53:09-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=57570&th=11541#msg_57570 KIM-M. Unique Designs ™ wrote on Mon, 26 November 2012 22:53
..Also some kind of clean transparent material would be cool if possible

This one is really difficult. The clean transparent models you see are printed the same as our FUD and even our Transparent detail materials. It requires a good bit of post processing to achieve those results though. We don't want to add a whole bunch of labor costs to our materials. But I'm sure there are techniques out there for cleaning out materials at home to get a nice transparent part.]]> Youknowwho4eva 2012-11-27T19:18:34-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58599&th=11541#msg_58599 PeregrineStudios 2012-12-14T05:06:08-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=59119&th=11541#msg_59119
i wouldn't mind seeing glass brought back as a material ASAP!!! i was really looking forward to printing some designs out from glass.

KEEP WORKING ON IT!]]> plato_03 2012-12-23T12:32:21-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=59144&th=11541#msg_59144 PeregrineStudios 2012-12-24T04:15:56-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=59157&th=11541#msg_59157
The only edibles printer I've seen personally was Evil Mad Scientist's Candyfab 4000. Caramel-coated sugar parts: it smelled like baking cookies.
]]> Bathsheba 2012-12-24T11:21:26-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=59160&th=11541#msg_59160 KIM-M. Unique Designs â„¢ 2012-12-24T12:02:35-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=59616&th=11541#msg_59616 poobahuk 2013-01-04T16:20:42-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=60141&th=11541#msg_60141 PeregrineStudios 2013-01-13T18:59:53-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=60480&th=11541#msg_60480
A slightly more inexpensive metal (maybe an alloy) would be very cool too.]]> joe1029 2013-01-21T21:31:09-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=61470&th=11541#msg_61470 PeregrineStudios 2013-02-06T16:58:14-00:00