Shapeways: Photoshaper, sweet Shop models & theme pages

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no. 12 March 2009

+ Sweet Shop models
+ Theme pages
+ Problem Visualization
3DS Max script
+ Jewelery co-design

 
       
   

+ Launching the Photoshaper

 

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Looking for a totally new way to bring your digital photographs to life? Shapeways has just introduced the Photoshaper. This turns your photos into a Lightscuplture. Check out the Lightsculptures and make your own here

Besides this we have a lot more going on! You can read all about it below.   

Enjoy,

Joris Peels

Community Manager, Shapeways

joris@shapeways.com

+ Sweet Shop models

We continue to be a cabinet of curiosities with the most varied selection of wonderful things, anywhere.

We have a twist cage, a cellular bowl, a shot moderation glass, a grey Alien, a sporty jeep,  the Onceler House, Love & Hare, ValouX2, a minifig sword,  a What the Duck character, a solid state steam engine that is a declaration of love, an object holder, the cube from The Cube,  lots of 3D puzzles, a Spiral necklace, a blob guy and a twist style ring.

We do have less exotic items such as stylish stands for the Ipod Nano or Ipod Touch,

But, nowhere else can you buy SkycastlesDNA, an airliner engine keychain, an inside out ball, wheels for Sumo wrestling robots, a hiperboloid, a grabber fork, a robot head, an eroded landscape, frog and a Cube pendant.

And don't you want to be the first person to own a Phase bracelet?

And you did not know it but you simply need to have a  Dodecahedral Calendar.

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+Theme pages

We launched our theme pages with the first theme being a page with a model railroading gallery for Beneluxspoor.net. If you have an idea for a theme for a particular online community or collection of models contact me

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+Problem Visualization

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We now have problem visualization that lets you see non-manifold issues in your upload.
You can actually see where the issues are in 3D on Shapeways!

 

+3DS Max script

Shapeways community member Virtox made a 3DS Max script that lets you calculate the price of your model from within 3DS Max. It also warns you if you are approaching our maximum polycount and tells you how to scale to get a particular price. I think this is an awesome initiative!
 

+Jewelery co-design

 Shapeways community member Peter Hermans needs your help for his Bachelor graduation project. He has a short five minute online survey asking you about jewelery and jewelery co-design. He would like to know if designing jewelery together with a designer would be something for you. Please help him out here.  

 

 

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