Shapeways' Meshmedic automatically repairs your 3D printed files(2009-11-03)
Save time and reduce the hassle when uploading your 3D print files to Shapeways. Another step forward in bringing 3D printing closer to non-3D designers!

Shapeways offers full color 3D printing (2010-01-07)
Shapeways, the online marketplace that offers affordable access to the latest fabbing technologies, announced today that it has added full color printing to its suite of available materials. Now, creative people with various levels of 3D modeling skills will be able to literally 3D print objects, including figurines, puzzles and more, in full color.

Three new materials for 3D printing (2009-12-03)
3D Modelers can now create items that can be produced in Grey Robust plastic and Black, Strong, and Flexible plastic as well as Stainless Steel with an antique bronze finish. The three new materials allow Shapeways to continue to offer the best possible material solutions to each 3D printing requirement.

Co-creator platform (2009-06-08)
With the release of the Co-Creator Platform, designers are offered easy tools to turn
their designs into customizable templates, enabling interaction with their customers. Turning their designs into templates, designers are now empowering the users to customize the design to their exact specifications.

Metal release (2009-04-08)
Many 3D modelers have found their way to Shapeways to bring their personal designs to life by using 3D printing. Until now the materials were limited to different kind of polymers. Today Shapeways becomes the world’s first company offering 3D printing in stainless steel for everyone.

Custom Cufflink Creator (2009-18-05)
With the new, free, and easy-to-use Shapeways Cufflink Creator, users simply enter text and select the style of their choice to create a one of a kind metal cufflink set.
These elegant accessories are produced with the latest in 3D Rapid Prototyping technology and offer one of a kind design with substantial depth to give the cufflinks a high-end look for a relatively low-end price.