{"id":109,"date":"2008-10-13T08:11:45","date_gmt":"2008-10-13T08:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/109-creating-hollow-objects.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T16:41:33","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:41:33","slug":"creating-hollow-objects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/creating-hollow-objects","title":{"rendered":"Creating hollow objects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"serendipity_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/tutorials\/creating-hollow-objects\"><!-- s9ymdb:196 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"86\" width=\"110\" style=\"border: 0px none ; float: right; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/cube41-150x150.png\"><\/a>When you create an object with Shapeways, the order price is determined<br \/>\nby the actual printed volume (not by the model&#8217;s bounding volume). 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