{"id":2054,"date":"2013-05-10T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2054-ask-shapeways-engineers-your-3d-printing-questions-today-at-5pm.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:27:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:27:39","slug":"ask-shapeways-engineers-your-3d-printing-questions-today-at-5pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/ask-shapeways-engineers-your-3d-printing-questions-today-at-5pm","title":{"rendered":"Ask Shapeways Engineers Your 3D Printing Questions Today at 5pm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have questions about Shapeways 3D printing materials and processes? Want to know how to optimize your design to ensure it gets 3D printed first time? 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