{"id":2055,"date":"2013-05-13T14:53:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T14:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2055-learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling.html"},"modified":"2022-10-07T13:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:53:44","slug":"learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling","title":{"rendered":"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillshare.com\/Foundations-of-3D-Printing-and-Introduction-to-3D-Modeling\/1752050217\/928453572?via=school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling with Aaron Trocola.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:33359 --><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillshare.com\/Foundations-of-3D-Printing-and-Introduction-to-3D-Modeling\/1752050217\/928453572?via=school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"674\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn the core skill for creation in the 21st century with one of the most experienced designer\/modelers in the business. This double-session class is geared toward beginners, giving a complete primer on 3D printing processes, materials and software, then showing you how to apply that knowledge to make your own designs. You will also learn about selling from your Shapeways shop, &nbsp;custom object co-creation, finishing and more. In three hours, you will be up and running with basic skills and receive expert consultation on what tools and techniques to focus on for your area of interest, whether in jewelry, character, scale models, or product design.<\/p>\n<p>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillshare.com\/Foundations-of-3D-Printing-and-Introduction-to-3D-Modeling\/1752050217\/928453572?via=school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full details<\/a> of the class as part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillshare.com\/shapeways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shapeways Skillshare School<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling with Aaron Trocola. Learn the core skill for creation&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":14570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[489],"tags":[507],"class_list":["post-2055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products-and-design","tag-32-classes"],"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501-625x464.jpg","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v23.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling - Shapeways Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling with Aaron Trocola. Learn the core skill for creation in the 21st century with one\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Duann\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Duann\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/person\/848d6ff12be3ccf4dc1dcd672000dc28\"},\"headline\":\"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-05-13T14:53:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-07T17:53:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling\"},\"wordCount\":147,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Classes\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Products and Design\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling\",\"name\":\"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling - Shapeways Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-05-13T14:53:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-07T17:53:44+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling with Aaron Trocola. Learn the core skill for creation in the 21st century with one\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg\",\"width\":674,\"height\":501},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/\",\"name\":\"Shapeways Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Shapeways Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/shapeways-blog.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/shapeways-blog.png\",\"width\":943,\"height\":121,\"caption\":\"Shapeways Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/shapeways\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/shapeways\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/shapeways\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/person\/848d6ff12be3ccf4dc1dcd672000dc28\",\"name\":\"Duann\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ea603c7bb4c2a202ccb53143aa6361be78a18009648fd2c62fa4a229a565b0ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ea603c7bb4c2a202ccb53143aa6361be78a18009648fd2c62fa4a229a565b0ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Duann\"},\"description\":\"Shapeways Designer Evangelist\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/bits-to-atoms.com\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/@bitstoatoms\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/author\/Wordpress\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling - Shapeways Blog","description":"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling with Aaron Trocola. Learn the core skill for creation in the 21st century with one","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Duann","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling"},"author":{"name":"Duann","@id":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/person\/848d6ff12be3ccf4dc1dcd672000dc28"},"headline":"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling","datePublished":"2013-05-13T14:53:24+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-07T17:53:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling"},"wordCount":147,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg","keywords":["Classes"],"articleSection":["Products and Design"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling","url":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling","name":"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling - Shapeways Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg","datePublished":"2013-05-13T14:53:24+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-07T17:53:44+00:00","description":"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling with Aaron Trocola. Learn the core skill for creation in the 21st century with one","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg","width":674,"height":501},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learn-the-foundations-of-3d-printing-and-introduction-to-3d-modeling#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn the Foundations of 3D Printing, and Introduction to 3D Modeling"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/","name":"Shapeways Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#organization","name":"Shapeways Blog","url":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/shapeways-blog.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/shapeways-blog.png","width":943,"height":121,"caption":"Shapeways Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/facebook.com\/shapeways","https:\/\/x.com\/shapeways","http:\/\/instagram.com\/shapeways"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/person\/848d6ff12be3ccf4dc1dcd672000dc28","name":"Duann","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/prodshapeblog.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ea603c7bb4c2a202ccb53143aa6361be78a18009648fd2c62fa4a229a565b0ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ea603c7bb4c2a202ccb53143aa6361be78a18009648fd2c62fa4a229a565b0ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Duann"},"description":"Shapeways Designer Evangelist","sameAs":["http:\/\/bits-to-atoms.com\/","https:\/\/x.com\/@bitstoatoms"],"url":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/author\/Wordpress"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/AaronPresenting_674x501.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Duann","author_link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/author\/Wordpress"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}