If you’re 3D printing models that you’ve designed for yourself, then you can pick exactly the right size and style for what you want. But, if you’re selling 3D prints to the general public in your Shapeways store, then you might want to provide multiple size and style options for some of your designs by offering a choice of “variants” of your model.<\/p>\n
The Shapeways variants feature lets you combine multiple design files into one product listing so that you can offer multiple sizes or styles of your design. For example, you could make three sizes of a ring model, each optimized for its particular size, and combine them in one product listing with a dropdown menu for selecting between the sizes.<\/p>\n
To get started, check out the Shapeways Shopowner Tutorial video\u00a0How to set up variants for your products.<\/a>\u00a0This video provides\u00a0a very detailed walkthrough\u00a0of all the steps involved in setting up a product with variants, from the ground up. You can also check out a\u00a0written version of the same tutorial<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n