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3D Printing Success in 3D Printed Minis
An unsung 3D printing success is in 3D printing minis, or miniatures. For over a decade and a half, tabletop gamers, players, and creators have been making 3D printed minis….
3D Printing News Briefs, March 6, 2021: CGTrader, Lore, BAM
First up in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, 3D model provider CGTrader has raised over $9 million in a recent funding round. Olympian Colby Pearce has partnered with new company…
3D Printing News Briefs: March 27, 2020
We’re beginning today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with a little research, and then moving on to business. An international team of researchers has been experimenting with 3D printed medications that…
Interview with Dalia Lasaite CEO CGTrader
CGTrader started as a scrappy startup for buying and selling 3D files in 2011. The company pushed hard against established competitors to win for attention in the space. Working harder…
Anti-Copying Technology for 3D Printing: A Survey
Co-author John Hornick has written and spoken extensively about the unique ability of 3D printing to democratize manufacturing and about how 3D printing could render the concept of “genuine products”…
CGTrader Offers New Analytics Tool for 3D Designers
3D model marketplace CGTrader is always trying to help its users, whether it’s through asset protection measures or just overall helping them to improve their businesses. Now, the company is…
CGTrader and PolyPort Team Up to Protect 3D Model Buyers and Sellers
The online world is full of 3D model marketplaces offering both free and for-purchase models created by a widespread community of designers. These sites are wonderful ways for people to…
CGTrader Raises $2.3 Million to Scale 3D Model Marketplace
Lithuania-based 3D model marketplace CGTrader has been around since 2011, doubling its user population in 2014 and 2015, thanks to its popular contests and fun designs, along with the important partnerships it’s formed….
3D Printing Companies Roll Out the Discounts for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2017
It’s about to be that time of year again, when ordinarily sane people lose their sense and get up before dawn to stand in the cold for the chance to…
Take Quality 3D Scans with Your iPhone Using the New Qlone App
3D scanning is still intimidating to many people, and that’s understandable. No matter how simple the scanner is to use, there’s a lot that goes into creating a 3D model…
3D Printing: The Stories We Missed This Week — December 31, 2016
With the New Year right around the corner, it’s time for the 3D printing industry to start building on this last solid year towards an even bigger and brighter 2017. On this…
3D Printing Deals for Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2016 — Save on 3D Printers & More!
Each year as we enter the holiday season, 3DPrint.com takes a look at a few of the amazing deals targeted at our community as Black Friday and Cyber Monday fall…
Polish Up Your Spaceship Design Skills for a New 3D Design Challenge from CGTrader and MakePrintable
A few months ago, CGTrader hit a major milestone when it officially became the largest 3D model marketplace in the world. An impressive feat indeed, considering how many online 3D marketplaces are out…
Congrats in Order: CGTrader is Now the Largest 3D Model Marketplace in the World, with 500,000 Designs
It would seem the general consensus is that the world loves 3D printing. Whether you are a novice, a manufacturer, or perhaps someone who just received a 3D printed prosthetic or…
CGTrader’s 2016 Fashion Challenge: Make It Stylish, Make It Trendy, Make It 3D Printable!
CGTrader is ready to rock 2016 right away with a challenge that offers 3D designers a venue for showing off their work as well as offering an awesome opportunity to…
3D Printing Platforms CGTrader and Prototypster Announce Partnership
Business partnerships within the 3D printing industry are a daily occurrence, but it’s not often that you see partnerships between two 3D printing platforms. There are so many online platforms…
CGTrader’s 3D Printing Christmas Challenge Lets Elves Everywhere Get 3D-Creative
Online shopping has taken some of the pain out of Christmas shopping and gift-giving. Why bundle up, shovel the car out, and trudge around from shop to shop or through…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things–Marvel Comics Superhero Costumes
It’s October, so you know what that means: Halloween is on its way! So it’s time to start worrying about what you’re going to wear for the big night. In…
More Dynamic Than Ever: CGTrader Launches New API for Increased 3D Printing Workflow & Offerings
Lithuania’s CGTrader is a dynamic platform for 3D printing designers that is about to become even more so, thanks to an API that they are launching for businesses interested in…
CGTrader Launches an Apple iPhone 6s Accessory Challenge
When the days become shorter, the pumpkin spice comes out of storage and the kids are forced back to school you can be sure of one thing: it’s officially New…
‘History Through 3D Printing Challenge’ Contest from CGTrader Focuses on Presidents & Architectural Styles
Are you a history maven? A repository for information about politics and architectural styles from the past? Do you know your Beaux Arts from your Baroque? Your William Howard Taft…
3D Jobs: Are you Looking? CGTrader Connects Creativity with Commerce
A consistent theme in the ongoing conversation regarding the 3D printing industry and all it’s bringing to the world, aside from incredible innovation and global impact, is the need for…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — July 4, 2015
This week’s 3D printing news takes us from 3D printed penny boards to human organs and a Hyphae-based plant leaf structure. Also, a Norwegian man has discovered how to convert a…
London’s Strawberry Hill House Uses 3D Printing for Visually Impaired Tours
London’s Strawberry Hill was built by Horace Walpole in 1747 and is internationally known as a prototypical gothic revival house. Having recently undergone restoration to maintain its 18th century character, it…