Sculpteo 3D printing blog

It is good news for millions of users of ZBrush software, designers, digital artists and 3D printing lovers, that Sculpteo and ZBrush announce a new partnership allowing them to directly export their 3D models and print them from our online 3D printi...

After Multi Jet Fusion PA12 and Flexible Plastic PEBA, we are here to bring you another good news. This time, a new metal 3D printing material is available at our online 3D printing service: Binder Jetting Stainless Steel 316. Curious about this new ...

Last June, we were proud to take part in the 3D print exhibition in Lyon, along with the most influential companies from this field. For that occasion, we asked our designers to build furniture for our booth, using our digital manufacturing technique...

Has your 3D printing gone wrong? CAD design for additive manufacturing is not always an easy task, especially if you’re not a professional designer! 3D models with crossed volumes are one of the most common design fails we encounter at Sculpteo when ...

If there is something that just comes with experience, it’s to pick the right manufacturing methods for your project when it comes to product development. To be even more honest, our sales team gets a lot of calls from companies or individuals ready ...

Using a drone to take photos when scanning large items is becoming a more common practice in 3D printing. We talked to wildlife photographer Jeff Cremer about how he used a DJI Phantom 3 Pro drone, a camera and a modeling software to create a replica...

As you know, TED Talks became a forum that presents all kind of ideas regarding the innovations and technologies, sharing experiences or knowledge and news about the past, present, and future. As a cutting-edge technology, topics about 3D printing ha...

Today, we would like to introduce you to Autodesk’s Tinkercad, one of the simple and free CAD tools. This online app is handy, accessible and free to use for 3D modeling in order to create your first 3D print. It’s not necessary to have previous 3D m...

According to our 2017 study The State of 3D printing, plastic is still the most used 3D printing material. At Sculpteo, we used to 3D print your plastic parts using the SLS technology (Selective Laser Sintering), but a few weeks ago we started offeri...

Looking for 3D printed rubber or silicone for your product? Unfortunately, these common production materials are now very difficult to produce with 3D printing, often very expensive or with very limited dimensions (and so very expensive). In the futu...

Artificial Intelligence and 3D printing are two of the hottest topics when it comes to technology, and to what it can bring to our future. As explained in many of our previous blog posts – like this one on the coolest metal 3D printing applications, ...

The rise of the makers movement opens an incredible range of possibilities for those who want to learn and create. The makers movement is a community of people enthusiastic about creation and DIY (do-it-yourself), who share their knowledge, their phy...