Sculpteo 3D printing blog

As a 3D printing service, we have our mind set on two things: offering you the widest control over our machines and bringing you innovative finishes to your 3D prints. That’s why, a few weeks ago, we launched a new printing resolution for our plastic...

3D printing is not a unique process with just one material or one technology. In fact, when you’re looking for a 3D printed part, you can choose between many solutions and this choice will largely impact the outcome. Depending on where you are in the...

At Sculpteo, we want to ease access to 3D printing to everyone. This means… for women too! 3D printing belongs to the industrial field, which generally definitely lacks of women. That is why we are involved in groups deserved to women in 3D printing....

It’s no breaking news : 3D modeling is exploding. However knowing how to create incredible 3D models can still be tricky. In this quest to file perfection, 3D Training Institute (3DTi) will be one of your best ally. The online platform is delivering ...

3D Slash software was born from an observation: great things are possible with 3D printing, but CAD software is just too complex and hermetic for a non-designer audience. So in order to make 3D printing more accessible, we have to make the modeling p...

Maker Faire is coming to Paris on the 2nd and 3rd of May. This worldwide show, born in San Mateo in 2006, is coming to the French capital for the second time. It’s all happening inside the Foire de Paris, at the Parc des Expositions. In total, 6000 s...

Being able to construct an object through 3D printing—directly in color to boot—is a very enticing prospect. To achieve this, some 3D printer manufacturers have developed technologies that allow color to be added directly during the 3D printing proce...

If you’re interested in 3D printing and our manufacturing methods, you probably know about the most widely used 3D printing materials. Those include polyamide, resin, alumide, multicolor and some metals. However, these materials are just the tip of t...

This week, the Sculpteo’s free 3D printing tutorial series is growing. We’re happy to announce the latest: the CATIA tutorial! Catia is not the most easy 3D modeling software out there, but it sure is the most complete if you’re looking at making a c...

A while ago, we’ve been introducing our very first webinar series : Ask a 3D Designer. Thanks to its growing success, we’ve been thinking that not everyone knows how to use a 3D printing service online. That’s why, we’re launching a new series called...

The “Solidity Check” is among the first tools we developed to let you order your 3D prints online with as little surprises as possible. In a nutshell, it’s a visual simulation of your 3D print’s strength. It’s fairly easy. If your model is all green,...

Chess is the new hype ! So they say. For the release of their 52nd edition, the visual culture magazine Kiblind is investigating the come-back of chess in our life. Together with Kiblind, we’re challenging people to make the best 3D model of any ches...