Sculpteo 3D printing blog

The 3D printing sector and the technologies behind it shown a strong growth these two last years. As a standard and for technical simplifications, we used the .STL format file as the common language for 3D printing but do you really know all about th...

3D Printing and video games: when a digital character can be handled in real life. Today we share with you a customer story full of colors and movement: the story of the promising student video game Lily, colors of Santa Luz. This project charmed us,...

One major issue while dealing with digital manufacturing is the ability to test your 3D printed model. Thanks to a better understanding of materials, new features in computer aided design software allow you to improve this process. Here is a list of ...

Last September, Forbes Magazine published new IoT numbers, based on multiple recent surveys. One of them, led by the organization CompTIA, focused on the impact of IoT on the business compared to other new technology such as 3D printing, robotics or ...

One of the aspects of our field, 3D design and 3D printing, is industrial design. Industrial designers create products we use in all aspect of our life. From the chairs you sit on, the laptop you use to work, the cup you use to drink to the LED TV yo...

Are you excited about laser cutting possibilities and want to try for yourself? But you’re lacking skills and time to design your idea? This is not an issue anymore. Some designers and users are keen to share their 2D designs on marketplaces, and des...

You need a 3D file to send to an online 3D printing service or to use on your own 3D printer? Several possibilities are available to you: you can design your own 3D file or get one from the internet, of course, but you can also 3D scan an existing ob...

If you look for 3D modeling software on the Internet, you will soon realize that there are tons of them. Each one of them gives you the opportunity to answer specific needs, but you may find yourself overwhelmed by all the tools and processes you wou...

3D Scanners are gaining accuracy and speed each year. The technology is making significant improvements to make this tool the most reliable possible to get a perfect 3D model. That’s the reason why we updated the 2015 edition of our Guide to 3D scann...

How to 3D print a model of a landscape? How can you repair your stair with 3D printing? How to model interlocking parts? How to prepare your 3D file for 3D printing? How can you create a 3D model from a mathematical formula? Very different topics to ...