# Software

## [use the Solidworks Student Edition to convert to STL and 3D print](/content/blog/use-the-solidworks-student-edition-to-convert-to-stl-and-3d-print/index.html)

March 31, 2010

Former Shapeways intern Mathijs van Beers noticed that you could not save to STL using the Solidworks Student Edition (Solidworks…

## [Shapeways releases Blender rending files under Creative Commons License](/content/blog/shapeways-releases-blender-rending-files-under-creative-commons-license/index.html)

March 19, 2010

We recently made a huge improvements to our renderings. To do this we used Blender. If you want to read…

## [Designer Spotlight : Nervous System](/content/blog/designer-spotlight-nervous-system/index.html)

March 16, 2010

Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg form the Boston based design duo Nervous System. The inspiring creative duo are currently one…

## [Mesh Medic: automatic 3D printing file repair](/content/blog/mesh-medic-automatic-3d-printing-file-repair/index.html)

March 11, 2010

We usually make incremental continual improvements to Shapeways. Mesh Medic represents something much more revolutionary. Mesh Medic is an automated…

## [A free STL viewer for your Iphone by Netfabb](/content/blog/a-free-stl-viewer-for-your-iphone-by-netfabb/index.html)

February 12, 2010

So lets say you’re on the move and get a tweet from a friend that they’ve just added something to…