# Tutorials

## [Exporting to Shapeways from Maya using COLLADA](/content/blog/exporting-to-shapeways-from-maya-using-collada/index.html)

December 12, 2008

Pete Zich pointed us to a great way to export to Shapeways from Maya. He took some screenshots and explains…

## [Creating a mechanical iris diaphragm in two hours](/content/blog/creating-a-mechanical-iris-diaphragm-in-two-hours/index.html)

December 10, 2008

John Chan [madox] did a nice writeup of his first experience with Shapeways: designing a mechanical iris diaphragm. John writes:…

## [Creating Christmas decoration with moving parts](/content/blog/creating-christmas-decoration-with-moving-parts/index.html)

December 1, 2008

A few weeks ago I designed a Christmas decoration: a small angel with some movable parts. The result was awesome…

## [Creating hollow objects](/content/blog/creating-hollow-objects/index.html)

October 13, 2008

When you create an object with Shapeways, the order price is determined by the actual printed volume (not by the…

## [Using Maya and Shapeways for 3D printing](/content/blog/using-maya-and-shapeways-for-3d-printing/index.html)

October 9, 2008

We have a brand new tutorial live that shows you how to export from Maya to Shapeways using the COLLADA…

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