How Shapeways 3D Printing Works

How Shapeways 3D Printing Works

Creating a product has never been easier

1. Design a Product


Use a 3D Printing App](/content/creator/index.html)

Tweak and tinker your product to perfection using an easy 3D printing app.


Use Your Favorite Software](/content/creator/tools/index.html)

We support a wide range of programmatic, parametric, sculpting and modeling software.


Hire a Designer](/content/hire/designer/index.html)

Work with the best 3D modellers in the world to bring your idea to life.

2. Upload to Shapeways

INSTANT PRICING
45+ HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS
AUTOMATED & MANUAL CHECKS
FIXING TOOLS
24/7 GLOBAL SUPPORT
NO MIN ORDER SIZE

[Upload Your Model](/content/create "Upload Your Model"/index.html)

3. We'll Produce it for You

Experience the journey of a 3D printed product.

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4. Sell in the Marketplace

Run Your Business on Shapeways. You design amazing products, we'll help you reach a global market.

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5. Share With the World

Get feedback and support from a global community, wherever you are in your design process.


First to Try](/content/getting-started/product-development/index.html)

You're not alone in the creative process. Get support on your early stage product, from your first print through product iteration.


Community Forums](/content/forum/index.html)

Join hundreds of thousands of Shapeways community members all over the world. Explore our forums and blog.


Get Support Wherever You Are](/content/tutorials/index.html)

Whether you're creating a product for the first time or you're an expert, Shapeways has over 150 tutorials to help you along your way.

What our Community is Saying

Many of the things I design are so complex that they would not be possible using traditional techniques, and I love how 3D printing takes jewelry design to the next level.

Maaike van der Horn - MCODE

[Shapeways] is our lemonade stand. Mostly to gain entrepreneurial muscles and work together. And we're having a blast trying it out.

SANTIAGO P. - SUNNY DAY SUPPLIES & CO.

Shapeways is easy to work with, and has the quality level and price that gives me the freedom to realize my creations in the way I want to.

Summer Powell - Summerized

I was able to prototype at such low cost, yet end up with a product that was great. Shapeways enabled me to take a finished product to investors & distributors.

MATT V. - FOUNDER OF BUMPRZ

Getting Started

JEWELERS](/content/getting-started/jewelry/index.html)

PRODUCT DESIGNERS](/content/getting-started/product-design/index.html)

ARTISTS](/content/getting-started/product-design/index.html)

ENGINEERS](/content/getting-started/rapid-prototyping/index.html)

ANIMATORS](/content/getting-started/animators/index.html)

TINKERERS](/content/creator/tinkercad/index.html)

ENTREPRENEURS](/content/sell/index.html)

CROWDFUNDING](/content/getting-started/crowdfunding/index.html)

Ready to get started?

From product development to industrial 3D manufacturing, we can help you scale your business.

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sales](/content/business/additive-manufacturing#contactsales/index.html)

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