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The only model you'll need this summer. When the heat hits, you can either complain or take matters into your own hands. The best way to survive summer is to engineer your way out of it 🌀

Yes, it's coming 👀

Halloween is coming. And this year, spooky isn’t enough. We teamed up with @printablescom and @3dpdoctor for a special edition of the Halloween Contest Halloween 2026: Make It Move 🎃 Your challenge is to design a Halloween model with a functional or mechanical element. Make it move, open, spin, click, fold, snap, or slide. And Don't forget to keep the Halloween spirit alive! Top entries win Shapr3D lifetime licences, Prusameters, and an Original Prusa MK4S kit. The best designs will also be selected, printed, and featured by 3DPrintingDoctor on his Instagram. Submission deadline: November 01 More details here: printables.com/contest/533-h…

Halloween is coming. And we’ve been cooking something up with @printablescom and @3dpdoctor 🎃 Details drop soon 👀

More slicer options are coming to Shapr3D. Shapr3D now integrates directly with Bambu Studio and Orca Slicer. Skip the manual file transfers and send your models straight to your slicer right from the Export menu. Have you tested the new workflow yet? Let us know in the comments 👇

We made a drone model that doesn't fly. We originally modeled this drone for a different project, but the geometry was too good to leave in the archives. We’ve repurposed it into a 3D-printable desk model, complete with spinning blades that serve as a great tactile stress-reliever between meetings. Grab the files on our Printables page: printables.com/model/1859973…

Remember the Laptop Stand model? The full modeling video is up on YouTube! It walks through building a stable skeleton sketch, how to come up with expressions instead of hardcoding values, designing snap-fit and sliding pins with proper clearances, and modeling the folding mechanism so it clears the supports. And the most intersting how part where everything breaks and you need to fix it 🔨 Watch the full video here: youtu.be/AgFApKpygiU The model is available on Printables: printables.com/model/1839122… Print your own, tag us in your setup, and let us know what we should design next 👇

Great design often starts with a simple question: How can I make this better? For this week's Creator Spotlight, Ridzwan Normahazan, a creator based in Malaysia, inspiration comes from everyday inconveniences. His approach to solving them? Don't overthink the starting line. "I don't have to figure out everything from the beginning," he shares. "I can just start with a simple sketch and then improve and improvise as I go." By prototyping only the critical parts first, he iterates faster and wastes less material. Next on his build plate? A secret project guaranteed to make his son smile. Check out his story. Want to have your designs featured? Join the Creator program: link.shapr3d.com/create

The final challenge of Season 2 is HERE 🚀 This week, your mission is to model a simplified Japanese umbrella using ONLY the Extrude tool (alongside Sketch and Construction tools). 🏆 This is your last chance to stack leaderboard points and grab a share of the season prizes: Vouchers up to $150, Genren tokens, exclusive Shapr3D merch, and digital badges! ⏰ Deadline: Thursday, Sept 17, 23:59 CEST Bring your A-game and finish the season strong 👇 link.shapr3d.com/0l5

Clean desk, perfect ergonomics 💻 Here is the ultimate folding laptop stand 3D printed with zero external hardware. The model is fully parametric so you can tweak the dimensions to fit your exact setup in seconds. 🛠️ Files are free on Printables now: printables.com/model/1839122… 🎥 Watch the build: Full assembly flow here youtube.com/watch?v=Rrekbn9-… The modeling flow in Shapr3D coming soon! Print your own, tag us in your setup, and let us know what we should design next👇

Could the new iPhone Duo with Apple Pencil + Shapr3D be a good match? Thoughts?

In case you missed it, we run weekly Community Challenges. We give you a modeling task, make it interesting with tool limitations, and offer some solid prizes up for grabs. We're now on Challenge #4, and this week you're modeling a traffic cone (just like in the pics) using ONLY Sketch, Extrude, and Construction tools. Deadline: Sept 10, 23:59 CEST Prizes up to $150 in vouchers, Genren tokens, exclusive merch, and a digital badge. Join and submit here 👇 link.shapr3d.com/s2c4

Season 2 of Community Challenges is halfway through and it's only getting better! For the third challenge your goal is to model a boomerang. But there is a twist. You can ONLY use Sketch, Extrude, and Construction tools. Test your modeling skills here: link.shapr3d.com/bd8 Deadline: September 3rd, 23:59 CEST Prizes up to $150 in vouchers, Genren tokens, exclusive merch, and a digital badge.

This week's Creator Spotlight is Affric, the product designer and founder of Cirffa, a Glasgow-based design company creating 3D printed lighting and accessories (Cirffa on Instagram). He started his creative journey as a fine art photographer. Then he discovered 3D printing, and everything changed. "3D printing to me was like magic. I could have an idea in my head, draw it in my design software, and with the click of a few buttons bring it into the real world." He spent years exploring different making methods, but 3D printing was the one that stuck. His obsession with lighting and how it sets the mood of a space eventually turned into a business, after guests kept visiting his home, admiring his handmade lights, and asking where they could buy one. Check out his story. Want to have your designs featured? Join the Creator program: link.shapr3d.com/create

Season 2 of Community Challenges is LIVE🚀 What are Community Challenges? 5 weeks. 5 limited-tool CAD challenges. Big prizes. Challenge #1: Model a Minimalist Stand (like the one on the pics) using ONLY Sketch, Extrude & Construction tools. ⏰ Deadline: Aug 20, 23:59 CEST 🔗 Join & submit here: link.shapr3d.com/bd8

Need to model a hollow sphere? Here is how you do it: 1️⃣ Sketch a circle 2️⃣ Revolve 3️⃣ Shell it 4️⃣ Set your thickness

Hey! We know exactly what you need this weekend 🥃 (Disclaimer: only use food and drink safe materials for this one)

Here's a quick tutorial on how to add custom text to your 3D models. Want to see more quick tips like this? Let us know what tutorial we should make next in the comments👇