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When Should I File A Patent For My 3D Prints?

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  Patent for 3D prints are necessary especially when you want your designs and products to be more valuable. In this WTFFF?! episode Tom and Tracy Hazzard answer a question from a loyal listener from Brazil, Eduardo Martini who asks when should he file a patent on his 3D printed designs, and when did Tom and Tracy file for patents on their designs? This is a great question that applies to all 3DP content creators. --- Listen to the podcast here: When Should I File A Patent For My … [Read more...]

Pricing 3D Print Designs – Accounting for Design

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Accounting for Design -Pricing 3D Print Designs Originally published on the Pinshape Blog September 2015. Supporting the growth of the 3D printing community by offering open share 3D print designs is much needed in an industry where content is king. But pricing 3D print designs for free may not be best for you as a designer or the 3D printing market as a whole. Counter-intuitive as it may seem, market pricing designs will grow you as a 3D Print Designer and create a demanding marketplace for … [Read more...]

Critical 3D Print Operations With Aaron Roy Of 3DPrinterOS

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  Many shy away from going deep into how 3D Print operations and the operating system work because it is a challenging topic to tackle. If you feel this way, then you are in luck because this episode will help guide you through it. Breaking down the complexities and confusion surrounding it, Tom and Tracy Hazzard talk to Aaron Roy of 3DPrinterOS about how critical 3D Print operations are for any business, school, or makerspace. Aaron discusses their mission for making the 3D print … [Read more...]

3D Print Success Is A Matter Of Control With Lars Brubaker Of MatterHackers

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  Who doesn't want more control over their 3D Prints? Your 3D print success might just depend on having tools and slicing software that allows you to grow from beginner to expert with the "minimum set to be successful." Hear about how to exert control throughout the design to print process from Lars Brubaker, CEO of MatterHackers--developers of MatterControl Touch. Tom and Tracy Hazzard discuss further with Lars some helpful user interface that can demystify the print settings and how … [Read more...]