![]() ![]() Existing marketplaces help early adopters to justify the cost of owning a 3D printer by selling unique printed items, from jewelery to miniatures.Even though the industry is in its infancy, powerful alliances like Autodesk + Makerbot already take place.The market is currently estimated as $777 million large (although allegedly not that many desktop devices have been sold yet) with a potential to grow into $8,4 billion large by 2025.30 years in the works, currently with a wide range of devices capable of printing from tiny objects (a fraction of an inch large) to houses. Increasingly affordable (under $1000 now) desktop 3D printers make it possible to turn designs into real plastic or metal objects up to 30cm large in any dimension.What do we know about 3D printing anyway? LGW spoke to Dolf Veenvliet, Bart Veldhuizen (Shapeways, Blendernation), and Rich Borrett (Ponoko) about the new tools and the future of 3D printing.Īs one of the impressively fast growing industries, 3D printing is lately all the rage in the press. Blender 2.67 was released last week with a 3D printing toolbox. ![]()
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