WTFFF?! 3D Printing Podcast Volume One: 3D Print Tips | 3D Print Tools | 3D Start Point

Imagine this: You’re stuck in an elevator with the one person who could launch your business into the stratosphere. How do you convince them in two minutes about your lifetime of passion and hard work? What do you possibly say?! In this special “Ask Us Anything” segment, Tom and Tracy call upon their friend John Bokla of i3D Creatives/i3D Club to discuss special tips and tricks for pitching your b...

So you have a great business idea! But how do you tell people about it? In fact, who do you tell about it? From social media planning to product release strategy, in this Ask Us Anything Segment, Tom and Tracy answer “How to Create Awareness About Your Business” as they discuss their successes and struggles in building brand awareness. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Any...

What are some traits that lead to your success? In this “Ask Us Anything” segment, Tom and Tracy discuss their unique habits that lead to their success in business. From an intricate eye for design to an insatiable appetite for reading, Tom and Tracy encourage you to think out of the box about what makes you successful in your field. Please share your “it factor” with us, everywhere on social medi...

Does 3D Scanning open up a can of copyright concerns for you and your business? Probably, but you can be smart about it too. Tom & Tracy share some tips and pitfalls to avoid if you are offering 3D Scanning services or thinking about 3D scanning an item. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Pa...

Tom & Tracy go Hollywood – Hollywood 3D Printing that is – in order to understand full-body 3D Scanning from expert Miles Guidon. Explore the world of 3D scanning with Tom & Tracy as they each get scanned from head to toe. After listening to the podcast check out our show notes blog to see photos, screenshots, and a video of the process. IN THIS EPISODE: How accurate are 3D scans? Options...

Leave yourself a lot of time for the 3D Scan clean-up. We had our scans made in early May and just finished cleaning them up and improving them for the best 3D Print output possible. There are multiple areas that might need clean-up and repair like: 1) any blank or missing areas of data; 2) any misinterpretations of shadows or textures; and 3) any aesthetic improvements such as making Tracy taller...

How can you make your 3D scans turn out better so you can do less clean-up work? After all, the better the 3D Scan input, the better the 3D Print output. Miles Guidon of Hollywood 3D Printing gave us some tips as he scanned us for some fun mini-me’s. We also share some tips of our own after going through the process and the lengthy 3D scan clean-up. LINKS: Hollywood 3D Printing Do you have a quest...

Not really the kind of designers that use 3D Scanning, we had to go out and find the answers for you on this one. There are so many to choose from and so many price points right now. You can get an entry level 3D Scanner at about $149 on up. It really depends on what you plan to scan – after all it is always about the what! We discussed with Podcast #71 guest Miles Guidon of Hollywood 3D Printing...

Hear exactly what did and didn’t work for our Kickstarter campaign for more filament color as we reach the final 24 hours, including the ones we think are scams. LINKS: BackersHub ZaptoPress or Zep toPress NOTE: These links are not meant as an endorsement of any kind just as a reference for those discussed – you need to make your own judgements as to whether or not you want to take the risk with t...

Guest Buzz Baldwin of 3D Print Life is well-versed in the day-to-day of 3D Print Sales. Selling business-to-business or business-to-school is well suited to a customer service friendly model of business like Buzz’s and to the current adoption rate of 3D Print Technology. IN THIS EPISODE: The growing value of both great materials and content to assist in the sales process and customer satisfaction...

Sustainable practices like zero waste are great business goals and 3D Printing fits right into that with no inventory, but is zero waste really a must-have? Toward that goal though, there are also many new materials that can be recycled, reused or that biodegrade make any green goals attainable. This includes this week’s guest, Buzz Baldwin’s new material Enviro biodegradable ABS. LINKS: Enviro AB...

Mixing 3D Printed parts with traditionally manufactured ones is not only possible but maybe the best solution for you business or your “what.” Hear our ideas on why “hybrid” manufacturing is the biggest market opportunity in 3D Printing today. LINKS: Simplify3D Airwolf 3D Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesi...

How do we create our organic forms? The hard way…the award-winning 3D Printed Twist Tie was not a 3D Print math algorithm. The organic forms and our process for designing them is carefully sketched, modeled and planned. Hear about our process and why we believe organic forms resonate with consumers. LINKS: Rhino3D Bionomic Design Articles by Tracy: Fractals: What Nature Can Teach Design Bionomics:...

After sifting through the mentorship contest entries, we have chosen 3 as finalists to go to the next level – a Skype pitch and Q/A session. Finalists: Eduardo Martini – Brazil – Personalized 3D Printed Gifts Michael Williams – USA – 3D Print Makerspace & Storefront Kelechi Ojinnaka – Africa – 3D Printing Service Bureau & Marketplace Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry. Keep liste...

We have found the perfect client matchmaking service for 3D Print Designers and it’s being built Down Under. Bobby Lin has taken his experience as a 3D visual effects designer and translated it into a service business that fosters project relationships between 3D Print Designers and businesses/inventors who have ideas but need the 3D Print skills. With milestone-based payments and secure transfer...

Mixed into making this decision is your “what,” the speed or complexity of printing and the marketability of downloads versus printing. Hear our criteria for selection and where we expect the market to be in the near future. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate...

Speed of processors increase exponentially year over year and we expect the same to be the case for 3D Printing speed. However, today it is not yet good enough to make money 3D printing on demand for certain products. Hear about how we decide whether to sell our design as a download instead of a print because of speed issues. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at h...

Short Answer: Yes – you want it to actually sell. Hear why we think it is essential to 3D print your design or have it 3D printed before selling or offering your designs for download. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join th...

We always say that hope is not a plan, so putting your designs up on a 3D Print Content site and hoping it gets downloaded is definitely not a viable plan. Hear our tips for upping your odds and implement a plan to get your designs downloaded. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. Love the sh...

When 3D Print Content is paramount to the faster evolution of the 3D Printing market. We talk with Lucas Matheson about how Pinshape is working to grow 3D Print Content and the content creator community through digital rights management and other more advanced concepts like streaming 3D Print Content. The future of 3D Printing is in content growth, so 3D Print Content is King and you should always...

The saying goes, “If it were easy, everyone would be doing it.” Designing for 3D Printing is like learning to design all over again. Because there isn’t enough money in 3D Print design yet, it is hard to take time away from paying jobs to scale that high 3D Print learning curve. But…you should absolutely do it! Just don’t under price your skills and time or you will be out of the 3D Print design b...

We were just recently invited to add some of our 3D Printed designs into the Amazon 3D Printed Product Store and had to deal with this issue ourselves. Anytime you market or sell a product there is an inherent liability. In the case of 3D Printing, if you are the one printing and then selling the product, you are the manufacturer and ultimately liable. There has not been a simple and straightforwa...

Having your designs get used for unauthorized purposes just sucks! It has happened to us too many times to count. It is also what might be holding you back from uploading your 3D Print designs to 3D Design libraries and share/sell sites. The good news is that technology is changing in your favor. LINKS: Read how we combat IP theft – Design Plagiarism – How We Crack Down & our 3-Part series on...

What do you do when you want 3D Printing taught in your school? Sometimes it takes pressure from all over. Sometimes some parents need to be willing to volunteer or students need to organize a club. It will definitely “take a village” to make it happen. But that is no reason to stop trying! LINKS: UPS Store 3D Printing Locations for field trip WTFFF?! 3D Printing Resource Page Do you have a questi...

Brian Federal is a documentary filmmaker on a mission for the 3D Print Education Revolution. Initially he started out just want to document the emergence of 3D Print economy but quickly realized that lack of education is what is holding the revolution at bay. His passion for the technology and spreading the word should get you into your local schools or looking for alternative means to 3D Print Ed...