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In 2013 State of the Union address, Barack Obama announced 3D printing to be a strategic priority for the United States. US pledged to invest $1 billion into this technology and create a National Network of Manufacturing with institutes all across the country to encourage additive manufacturing investments in the US. The State of the Union address inspired not only the US, but also its rival China. The country pledged up to $112 million to...

Food is essential for people to stay alive. There are various types of food, as well as there are a lot of ways to make it. There is evidence that people used fire to cook food from 1.9 million years ago. And it is, of course, one of the main ways to make it nowadays. However, a lot of alternative ways to make food were developed over the years. One of them is directly related...

The process of printing items in three dimensions is in the stage of development for 30 years now. It is a quickly evolving technology. As more manufacturers of 3D printers acquire the know-how of 3D printing, it becomes a better developed and more attractive technology for the consumers. During the last few years home users kept engaging in 3D printing as a form of entertainment. It is expected that the possibility to become makers themselves...

Year 2014 is going to be big for 3D printing. We have already talked about that earlier. Still, this year is going to be big in other ways - it will be full of amazing events: Sochi Winter Olympics, Super Bowl and Chinese New Year are just few of them which will take place in a month or sooner. While the world is changing and adopting 3D printing in giant steps, the incorporation of this...

June 1999 was a significant month for music industry - it was the month when Napster was launched. The pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing service boosted piracy by making sharing easy and accessible for everyone. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reports that “music sales in United States have dropped 47 percent since Napster first debuted in 1999”. It is estimated that the US economy loses $12.5 billion annually as a consequence of piracy. One of...

The technology of printing in three dimensions is turning 30 this year. There still are a lot of discussions about the factors that could make 3D printing available in every home. However, it seems that year 2014 is going to be significant for this technology and its way towards mainstream consumer adoption as several key patents are going to expire this year and a number of innovations are about to enter the market. 3D Printing...

It is over. The year 2013 is over. These 12 months were a magnificent time for us. We were delighted in your enthusiasm and dedication to make CGTrader your home 3D model market. It was great to see our community becoming stronger and stronger. Visitors of CGTrader.com were so active during the last year that it was a pleasure to observe it. So, as this year is reaching its end, we have made a list...

As you know, we are cooperating with 3D printing service provider Sculpteo. So, 3D designers on CGTrader can offer their customers an option to buy the final 3D printed product directly. However, there are some things that artists should know when creating a 3D printable model. Of course, the prime file format for 3D printing is STL. Nevertheless, Sculpteo and other 3D printing services often make it simple to create a file compatible with this...

There is one day left till Christmas! Can you believe it?! That magic moment of the year is just approximately 24 hours away. So, what should you do if you still do not have a present for your beloved ones? What should you do, if you do not have enough original decorations for your home? You should 3D print them of course! We have selected 15 unique 3D printable models from CGTrader.com for those of...

As I was a little boy, I liked to watch old pictures of my relatives at my grandparents' house. Scrolling all that dusty photo paper - there was something mystical and spiritual in that. Looking into the eyes of my ancestors was so surreal. I knew that they have lived decades ago, but I was still hard to perceive the archived depiction of a moment. A moment which had happened long time ago, but that...