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It is expected that 3D printing will explode in 2014. A few key patents are going to expire this year. It will provide ability to use the materials which had not been available for use freely for 3D printing. That will create broader possibilities to use 3D printing to manufacture parts for final products introduced to the market. In other words, new 3D printing opportunities will provide a possibility to use more materials for production....

There is Meme 3D Printing Challenge going on CGTrader right now. That is right, we invited 3D designers to turn memes into 3D printable items. While a challenge is taking place, we surfed the net to collect some of the best examples of 3D printable memes. As there are more than 2 weeks left till the end of the challenge, we have selected 10 3D printable models which are good examples of internet memes turned...

„We may never look at socks the same way again“ – this sentence was written in one of the websites and it is not hard to guess what it was about. This week was a start of social media campaign „Cock in the sock“, which was intended to raise awareness for testicular cancer. There are about 25 000 posts with #cockinthesock hashtag on Instagram, thousands of Facebook posts and tweets with photos of men supporting...

CGTrader is back with a new feature, once again. Bitcoin payments are here! Have you heard about this digital currency which is a part of payment revolution happening online? It is taking part on CGTrader as well. So, the members of our community can take advantage and use this immediate way to pay for their purchases or to get payments for their 3D models. We encourage buyers to try this payment possibility and pay lower...

The life looks quite normal out here on Earth. Meanwhile, a battle is still happening out there in the future. A battle for Space. Polyguardians and Enraged Verticians are in a ferocious fight which will end in the 17th of March, 2014. 3D Sci-Fi Challenge is still going on. You still can upload your work and take a part in this battle for Universe. We decided to surf through the worldwideweb and pick some of...

The ceremony of Academy Awards passed, but, once again, Leonardo DiCaprio did not get an Oscar. The only thing he got was a huge amount of memes related to his frustrating experience of becoming a runner-up in the category of Best Actor. A lot of his fans got disappointed as it was expected that this year will be the time for Leo to be awarded after four times being nominated. CGTrader team decided: if Leo...

Dear Community, We are very excited to announce today that we have raised a funding round from Intel Capital and our existing investor Practica Capital. Just two years ago, our small start-up had the outrageous idea of establishing a designer-friendly marketplace for buying and selling 3D models. You – our community members believed in this vision and made it yours. We started last year with around 1,000 users and 8,000 3D models. More than 30,000...

Nothing stays the same. Want to bet that it is different? Go ahead! We are ready to prove that you are wrong. At least, if we are talking about CGTrader. Holidays are over, but we have some presents left for you. Don't be crazy - we are not giving away you money. On the second thought, we do. Once again, we created some new features which will help designers to improve their selling abilities and...

Good news to all CGTraders! Last month we were thinking a lot about how could we improve our marketplace that it would be more practical for you. That is why we made a bunch of tools specially for you. They will make your trading experience at CGTrader even more comfortable and effective. Here are the new features we integrated into your dashboard: Model widget Referral links Response time & rate You can find the first...

Ho! Ho! Ho! Or whatever Santa Claus would say... We have something better for you than some unnecessary stuff brought to you by that mysterious white-bearded man. Do not get us wrong, we like Christmas (by the way, we are still waiting for the best 3D printable ideas from designers for Christmas 3D Printing Challenge). But we think that there are better ways to get a Christmas present. So, come and check what we are...