We are two people who work in professional 3D printing. We will make the top 3 upvoted ideas real. AMA

http://i.stack.imgur.com/H5ciD.png

Rofl.

A half-triceritops, half-ostrich figurine wearing a tie, checking its watch and carrying a briefcase.

Rofl. We have the same type of humor.

We will make the top 3 upvoted ideas real.

World peace.

The rules are simple: Post pictures, drawings, sketches, or very clear explanations

As requested, a very clear explanation: A 3D printed item that causes world peace. I'll make it very easy and leave the exact approach up to you.

First we will need to print some flux capacitors...

A bust of Carlton Banks (http://weinterrupt.com/wp-content/uploads/carlton-banks.jpg)

or Sloth

https://archive.nyafuu.org/foolfuuka/boards/wg/image/1371/85/1371859801333.png

Ahahahah. The sloth cracked me up bigtime.

Print me a shrubbery!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Knightni.jpg

Nobody is asking questions, just suggesting ideas, so i'll take a crack at it.

What is the most difficult part of your job?

What do you enjoy about your job?

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Great questions!

I think the most difficult part of what we do is that we are, in many cases, trying to solve problems that haven't been solved before. Understanding the many cogs and levers that affect everything from production efficacy to figuring out mathematical ways of getting close to "printability guaranteed stamp" are probably some of the more headscratching ones.

I think what I enjoy the most is that I'm fortunate enough to be working in a smaller startup environment where I can genuinely say everyone around me are some seriously smart and friendly people. This leads to a lot of learning, and a lot of really great conversation and idea bouncing on a daily basis :)

I would love to see a set of dice.

The catch is I would like to see the set include:

A two sided die (Like a coin)

A three sided die

A four sided die

A five sided die .... etc

all the way up to a 10 sided die

This sounds pretty cool and is doable in our metals. On a sidenote, did you see these already?

https://www.shapeways.com/model/126266/thorn-dice-set-with-decader.html

A device to hold your testicles while you sit at the computer. This is to prevent possible sticking to the chair. Kind of like a 'w' shaped dish.

I just... and then I... but I don't...

Ok, truth be told, my SO told me this is a must have for many ಠ_ಠ

I am an archaeologist and we've been looking (very loosely) at 3D printing and scanning for reproductions of artifacts. So how about a Clovis Point for starters? Like this.

If you're interested, I can get some better photos. I realize that this is not the same as a scan of the object, but maybe that could be done as well.

I guess this post is more a "hey could you possibly do something like this?" query than it is a suggestion. But if you are interested in it, then we can do some stuff... with things.

Hi!

This is some pretty interesting stuff.

Shoot me a private message with some details and I'll see what is possible :)

We figured we'd challenge Reddit to give us some ideas for what to make and will design the top 3 upvoted ideas as real products

A human hand. This wouldn't be a pure 3D model, it'll need some electronics and a battery compartment... because you're going to put a mic and speaker in it (probably in the palm), and Bluetooth connectivity.

You now have a hands-free hand!

Put a sucker on the bottom so it can stick to a car dash. Put a weight on the bottom for sitting on your desk. Create multiple models making different gestures (horns, bird, OK, etc). Give it an optional USB connector so it can be a standard external speaker or just for charging it up.

Hahah; this is a pretty funny idea. It could even be flipping the bird ;)

That said, stuff involving electronics and assembly seem a little outside the scope of this challenge. It's a great idea though! =D

Smaug hoarding gold

my other thought was... Sarah Palin being eaten by a polar bear.In the event Smaug is considered copyright infringement.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=tNLx181Wu0cyFM&tbnid=5eWUwUJy-t3IiM:&ved=0CAgQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpandawhale.com%2Fpost%2F20207%2Fgeorge-takei-responds-to-traditional-marriage-fans&ei=IybHUsCeFYHJsQS7qoCwDQ&psig=AFQjCNE8WYTTvQeSQhWErluIyPa09sIVvg&ust=1388869539384079

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Take your pick: https://www.shapeways.com/search?q=moebius&sort=popularity

Also, Super Mario 1-1 and 1-2 Moebius Strips:

https://www.shapeways.com/search?q=mario+mobius

Anything from Jim'll Paint It

Oh my this is a treasure trove of awesomeness.

Thanks for linking this!

A chain mail glove.

There's been so many people that want this throughout my time at Shapeways. Need material tech to allow interlocking parts for steel!

Idea: 3D Printed life counters for trading card games like Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh...but the life counters look like cards from that series.

Does the person who suggested the thing get anything other than their product made real (i.e. a sample, a discount, etc)?

We'll make the designs available to print with Shapeways for those who voted up in materials that are suitable (i.e. where the model is printable, etc). Essentially, the most upvoted ideas get designed, and then whoever wants to buy them, can do so at their own leisure :)

Isn't it against the Thingiverse TOS to sell any designs on there?

I'm talking about this design - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:25628

which you sell here at an insanely marked up cost (the material cost is ~$2) - http://www.shapeways.com/model/843368/gopro-mount.html?li=search-results&materialId=6

Edit - it looks like every thing sold by that guy is ripped straight from Thingiverse, he even uses some of the same stock photos.

I (we) am unaware of which models are uploaded from Thingiverse as anyone can upload designs to our website. We handle breaches to the ToS as explained here: https://www.shapeways.com/legal/content_policy

Make a 3D model of Miley Cyrus twerking.

Well, our friend Ryan Kittleson made that: https://www.shapeways.com/model/1349840/miley-cyrus-twerking.html

But I think he went with the Twerking Einstein in fear of C&D or so: https://www.shapeways.com/model/1390914/twerking-einstein.html

I'd like to see a GoPro frame or attachment that will thread on to a microphone stand. If they have one already please disregard. But please send me the link. : )

Do any of these cover what you're referencing? https://www.shapeways.com/search?q=gopro

Myself as a half robot (with arm cannon), riding a T-rex with mounted laser guns on it with half naked women at the T-rex's feet.

Also I bought a few Tri-force rings from you guys that were great.

Hahah; that reminds me: it would be cool to have a customizable head part on this model https://www.shapeways.com/model/1604184/obama-riding-a-raptor-with-a-rocket-launch.html?li=shop-results&materialId=26

If I were to send you a scan of my head could you just put it on any of your models as a custom job?

Check out this App. Should allow you to do what you're looking for: https://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/shapeme

It's not the most original idea, but I think you should probably do a Snoo. I don't think Reddit would sue you for that (I hope).

Kostika already made a Snoo business card holder a while back: https://www.shapeways.com/model/760930/reddit-alien-up-voting-business-card-holder.html

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Look up the RepRap project ;)

How hard is it to find materials to use for things like food?

I'm presuming you mean food-safe materials? Right now that's a tougher nut to crack. At Shapeways we have a Glazed Ceramic material that is food safe, however our plastics and metals not so much yet :/

Goatse.

C'mon you /b/tards. We can do this.

https://www.shapeways.com/search?q=goatse

I suspect I'm going to regret linking that =D

Will you mass produce it or just make it for the one person?

We will make it available for anyone to order and produce on demand.

How do you prefer your eggs to be cooked?

Medium if boiled;

Fried on both sides (but not stiffening the yolk entirely) if fried :D

That would be "over medium."

I learn something new every day :p

Wondering what kind of materials you are able to work with. Can you use metals? Do you have the capacity to make something as large as a house? Can objects be created larger than actual size? Where do you you see 3d printing going next? Besides making different versions of penis requests? Also I'd like a really large hamster ball. Really large.

Check out our Materials Portfolio: https://www.shapeways.com/materials/ for details on the different plastics, metals, ceramics, prescious metals as well as print size caps :)

This is more of a question than a request, but so far the majority of the 3d printed stuff I've seen is hard plastic or metal. The request below with respect to creating a human brain got me thinking about the possibilities of 3d printing a human body based on 3d medical imaging to be substituted in lieu of cadavers for med students. How possible/ likely do you think this is ?

This is happening in research stage atm: http://lifesciences.ieee.org/articles/feature-articles/332-printing-body-parts-a-sampling-of-progress-in-biological-3d-printing

Are the plastic materials used strong enough to fashion screwdriver bits? If so could you make a hand sculpture with screwdriver bits as finger tips to be used in emergencies?

Are you thinking something like a rubber page turner (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51rPaMIdIFL._SY300_.jpg) except with scredriver tips?

Klein Bottle

Klein bottle is already made by Bathsheba @ Shapeways. Lookie here: https://www.shapeways.com/model/25918/klein-bottle.html?li=search-results&materialId=62

I would die if this became real and 3-D, personally.

also, what do you make of the utopian discourse about how 3-D printing will save lives through organ printing and potentially curbing hunger and food scarcity issues?

Hahah nice one.

I'm not sure what to think about organic 3D printing just yet. From a medicinal point of view, it could solve a lot of problems with testing and generation of new limbs.

On the food front; eh - may be useful for deep space missions and locations where carrying food ingredients don't store well/easily, however I think there's something to be said about the art of cooking, the taste of fresh ingredients, etc.

how about a cure for cancer

That would be amazing. I was reading just yesterday about some new techniques in cancer research where the researchers were able to break down the outer shell around cancer cells, allowing the immune system to kill off the cancer cells themselves.

A 3D portrait of Doge (or a dogecoin? I dunno) might be nice... heh.

Maybe a life-size Level 3 Sentry from Team Fortress 2? Or would that hit on infringement?

a 3D portrait of Doge was made by a friend of ours here: https://www.shapeways.com/model/1496035/doge.html?li=search-results&materialId=26

We are making some versions of DogeCoin and hope to put them up in the near future.

The narwhal (you know, the one that bacons at midnight).

How about this one? Contains said Narwhal and bacon (as a cape)!

https://www.shapeways.com/model/1597794/reddit-alien-riding-the-narwhal.html

This is a bit NSFW, but I'd like to see a 3D model print our the famous scene from the Two-Penised Man's best sexual experience. It involves 4 men and 3 women having an orgy with the follow parameters:

• Man 1 is lying on a bed facing up.
• Man 1 and Man 2 are positioned with their balls touching eachother.
• Man 3 (/r/DoubleDickDude) is lying, face up, on top of Man 1.
• Man 2 is standing up, facing Man 3, with his penis in Man 3's ass.
• Both Man 1 and Man 2 have their dicks inside of Man 3's ass.
• Woman 1 is crouching down above Man 3, orientated 90 degrees inward to Man 3, with Man 3's left penis in her vagina.
• Woman 2 is also croucing down above Man 3, oriented 90 degrees inward to Man 3, with Man 3's right penis in her vagina.
• Woman 1 and Woman 2 are facing eachother.
• Woman 3 is straddling Man 3's face, with her body facing in the direction of Man 3's head.
• Man 4 is behind Woman 3, and is penetrating Woman 3 from behind.
• Man 4 and Woman 3 are positioned such that their point of sexual penetration is directly amove Man 3's mouth.

Here's there AMA if you have any questions: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1u75hh/i_am_the_guy_with_two_penises_ama/

EDIT: Here's the permalink about it http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1u75hh/i_am_the_guy_with_two_penises_ama/cef61lf I'm sure a lot of people would like to see this.

EDIT: Corrected position of man 2. He's standing up.

Unfortunately, designs of that level of graphic nature are likely to not get printed even if made.

They have cases for everything these days. Except Macbook chargers. You know that little white box that gets scratched to shit after a few months? For resale purposes and an overall clean look. I think this would be a money maker, which is what i assume you're looking for.

PS: this is what the alphabet would look like without the letters Q and R.

PPS: If made and sold, I wouldn't hate a little royalty agreement.

Not so much looking for a money maker as we're looking for fun right now. That said, you mean an enclosure to the white box between the Macbook and the wall?

Could you do a small scale model speargun? I think that would be pretty kick ass.

That sounds a little bit vague - care to elaborate? do you mean like a tiny scale replica without functionality?