Comments on: Analyzing the Market Size of 3D Printing Creators and Consumers http://on3dprinting.com/2012/04/26/analyzing-the-market-size-of-3d-printing-creators-and-consumers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analyzing-the-market-size-of-3d-printing-creators-and-consumers Tracking the emerging 3D Printing revolution! Fri, 17 May 2013 22:56:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Co-Founder and CTO of Shapeways Robert Schouwenburg Moving On | On 3D Printing http://on3dprinting.com/2012/04/26/analyzing-the-market-size-of-3d-printing-creators-and-consumers/#comment-469 Co-Founder and CTO of Shapeways Robert Schouwenburg Moving On | On 3D Printing Tue, 29 May 2012 16:12:19 +0000 http://on3dprinting.com/?p=389#comment-469 [...] have featured both Mr. Schouwenburg and Shapeways and we wish them each continued success in moving the 3D printing world [...]

]]> By: on3dprinting http://on3dprinting.com/2012/04/26/analyzing-the-market-size-of-3d-printing-creators-and-consumers/#comment-65 on3dprinting Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:43:09 +0000 http://on3dprinting.com/?p=389#comment-65 Jon, good point. And I could see the same argument made for graphics created by consumers on Photoshop and MS Paint as well as music made by consumers on GarageBand. A lot of it is made for a market of size one.

Perhaps the key is that the democratization of manufacturing will let consumers make whatever they want, and therefore beauty is in the eye of the maker?

Putting aside personal taste, it is true that a 3D model needs to be designed well enough so that it does not collapse or fall apart. Is the software in the market mature enough to address this challenge?

]]> By: Jon http://on3dprinting.com/2012/04/26/analyzing-the-market-size-of-3d-printing-creators-and-consumers/#comment-61 Jon Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:37:51 +0000 http://on3dprinting.com/?p=389#comment-61 One big caveat out there is that just because a model LOOKS like it could be 3D printed, doesn’t mean it can… the number of tested models out there is a fraction of what is out there… throw-in QUALITY models and the number drops significantly lower.

Jon
Founder of 3DMarvels.com

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