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Expand Your Business With Our All-New Etsy Integration

We’ve heard your feedback and are thrilled to announce an all-new platform partnership with Etsy. With the launch of our Etsy E-commerce Integration, there’s now a seamless way for Etsy shop owners to manage their orders and fulfillment directly from Shapeways. This partnership also gives the members of our community who may not be current Etsy users an opportunity to set up their own shop and expand their customer base.

Etsy and Shapeways share a similar passion for supporting small business owners and making entrepreneurialism accessible and straightforward. Through this integration, selling and shipping your very own 3D printed product is easier than ever before. Etsy shop owners can now automatically push their orders to Shapeways and then ship directly to customers or their own locations. With multiple options available, users can truly customize delivery to fit their businesses’ needs.

We can’t wait to see how this new e-commerce integration helps you eliminate the inconvenient administrative steps that often bog down a small business’ journey and devote more energy to creation and your customers. Get started now by setting up your free Etsy E-commerce Integration on the Shapeways E-commerce Integration page.

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Make Order Management a Breeze with Shopify Integration

It’s that time of year again. Colorful leaves and pumpkin-spiced drinks can only mean one thing – the holiday season is just around the corner. To be more specific, we are only 36 days away from Black Friday!

If you plan to or are already selling 3D products, it’s time to prepare your business for holiday shoppers. We highly recommend using our new integration with Shopify, the Shapeways Fulfillment app (see step-by-step setup instructions here). Not sure whether this is something you need? We’re here to help you make that decision.

The Shapeways Fulfillment App

This integration directly connects a Shopify store to Shapeways’ 3D printing manufacturing and fulfillment network, giving your business seamless access to 3D printing technology in over 40 materials and finishes. When your customer makes a purchase from your Shopify store, the order will flow through to Shapeways and can be fulfilled manually or automatically, depending on your business needs.

Who Is It For?

It’s for anyone who wishes to sell 3D models and have the orders fulfilled by Shapeways. The two accounts you need to set up are:

  1. A Shapeways account: you can sell any or all products on your Shapeways shop, if you have one, or you can sell private models uploaded to your Shapeways account.
  2. A Shopify store: there are multiple plans available, but you can always start with a free trial to test it out.

Integration Benefits

  • Access batch ordering – Eliminate repetitive order entries all together.
  • Automate customer orders – Orders can be processed immediately and automatically.
  • Print on demand in over 40 3D printed materials and finishes – No need to stock inventory or worry about products collecting dust on shelves.
  • Print without your own 3D manufacturing equipment – You will have access to Shapeways’ 3D printing manufacturing and fulfillment network.
  • Ship directly to you or your customers – Shapeways can package and ship orders straight to your customers. We can also ship them to you for additional processing.

 

Our early app adopters are enjoying the benefits of keeping customers on their own storefronts, and being able to go on vacation knowing that orders will take care of themselves in reaching the customers. If that sounds appealing to you, give the integration a try. And if you need assistance, we’re here to help you at storefronts@shapeways.com.

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How to Set Up the Shapeways Fulfillment App for Shopify

Shapeways supports sellers wherever they want to do business. If you would like to sell beyond the Shapeways marketplace and either have a Shopify store or would like to create one, our recent integration with Shopify is a great solution to automating your order processing, production, and shipping by connecting your store with the Shapeways Fulfillment app. No more manual order entry after this integration!

Ready to get started? Follow the steps below to connect your Shopify store to Shapeways.

 

1. Setting Up Payment

To use the Shapeways Fulfillment app, you must have a credit card on file with Shapeways.

If you have previously placed a Shapeways order with a credit card, your payment method will default to the last credit card you used. If you already have a card on file, skip to Step 2.

If you do not have a credit card on file, you can add one on Shapeways.com.

  • Click the avatar in the top-right corner and select Settings.

  • Then select Shipping & Billing.

  • On the Shipping & Billing page, scroll down to Payment Method. Input your credit card information and billing address then click Save Card.

2. Installing the app

  • Go to the “Shapeways Fulfillment” page on the Shopify App Store here.
  • Click on the Add App button.
  • If you are not already logged in to your Shopify account, you will be prompted to login.
  • You will then be prompted to install the app on your Shopify site.

  • Next, you will be prompted to sign in to your Shapeways account. Use the same credentials that you use on Shapeways.com.

  • Review and accept the terms and conditions and click Authorize.

 

3. Creating Products in Shopify

To start, you’ll need to create your products in Shopify. There are two methods for doing this.

  • Method 1:

    Manually create your products in Shopify. For more information on creating products in Shopify, click here to see their guide.

  • Method 2:

    If you have a Shapeways Store and you’d like to import all of your Shapeways products, the Shapeways team can provide you with a Shopify Product Import CSV file that can be used to import your public products into Shopify. Email storefronts@shapeways.com for details.

4. Mapping Shapeways Products

You can now manually map your Shapeways models to your Shopify products in the Shapeways Fulfillment App. To do this, you’ll need to enter the Shapeways model ID and select a material for each Shopify product variant. There are two ways to locate the information needed.

  • Method 1:

    If you have a Shapeways shop, sign to Shapeways.com and go to your Shop Settings. 

  • Select Pricing CSV Wizard.

  • Click Download CSV. Your model IDs will be displayed in this file.

  • Method 2:

    If you don’t have a Shapeways Shop: click on the 3D Models tab. Here, you’ll find a list of your uploaded models. Click on a model and copy the number at the end of the browser’s page URL. This is the model ID for your product. (Example: for https://www.shapeways.com/model/upload-and-buy/1234567, copy “1234567”)

  • Then, you can map your Shopify products to your Shapeways models and materials. Go to the Shapeways Fulfillment app and click on the Products tab.

  • Here, all of your Shopify products and variants will be automatically populated in the first column.

  • For each product-variant, enter the ID of the Shapeways model and select the material you want it to print in.

  • If you select multiple product-variants, the bulk edit tool will appear at the top. You can use this to map several product-variants at once.

  • If you have a product-variant that is not manufactured by Shapeways, simply leave it blank.
  • When you have finished mapping all of your products, click Save.

 

5. Configuring Settings

You can access your app setting by clicking on the Settings tab.

Decide how you want your Shapeways orders to be created.

  • Place orders manually means that you will need to create each order. This gives you the ability to decide which Shopify orders need to be fulfilled by Shapeways and when the order is placed.
  • Place orders automatically means that for every Shopify order you receive, a corresponding Shapeways order will automatically be created.

Decide how you want your orders to be fulfilled by Shapeways.

  • Ship orders directly to customers means that Shapeways will ship the order to the customer who purchased it on your Shopify site. If this setting is selected, the order will be shipped to the address the customer provided while checking out on Shopify.
  • Ship orders to me means that Shapeways will send all orders to you first. This will allow you to complete any assembly, finishing, or packaging that is required before sending it to your customer. If this setting is selected, Shapeways will send it to the Store Address in your Shopify settings.

  • To update the Store Address, go to your Shopify Settings and select General.

Decide how you want your orders to be shipped by Shapeways.

  • Choose cheapest shipping option means that every time a Shapeways order is placed, it will default to the cheapest shipping option.
  • Choose fastest shipping option means that every time a Shapeways order is placed, it will default to the shipping option with the shortest delivery time. If several options have the shortest delivery time, it will default to the cheaper option.

  • You can view the shipping rates and delivery times on Shapeways.com. The address used for calculating the shipping rate is determined by the Fulfillment Method setting.

Getting Help from Shapeways

The Shapeways team is here to assist at any stage during the setup. For help, just email storefronts@shapeways.com.

 

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