Launched in 2018 as the solution to simplify the production workflow, Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace Make endures as the smart choice for designers and engineers to find the right manufacturing partner for their project, no matter the scale and complexity.

Facilitated by a holistic online trading platform that gives the user complete control over their part in a collaborative environment, 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace Make puts the power of the factory in a browser window, accessible anytime, anyplace. It unlocks access to more than 180 qualified service partners and 13,000 manufacturing machines encompassing 3D printing, CNC milling, injection molding, laser cutting, sheet metal forming and more, all backed up by 100% secure payment worldwide.

How Does it Work?

Leveraging the power of 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace Make is simple. Just six simple steps stand between you and a high-quality physical realization of your part.

Step #1: Upload Your File

After creating a free 3DEXPERIENCE account you can upload a 3D model from a wide pool of file formats. Alternatively, for professionals already embedded in CATIA and SOLIDWORKS, Dassault Systèmes’ CAD applications, file upload is a button press away inside the workspace.

Step #2: Select and Process and Material

It is here that the pairing of 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace Make’s vast network of qualified service partners with a sophisticated cloud-based platform, shine. After upload and part selection, the model is then analyzed for geometry errors that may hinder production. The volume of the job – taken from the model’s size and quantity – is filtered against the manufacturer’s capacity, leaving you with a simple choice from only the manufacturing partners that can deliver your part.

Your process and material selections therein filter things further, with finish and color options providing complete control over the end result.

Step #3: Choose a Provider, Request a Quote & View Instant Offers

At this point, you are left only with manufacturing partners that can tackle your job, with an overview giving you further essential details such as the tolerances they can produce your products within, their capacity and typical turnaround time.

Some manufacturing partners display instant pricing, giving an accurate view of the overhead and the option to “Buy Now” for faster production. For the rest, you can request quotes and compare the bids as they roll in.

Further peace of mind can be found in the manufacturer profile page, where it’s possible to see the full list of services and certifications, as well as glimpse the other companies working with them.

Step #4: Communicate with Bidders

From tendering quotes from multiple manufacturing partners to issuing non-disclosure agreements to protect your intellectual property, 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace Make simplifies the administration of part production, with traceability baked into every step of a 3D model’s journey on the platform, from upload to shipping.

Step #5: Confirm Order

With quotes in and your preferred manufacturing partner ready to roll on production, the final step to execute an order is to provide a shipping address and any final technical information pertinent to the production and final finish of the part.

Step #6: Pay

Secure online payment (accepting most major credit cards) and deferred invoice payment options give the flexibility to suit your business’ purchasing process. It’s efficient, easy, and convenient.

What Next?

You can view active orders via the 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace dashboard, with job status indicators keeping you in the loop on your order.

Subsequent orders of the same model can be called up thanks to your job history panel. From here previous jobs with full production details can be recalled, and reworked for subsequent production runs, making 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace Make your digital inventory and factory, all in one.

Start manufacturing with 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace Make today

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