3D Printing Steps
ABOUT 3D PRINTING STEPS

More than a print.
Product experience.

Behind every useful prototype is a better understanding of the product. We bring real product development experience to your next part, model or idea.

Meet the experience behind us Explore the products
Gold Coast, AustraliaDesign · Prototyping · Development
Finity Frames display system showing a collection of minifigures
Finity Frames
Burleigh Wagon photographed on the beach
Burleigh Wagon
Children learning to skate using Ookkie learner skateboards
Ookkie
13years

Invention Steps operating
on the Gold Coast

30+years

Product development
experience behind the team

1,000+inventors

Supported over the years
by Invention Steps

01 / OUR BACKGROUND

Specialist printing.
A bigger perspective.

3D Printing Steps is a specialist 3D printing service operated by Invention Steps Pty Ltd, based on the Gold Coast. It is our website and service brand, not a separate company.

For 13 years, Invention Steps has helped inventors and businesses work through the journey from an initial idea to a physical product. Its work spans product design, engineering, 3D CAD, prototyping, factory sourcing and manufacturing support.

That foundation is backed by more than 30 years of product development experience across consumer and commercial applications, working with over 1,000 inventors over the years.

3D Printing Steps brings that practical understanding to 3D printing and CAD support. Whether you need a simple part or a prototype to answer a bigger question, we look at what you are trying to achieve before deciding how to make it.

Meet Invention Steps
IDEAS THAT REACHED A WIDER AUDIENCE

Products from the Invention Steps portfolio have appeared on television and been showcased through crowdfunding.

02 / EXPERIENCE IN THE REAL WORLD

Ideas developed.
Products people use.

Selected projects from the Invention Steps portfolio. Each tells a different story about turning an idea into a product.

Finity Frames modular display arranged with minifiguresPARENT-COMPANY PORTFOLIO
DESIGNED AROUND A GROWING COLLECTION.

Finity Frames

A modular display system built around the way collections grow.

Designed for minifigures and small collectibles, Finity Frames connects individual frames into a larger display. Removable dividers let collectors arrange the space around what they want to show.

Featured in Invention Steps’ design and development portfolio and launched through Kickstarter, it shows how a product idea can develop into a complete system.

Product developmentModular designKickstarter
View the Kickstarter campaign Explore Finity Frames ↗
Burleigh Wagon at the beach with children sitting insideFEATURED ON SHARK TANK
FAMILY ADVENTURES, RECONSIDERED

Burleigh Wagon

A family wagon developed for days out and everyday adventures. Invention Steps’ portfolio records work across industrial design, product design, prototyping and manufacturing.

Watch the Shark Tank story
Families using Ookkie learner skateboards outdoorsFROM DESIGN TO MARKET
SMALL RIDERS. A BIG IDEA.

Ookkie

A learner skateboard that helps parents support a child’s first rides. Invention Steps’ involvement spans design, prototyping, production, packaging and launch support.

Explore Ookkie

Explore more product development work at Invention Steps ↗

03 / FROM PRODUCT TO PITCH

Burleigh Wagon.
In the Shark Tank.

Watch the story behind one of the products in the Invention Steps portfolio.

Burleigh Wagon, featured in the linked Shark Tank video
04 / WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOUR PROJECT

Print the part.
Understand the purpose.

01

Start with the job it needs to do.

A display model, fit check and functional prototype need different approaches.

02

Think beyond the screen.

Consider assembly, handling, materials and how the part will actually be used.

03

Make the next step clear.

Use your prototype to answer a question and understand what needs refining.

YOUR NEXT IDEA STARTS HERE

Real experience.
Your next prototype.

Start with a file, a sketch or a problem you want to solve. We’ll help you work out the next step.

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LET’S GET YOUR PROJECT STARTED

Tell us about
your project.

3D Printing Steps is operated by Invention Steps Pty Ltd. All enquiries, quotations, orders and customer support are managed by our Invention Steps team.

Tell us what you need. Your enquiry will be emailed to our team so we can review your project and confirm the next step.

Quotations and invoices are issued by Invention Steps Pty Ltd.

Your enquiry is emailed through Resend to Invention Steps Pty Ltd. This website does not keep an enquiry database or store files. Email records are held by the email providers.