How it works
An idea. A design. Something real.
Describe what you need. Review the shape, size and price. Then choose a printed object or a file to print yourself.
Review your design before deciding to buy.
From words to a shape
Your idea
“A simple vase for my desk”
Your 3D preview
See the shape. Check the size.
From start to finish
You bring the idea. We help with the making.
You can review the result before choosing what happens next.
- You
Describe your idea
Tell us what you want to make, in Arabic or English. Add a reference photo if it helps explain the shape.
Mention dimensions if the object needs to fit a particular space. We may ask a question to clarify your request.
- Sdeem
Turn it into a 3D design
Your request becomes a design brief and a 3D model. The model is prepared and checked for printing.
You can leave the page and return to check progress.
- You
Review the result
See preview images, dimensions and a measured print-price estimate. Check that the result is what you had in mind.
Your first redesign is free. The order quote is confirmed separately before checkout.
- You
Choose a print or a file
Order a physical print, or buy a print-ready file for your own printer. For a print, select a maker or ask Sdeem to find one.
The order flow guides you through the maker and payment steps for your chosen option.
- Sdeem
Follow it through to completion
For a print, follow the maker’s progress through printing and delivery. For a file, download it when your purchase is complete.
The maker provides a photo of the finished print before handing it to the carrier.
After your preview
One design. Two ways to make it yours.
Made for you
Have it printed
A printer owner makes your design. Follow the job from printing to delivery in your order view.
Choose a maker, or let Sdeem send your request to eligible printer owners.
Make it yourself
Get the print-ready file
Already have access to a printer? Buy the file and download it to print yourself.
Review the available formats and the file price in the download flow.
The price
Where the number actually comes from
A simple vase: 96 grams of filament, 6 hours 42 minutes of print time, on a standard class B printer. Here is how the example adds up.
An example, not your final quote
This worked example uses sample rates and delivery inside one city. Your design preview shows an estimate; checkout confirms your order quote, delivery and total before payment.
Example output
A simple vase 25 cm tall
- Chosen machine
- Class B · Standard
- Size
- 118 × 118 × 250 mm
- Material
- 96 g
- Print time
- 6 h 42 min
- Print check
- Sealed
Example price breakdown
Amounts in SAR
- Filament, including purge and spool waste
- 9.07
- Machine time, 6 h 42 min at the class B rate
- 33.50
- Electricity
- 2.01
- Handling: setup, removal, cleanup, packing
- 15.00
- Failed-print buffer
- 3.41
- Maker payout
- 62.99
- Sdeem commission
- 8.19
- Delivery inside the city
- 20.00
- Subtotal
- 91.18
- VAT, 15%
- 13.68
- Total you pay
- 104.90
Every line is calculated, rounded and stored with the quote. The design model is never asked what anything should cost.The total is rounded up to the next SAR 0.05.
Questions
The things people ask first
How long does the design take?
Usually a couple of minutes from your sentence to a priced, measured design. You can close the page and come back to it.
What if the design is not what I meant?
Your first redesign is free. If Sdeem was unsure what you wanted, it asks you a question before building anything at all.
Can I ask for a specific size?
Yes. Say it in your sentence and Sdeem builds it to that measurement. Say nothing and it picks a sensible size for the object.
Can I just buy the file?
Yes. Every finished design can be bought as a print-ready file instead of a printed object.
What if no printer owner takes my order?
You are refunded in full, automatically. You are never left holding a paid order that nobody will print.
That is the whole process.
The fastest way to understand it is to describe something and watch it happen.