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Following an announcement at Microsoft’s BUILD conference earlier this summer that Windows 8.1 will support 3D printing, Brooklyn-based MakerBot Industries is working to give consumers hands-on time with their 3D printers at Microsoft Stores nationwide.

The “MakerBot Experience” will feature an opportunity for people to get a chance to watch a MakerBot Replicator 2 as it’s printing objects, as well as purchase the printer and plastic filament needed to print objects. At this point, though, it’s not possible to get objects printed for you in a Microsoft Store.

The program was already available at Microsoft’s Bellevue store, as well as stores in Palo Alto and San Francisco, but has now expanded to 15 other locations around the country. To see if there’s one near you, check out MakerBot’s blog post on the program.

Previously on GeekWire: New dimension for Windows: Microsoft puts 3D printing support directly into OSMicrosoft says 3D printing in Windows 8.1 will support open-source technologies

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