3D printing company Shapeways had a banner 2012 – it locked up a $6.2 million Series B](After Printing Over 1M 3D Objects, Shapeways Raises $6.2M Round Led By Lux Capital | TechCrunch) last year in a round led by Lux Capital, and established a full-blown factory in Long Island City. And it’s hoping to make the process of designing and printing physical knick-knacks even easier this year.The plan? To inspire developers to create a slew of new design apps that hook into Shapeways’ printing and shipping workflow. To that end, the company officially released a brand new REST-based API to developers and 3D printing buffs earlier today.