I've recently entered the world of 3D printing, and I've learned so much over the last few weeks through researching. It may have only been three weeks since I bought my very first Anycubic ...

Users and developers upload their 3D models as STL files. Each model comes with a 3D preview, pictures of the printed product, and a description of the required print settings. A downside for creators ...

But here is the problem with Thingiverse: even if you would like to get away from using this Makerbot service, it’s still the largest collection of 3D printed objects on the Internet.

I did some projections on the growth of Thingiverse and Printables to see which one will become the biggest 3D model ...

Thingiverse, the community’s de facto model ... In addition to the actual STL files, the scraper collects the model’s title, author, and license. Anything that’s released under a ...

That would let you host custom applications outside of Thingiverse and offer them for sale or let them send the completed files to a service bureau. We find we rarely write any OpenSCAD anymore ...

A file is the common storage unit in a computer, and all programs and data are "written" into a file and "read" from a file. A folder holds one or more files, and a folder can be empty until it is ...

If you’re keen to try them out yourself, the STL file can be had here. The video notes that when printing 4 props, 2 must be reversed in the Y-axis to print a counter-rotating set of 4.

Providing 3D models in STEP format alongside STLs is nice to see, because it gives more options to people if things need some tweaking, because editing the STL file can be done if needed ...

An example comes from [Morgan Lowe], whose 3DLS lead screw driven 3D printer joins the freely downloadable designs to be found on Thingiverse. If at first sight you think it looks a little ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...