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  3D-Printable Model Websites not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-09-15 09:02 +1000
    Re: 3D-Printable Model Websites tamsin shakkir <tamsinshakkir@gmail.com> - 2025-09-21 23:10 +1200
      Re: 3D-Printable Model Websites vintageapplemac@gmail.com (scole) - 2025-09-21 13:08 +0100
    Re: 3D-Printable Model Websites vintageapplemac@gmail.com (scole) - 2025-09-21 13:07 +0100
    Re: 3D-Printable Model Websites tamsin shakkir <tamsinshakkir@gmail.com> - 2025-09-22 21:08 +1200
      Re: 3D-Printable Model Websites tamsin shakkir <tamsinshakkir@gmail.com> - 2025-10-02 07:41 +1300
    Re: 3D-Printable Model Websites phigan <phigan@bbs.penisys.online> - 2025-10-09 19:39 +0000
      Re: 3D-Printable Model Websites vintageapplemac@gmail.com (scole) - 2025-10-21 08:15 +0100

#46 — 3D-Printable Model Websites

When I started with 3D printing Thingiverse was the universal place
to find and share model designs, back when it was run by Makerbot
and wasn't full of ads (which I block).

I've noticed that alternative websites have since appeared, but I'm
not clear on the merits of them. What website do you prefer for
finding and sharing printable 3D models?

I'd personally like one which works without Javascript, in basic
(old fashioned) web browsers, which Thingiverse has become useless
at. But that's probably a hopeless search.

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#47

On 15/09/2025 11:02 am, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> When I started with 3D printing Thingiverse was the universal place
> to find and share model designs, back when it was run by Makerbot
> and wasn't full of ads (which I block).
> 
> I've noticed that alternative websites have since appeared, but I'm
> not clear on the merits of them. What website do you prefer for
> finding and sharing printable 3D models?
> 
> I'd personally like one which works without Javascript, in basic
> (old fashioned) web browsers, which Thingiverse has become useless
> at. But that's probably a hopeless search.
> 

Are we allowed to post links to sites here? If so, what kind of links?

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#49

In article <43af150f-7149-4897-9d61-ed96ffac694f@gmail.com>, tamsin
shakkir <tamsinshakkir@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 15/09/2025 11:02 am, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> > When I started with 3D printing Thingiverse was the universal place
> > to find and share model designs, back when it was run by Makerbot
> > and wasn't full of ads (which I block).
> > 
> > I've noticed that alternative websites have since appeared, but I'm
> > not clear on the merits of them. What website do you prefer for
> > finding and sharing printable 3D models?
> > 
> > I'd personally like one which works without Javascript, in basic
> > (old fashioned) web browsers, which Thingiverse has become useless
> > at. But that's probably a hopeless search.
> > 
> 
> Are we allowed to post links to sites here? If so, what kind of links?

Yeah, of course - this is Usenet, and we're in the free.* hierarchy - it's
essentially lawless (notwithstanding your news provider's TOS, of course).

Links to relevant websites are perfectly permissible, and encouraged!
Please share your resources with us. :)

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#48

In article <68c74994@news.ausics.net>, not@telling.you.invalid (Computer
Nerd Kev) wrote:

> When I started with 3D printing Thingiverse was the universal place
> to find and share model designs, back when it was run by Makerbot
> and wasn't full of ads (which I block).
> 
> I've noticed that alternative websites have since appeared, but I'm
> not clear on the merits of them. What website do you prefer for
> finding and sharing printable 3D models?
> 
> I'd personally like one which works without Javascript, in basic
> (old fashioned) web browsers, which Thingiverse has become useless
> at. But that's probably a hopeless search.

Thingiverse is still my go-to website for models; there's so much choice
on there that you can generally find anything you could think of.

I have started using cults3d.com, too - more commercial focus, most good
models are paid-for rather than free downloads, but the pricing is
generally very low, and most (nearly all) of the models I have sourced
from there have been very good quality.

HTH!

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#50

On 15/09/2025 11:02 am, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> When I started with 3D printing Thingiverse was the universal place
> to find and share model designs, back when it was run by Makerbot
> and wasn't full of ads (which I block).
> 
> I've noticed that alternative websites have since appeared, but I'm
> not clear on the merits of them. What website do you prefer for
> finding and sharing printable 3D models?
> 
> I'd personally like one which works without Javascript, in basic
> (old fashioned) web browsers, which Thingiverse has become useless
> at. But that's probably a hopeless search.
> 
Aside from the regular marketplace ones (like MMF), there's also desirefx

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#52

I mean: https://www.desirefx.me eg https://www.desirefx.me/?s=dwarf

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#59

On 2025-09-14, Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
> I've noticed that alternative websites have since appeared, but I'm
> not clear on the merits of them. What website do you prefer for
> finding and sharing printable 3D models?

I like the one that has what I'm looking for for free ;).

Printables is another one I noticed that is like Thingiverse.

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#60

In article <slrn10eg3s0.5ns.wwiv@bbs.penisys.online>, phigan
<phigan@bbs.penisys.online> wrote:

> 
> Printables is another one I noticed that is like Thingiverse.

Thanks for that, I hadn't heard of that one before! Looks like some good
stuff is on there. Boomarked. :)

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