Design Sharing Platforms: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 02:20, 5 February 2022

Sometimes you don't want to design something yourself and just build someone else's design. There are several platforms which share designs for free, and others which require paying a fee for each design.

For the file types we have covered already, you may also find links to a few repositories in their FormatInfoBox.

Free Designs

Thingiverse (owned by Makerbot)
- probably the most popular platform for 3D printing
- after Thingiverse was bought by Makerbot, many designers left this platform
Instructables (owned by Autodesk)
- often including detailed help with the tools involved
YouMagine (owned by Ultimaker)
OBRARY (Open liBRARY of product designs)
- mostly CNC router and laser cutter designs
Inventables|Projects
- CNC router designs (to show off this manufacturer's machines and software)
- often including the steps to make something, but not always freely downloadable

Github
- spread around many individual repositories
- we are collecting our own 2D designs and 3D designs

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 * [https://www.youmagine.com/ YouMagine] (owned by Ultimaker)
 * [http://obrary.com/ OBRARY] ('''O'''pen li'''BRARY''' of product designs)
-** mostly [[CNC Router|CNC router]] and [[laser cutter]] designs
+** mostly [[CNC Router|CNC router]] and [[Laser Cutter|laser cutter]] designs
 * [https://www.inventables.com/projects Inventables|Projects]
 ** [[CNC Router|CNC router]] designs (to show off this manufacturer's machines and software)
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+[[Category:CNC Routing]]
 [[Category:Design]]
 [[Category:Inspiration]]
+[[Category:Laser Cutting]]