![]() Yes, you could try Pinshape, Youmagine or Minifactory but you’ll still get the most downloads, comments, and attention on Thingiverse. Because it has the most users and the most files it has inertia and people keep publishing on it. Even with an Autodesk Instructables plugging at the problem Thingiverse still remains the largest by far. Dozens of other platforms imitated Thingiverse but none manage to come anywhere near its installed base. No longer loved, the platform still has an unassailable lead in files though. A select few had ridden the open-source popularity wave and essentially used to the community for their own gain without giving back. When the Makerbot team started to patent things its community had made and subsequently turned its back on open source, Thingiverse took a hit. In my idealism, Thingiverse could become the one tool that would let us all stand on the shoulders of giants. ![]() We could all work together to make all of the things better. One central file repository for the entire 3D printing community, what a brilliant idea! Open source ideas and files could be exchanged for free by anyone. Sadly they weren’t interested in selling it to me.įor a long time, I thought that Thingiverse was the smartest thing in 3D printing. After being asked to write about it I decided to grab the bull by the horns and reached out to Makerbot. ![]() If you are a 3D printer operator you probably have noticed that Thingiverse sucks at the moment.
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