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3D Model Repositories

There are many more great places to find models than just these

  • Thangs - https://thangs.com
    • Kind of a 3D model search engine, but they require free account login to download anything :(
  • Printables - https://printables.com
    • All models are free and most tend to be of high quality
  • Thingiverse - https://www.thingiverse.com/
    • This is easily the largest collection of printable models available anywhere, and all listings are free
  • MyMiniFactory - https://www.myminifactory.com/
    • Great high-quality models, but not all models are free and some can be quite costly
  • YouMagine - https://www.youmagine.com/
    • Similar to thingiverse.com with 15,000+ printable designs
  • Cults3D - https://cults3d.com/
    • This site bills itself as a social network for fans of the 3D printer world and has 80,000 models although many of those overlap with thingiverse.com
  • Smithsonian 3D Digitization - https://3d.si.edu/
    • A group of technologists working within the Smithsonian Institution Digitization Program Office, although not everything is printable as it is provided
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health - https://3dprint.nih.gov/
    • The NIH 3D Print Exchange provides models in formats that are readily compatible with 3D printers, and offers a unique set of tools to create and share 3D-printable models related to biomedical science.
  • TraceParts - https://www.traceparts.com/
    • Design library of models for hardware, gearing, etc. that is available through a huge list of catalogs, a great resource for sizing a print to interface with the real world
  • STL Hive - http://www.stlhive.com/
    • This site is aimed at students and has s9ome excellent quality prints
  • PinShape - https://pinshape.com/
    • This site has both Free and costly models, but the quality is typically excellent
  • Yeggi - https://www.yeggi.com/
    • A search engine for 3D printable models that indexes many sites
  • CGTrader - https://www.cgtrader.com/
    • A search engine for costly models, although not all of the models can be printed without heavy modification.
  • GrabCAD Community - https://grabcad.com/library
    • Tons of CAD files that can be printed, although they may need to be modified if they were designed for another purpose
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