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New ArcGIS Process Lets Users Convert City Data into STL Files for 3D Printing
ArcGIS users are now able to easily download printable 3D models of cities, including buildings.
How Designers Can Access Free 3D Models of Components from Major Suppliers
Did you know you can download STL files for many common mechanical parts for absolutely no charge?
Elegoo Launches Nexprint, a 3D Model Sharing Platform for Its Printer Ecosystem
Elegoo has launched Nexprint, their online 3D model repository.
MakerWorld Has Two Versions—And They Don’t Share the Same 3D Models
Did you know there’s an alternate universe version of MakerWorld?
Warcraft Rumble Characters Now Available as 3D Printable Models
Blizzard has released a massive set of 3D printable models for Warcraft Rumble.
Thingiverse’s New Five Second Delay Riles Users
MakerBot implemented changes to Thingiverse that make some users very unhappy.
Need A Prehistoric 3D Model? Try African Fossils
There’s plenty of printable 3D model repositories these days, but none quite like African Fossils.
Hold On, There ARE 3D Models In The Smithsonian’s Archive
It turns out there are indeed some 3D models in their archive, but it takes a bit of detective work to find them.
Smithsonian Releases Massive Amount of Digital Data, But Where Are The 3D Models?
The Smithsonian this week announced the availability of 2.8M digital artifacts for download. Are there 3D models in the repository? We took a look.
3D Buzz Releases All Content
I’m not sure if you’ve heard of a site called “3D Buzz”, but their content could be of interest to anyone in the CAD field.
Toy Rescue To Save Toys, Money and The Environment With 3D Printing
Toy Rescue is a new initiative that proposes to supply 3D models of commonly broken toy parts to the public for 3D printing.
3D Models Are Increasingly Available From Manufacturers
Guess who is offering free downloads of 3D models for their consumer products? We found a major company doing so and we think everyone else should, too.
Things Are Increasingly Shaking Up At MyMiniFactory
What plans does the new CEO of MyMiniFactory have? We don’t know and a puzzling post on their blog doesn’t really clear things up at all.
Another Solid 3D Printing Model Repository: Hum3D
We ran across another interesting 3D model repository, Hum3D.
Finally: ALL Museum Specimens Being 3D Scanned For Public Use
An enormous, decades-long project is launched to 3D scan virtually all fossils and specimens stored at major museums.