Thingiverse
Type of site | Database |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | MakerBot Industries |
| Created by | Zach Hoeken Smith Bre Pettis |
| Revenue | Advertisement |
| URL | http://thingiverse.com/ |
| Registration | Optional |
Thingiverse.com (often abbreviated to Thingiverse) is a website dedicated to the sharing of user-created digital design files. Providing primarily open-source (GPL, CC and GPL) licensed files, users choose the type of user license they wish to attach to the designs they share. 3D Printers, Lasercutters, CNC mills and many other technologies can be used to physically create the files shared by the users on Thingiverse. Widely used in the DIY technology and Maker communities, RepRap Project, and by 3D Printer and MakerBot operators. Numerous technical projects use Thingiverse as a repository for shared innovation and dissemination of source materials to the public. Many of the objects are for the purpose of repair.[1]
History
Thingiverse was started in November 2008[2] by Zach Smith as a companion site to MakerBot Industries, a DIY 3D printer kit making company.
As of December 2010, Thingiverse hosts over 5000 user-created design files.
Administration
The site is owned by MakerBot Industries and run by its founders, Zach Hoeken Smith and Bre Pettis in Brooklyn, New York.
Open Source Hardware
Where many Open source hardware projects are focused on project-specific materials, Thingiverse provides a common ground from which derivatives [3] and mashups[4] can form.
Thingiverse contains many improvements and modifications that are generated by the community that surrounds open source hardware. There are numerous files to improve and modify Reprap 3d printers.
Digital models of celebrities
Thingiverse is host to several celebrities busts including Thom Yorke[5] of Radiohead, Bre Pettis, and Walt Disney.
- References
- ^ [1], Make and Mend: Thingiverse fixit roundup, Makezine.com by John Baichtal, 16 August 2010
- ^ [2], Thingiverse.com Launches A Library of Printable Objects, Wired; GeekDad by John Baichtal, November 20, 2008
- ^ [3], Prusa simplified mendel by prusajr
- ^ [4], Duplo Brick to Brio Track adapter with snap-lock by Zydac
- ^ [5], Printing Thom Yorke’s Head, Creative Commons, 2 November 2009