A curated list of awesome 3D printing resources.
- 3D Printer Brands
- CAD Tools
- Control Software
- File Formats
- Slicers
- Scanner
- Online 3D Model Repositories
- Online Tools
- On Demand 3D Printing Services
- Marketplaces
- On Demand 3D Printing Price Comparison
- Remote Control
- Search Engines
- Technologies
- Education
- Accessories
- 3D Kreator - Manufacturer of the "Kreator Motion" universal 3D printer.
- 3D Systems - 3D printers, print materials, on-demand parts services and digital design tools.
- Construction Zone
- CraftUnique
- Cubify
- Dremel - 3D printers and laser cutters.
- Formlabs
- Flashforge
- German RepRap
- Kentstrapper
- Lumi Industries
- Lulzbot - Open hardware 3D printers and accessories.
- MakerBot
- Makergear
- Monoprice - Monoprice branded Wanhao printers.
- Peachy Printer - The world's first 100$ 3D printer.
- Printrbot
- Prusa Research - 3D printers from Josef Prusa.
- RepRap - Free desktop 3D printer.
- Robo3d - Robo R1, R2 and C2 3D printers.
- Sharebot - Innovative, easy to use 3D printers for professional results.
- Sindoh - Enclosed xyz 3D printer "3DWOX".
- Tractus3D - Delta 3D printers in 3 sizes.
- Trideo3D - FDM 3D printers focusing on the experience in 3 sizes.
- Ultimaker
- XYZprinting - Cost-effective 3D printers.
- Up3d
- Wanhao
- AutoCAD [commercial]
- Autodesk Fusion 360 [free for personal / non-commercial use]
- FreeCAD
- OpenSCAD
- Solidworks [commercial]
- Tinkercad - Browser based free app for 3D design, electronics, and coding.
- Makerbot Desktop - Discover, manage and share your 3D prints.
- OctoPrint - Web interface for 3D printer.
- PrintRun - Pure Python 3d printing host software.
- Repetier - Place, slice, preview and print.
- ReplicatorG - Open source 3D printing program.
| Name | License | Encoding | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3MF | Open | Compressed XML | geometry, material, metadata, signature, texture, thumbnail |
| ACIS | text or binary | ||
| AMF | Open | Zipped XML | color, constellations, curved triangles, formulas, geometry, material, metadata |
| CKD | Proprietary | ||
| DWG (Drawing) | Proprietary | OpenXPS | |
| DXF (Drawing Exchange Format) | Proprietary | text/binary | |
| DWF (Design Web Format) | OpenXPS | Communicate design information | |
| IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) | Vendor-neutral | text | |
| OBJ (Object) | Open | text | geometry |
| PLY (Polygon File Format) | Open | text or binary | color, geometry, normals, texture, transparency |
| STL | Proprietary | text or binary | geometry, normals |
| STEP | ISO |
Convert 3D models into G-Code.
- CraftWare
- Cura
- Katana
- Kiri:Moto - Web based slicer for 3D printers, CNC mills, and Laser cutters.
- KISSlicer
- MatterControl
- Slic3r
- Skeinforge - Tool chain of Python scripts.
- 123D Catch - Free app to create 3D scans of virtually any object.
- iSense 3D scanner
- MakerBot Digitizer
- Matter and Form - Professional grade scanner.
- Nextengine
- Scanify - High-speed, high resolution, handheld 3D scanner.
- Sense - 3D Scanner.
From 3D printer manufacturer:
- 123D Gallery (from Autodesk)
- Thingiverse (from Makerbot)
- YouMagine (from Ultimaker)
- Printables (from Prusa Research)
Independent:
- 3D Model Free
- 3D Via
- Astroprint
- CGtrader
- Cuboyo
- Cults - Find, share and sell 3D print files.
- GrabCAD
- MyMiniFactory
- Pinshape - Find, share and sell 3D print files.
- Redpah
- Repables
- Sculpteo
- Shapeways
- SketchFab
- TF3DM
- Turbosquid
- Uformit
Self-Hostable:
- BotQueue - Control your 3D printers over the internet.
- Clara.io - Cloud-based 3D modeling, animation and rendering.
- gcode.ws - Gcode analyzer.
- GetAnywhere - Remotely monitor your OctoPrint.
- Lagoa - Create kinematic assemblies, renders and photoreal interactive 3D experiences in the browser.
- Meshify - Convert a 3D model into a 3D printable mesh-like lattice structure.
- WeDesign - Collaborative platform for 3D design.
- Vectary - Browser-based 3D modeling.
- 3D Hubs
- Shapeways
- Toybuilderlabs
- Jiga - Manufacturing as a service with known machine shops.
From game assets:
- Whispering Gibbon - 3D printing virtual content.
- Fabzat - In app custom merchandising.
- Toyze - Bring game characters to life as customized toys.
- Zazzy - Create and sell 3D printed accessories.
- Microscape - Minature scale 3D printed architectural models.
- iGo3D - 3D printing online store.
- The Element - Streaming device you can connect to your 3D printer via USB.
- 3Dshap.es - Find 3D Printable Designs Using 3D shapes.
- Yobi3d - 3D model search engine with direct 3D printing support via 3D Hubs.
- NewPro3D - Wettable membrane for high speed resin based 3D printing.
- Carbon3D - Balancing the interaction of light and oxygen for fast resin based 3D printing.
- iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088 - 3D printed components with ultrasonically arranged microscale structure.
- Makerclub - Online courses for 3D printing and the internet of things.
- REVOcaster - Desktop rotational casting machine.