3D Printing Resources

My last post indicated my new tinkering with 3D printing as a resource for tabletop gaming.

Today I'm going to offer some links to sites where I've found a whole heap of free stuff that's pretty good.

There are plenty of paid subscription services such as Loot Studios or parts of My Mini Factory, but that's  not what I'm looking at today. Instead I'm looking at the low budget and no budget options.

First up, Makerworld. 

 

It was here that I first found the Open-Lock system, but one of the things that I do really like about this site is that you can follow specific creators, and some creators have developed a great range along specific thematic ideas. There's heaps of downloads available, and easily thousands  (if not tens of thousands) that could be utilized for gaming in some way. 

Next, Printables.

 

This site has plenty of stuff on it, but probably not as many gaming related downloads. but it's good to have a few sources to search for things. I haven't dug through this one as thoroughly as the others, but have found some interesting bits and pieces here.

Next, Thingiverse.

Here's where I started my journey, it easily has the biggest range of downloads The downloading procedure is a bit finicky and annoying in some ways, but still gets the job done. This is probably all due to the fact that this was one of the first big repositories of downloadable 3D files. If you can't find it on Makerworld, it's probably here... in fact there's quite a few designers who are simultaneously posting their work on both sites.

I've got plenty more that I could write here, but I'll leave that for another post (when I'm not about to fall asleep). 

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