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A curated list of awesome 3D printing resources.

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3D Printer Brands

CAD Tools

Control Software

3D Printer Firmware

Open source if not labeled differently.

File Formats

NameLicenseEncodingFeatures
3MFOpenCompressed XMLgeometry, material, metadata, signature, texture, thumbnail
ACIStext or binary
AMFOpenZipped XMLcolor, constellations, curved triangles, formulas, geometry, material, metadata
CKDProprietary
DWG (Drawing)ProprietaryOpenXPS
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format)Proprietarytext/binary
DWF (Design Web Format)OpenXPSCommunicate design information
IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification)Vendor-neutraltext
OBJ (Object)Opentextgeometry
PLY (Polygon File Format)Opentext or binarycolor, geometry, normals, texture, transparency
STLProprietarytext or binarygeometry, normals
STEPISO

Slicers

Convert 3D models into G-Code.

Scanner

Online 3D Model Repositories

From 3D printer manufacturer:

Independent:

Self-Hostable:

Online Tools

On Demand 3D Printing Services

Marketplaces

On Demand 3D Printing Price Comparison

Technologies

Filaments