How Thingiverse works?

There are literally hundreds of thousands of model files in Thingiverse so how do you choose and find the one that you want? Well. Say you want to print a model of a Star Wars character. You would simply search for that in Thingiverse and you’ll be presented with every available file relating to that search criteria. You can then simply download the file, save it to your PC and its then usable in your preferred 3D printing slicer.

Is there another site like Thingiverse?

So, that’s just a brief look at what Thingiverse has to offer but are there any alternative sites offering a similar service? The simple answer is “yes”. In this article we aim to look at the top ten Thingiverse alternatives and see what they have to offer.