Awesome 3D Printing 
A curated list of awesome 3D printing resources.
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Contents
- 3D Printer Brands
- CAD Tools
- Control Software
- AMS / Filament Changer
- 3D Printer Firmware
- File Formats
- Slicers
- Scanner
- Online 3D Model Repositories
- Online Tools
- On Demand 3D Printing Services
- Marketplaces
- On Demand 3D Printing Price Comparison
- Technologies
- Filaments
- Related
3D Printer Brands
- 3D Systems - 3D printers, print materials, on-demand parts services and digital design tools.
- Annex Engineering
- Anycubic
- Artillery
- Bambu Lab
- Craftbot
- Co Print
- Creality
- Dremel - 3D printers and laser cutters.
- Elegoo
- Flashforge
- Flsun
- Formlabs
- HevORT - Advanced DIY 3D Printer.
- innovatiQ
- Infimech
- Kentstrapper
- Lulzbot - Open hardware 3D printers and accessories.
- Lumi Industries
- MakerBot
- Makergear
- Monoprice - Monoprice branded Wanhao printers.
- Mosaic - High-Volume Automated 3D Printing.
- Printcepts - Innovative printer concepts.
- Prusa Research - 3D printers from Josef Prusa.
- QIDI - Affordable, fast, large scale printers.
- Rat Rig
- RepRap - Free desktop 3D printer.
- RoloHaun 3D
- Robo3d - Robo R1, R2 and C2 3D printers.
- Sharebot - Innovative, easy to use 3D printers for professional results.
- SToN
- Tiertime
- Tronxy
- Trideo3D - FDM 3D printers focusing on the experience in 3 sizes.
- TwoTrees
- Ultimaker
- VoronDesign - Open source 3D printer designs.
CAD Tools
- AutoCAD - 2D and 3D CAD design software. (commercial)
- Autodesk Fusion 360 - 3D CAD, CAM, and CAE tool for product design and manufacturing. (free for personal / non-commercial use)
- Autodesk Inventor
- Blender - 3D modeling and sculpting app. (open source)
- build123d - 3D CAD design software for python programmers. (open source)
- caddiff - Command-line tool that diffs two revisions of a CAD assembly and reports what changed. (open source)
- CaDoodle - Offline drag-and-drop CAD app for Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS with boolean operations and STL, SVG, and OBJ export. (open source)
- DeclaraCAD - 3D CAD tool using Python. (open source)
- FluidCAD - Browser based CAD tool that describes the 3D model with JavaScript. (open source)
- FreeCAD
- OpenSCAD - 3D CAD tool that describes the 3D model with code. (open source)
- Onshape
- Plasticity - Solid and surface modeling desktop app. (commercial)
- Prompt2CAD - Browser-based AI CAD tool that turns text prompts into parametric CAD models and exports STEP, DXF, STL, OBJ, and GLB. (freemium)
- Rhinoceros 3D - CAD application software. (commercial)
- Shapr3D
- SketchForge - Browser based 3D modeling tool to shape, combine, refine, import, and export models. (open source)
- Solidworks - 3D CAD design software. (commercial)
- SolveSpace - Minimalist CAD software. (open source)
- Tinkercad - Browser based free app for 3D design, electronics, and coding.
- Truck - Rust based CAD Kernel.
Control Software
- Bambuddy - Self-hosted print management tool for Bambu Lab printers with real-time monitoring, print archiving, scheduling, and notifications.
- Kiln - MCP server for AI agents to control 3D printers.
- OctoPrint - Web interface for 3D printer.
- PrintRun - Pure Python 3d printing host software.
- Repetier - Place, slice, preview and print.
- SimplyPrint - Cloud-based platform for remote monitoring, management, and automation of 3D printers.
- SpoolEase - Filament manager with weight & location tracking, printer slot configuration, slicer integration, printer monitoring, and NFC-powered automation - running locally and cloud-free.
AMS / Filament Changer
- AMS - Bambu Lab Automatic Material System for multi-color printing.
- BoxTurtle - Open source multi-color filament system.
- CFS - Creality Filament System for multi-color printing.
- EnragedRabbitProject - Multi-color addon for Voron 3D printers.
3D Printer Firmware
Open source if not labeled differently.
- CR-30 Firmware - Creality CR-30 Belt Printer.
- G3Firmware - The firmware for generation 3 and later RepRap electronics.
- Grbl - CNC milling controller written in optimized C that will run on a straight Arduino.
- Klipper - Offloads processing to a host for faster, more precise printing with advanced features.
- Marlin - Marlin is an one of the most widely used firmware.
- Prusa Firmware - Custom firmware for Prusa printers, based on Marlin.
- RepRap Firmware - Highly customizable firmware with strong network capabilities and web-based control.
- Repetier-Firmware - Supports multiple extruders, network connectivity, and a web interface.
- SMI-Taz-Firmware - Marlin firmware for the Lulzbot Taz 3 with the E3Dv6 head.
- Sailfish - Sailfish, faster than a Marlin.
- Smoothieware - CNC controller written in Object-Oriented C++.
- Sprinter - Firmware for RepRap printers and similar devices.
- Teacup_Firmware - Firmware for RepRap and other 3D printers.
- UnifiedFirmware - Both 8 bit and 32 bit based machines/boards.
File Formats
| 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 |
Slicers
Convert 3D models into G-Code.
- BambuStudio - Slicer specific to Bambu Printers.
- CraftWare - Free slicer for 3D printers.
- Cura - Open source 3D printer / slicing GUI by Ultimaker.
- Kiri:Moto - Web based slicer for 3D printers, CNC mills, and Laser cutters.
- KISSlicer - Cross-platform slicer for STL files.
- MatterControl - 3D printing software.
- OrcaSlicer - Slicer forked from PrusaSlicer and BambuStudio.
- PolyCut - Converts SVGs and images into G-Code to use a 3D printer as a vinyl cutter, pen plotter, or engraver. (open source)
- PrusaSlicer - Slicer specific to Prusa Printers.
- Slic3r - Open source 3D printing toolbox.
- Strecs3D - Generate optimized infill based on structural analysis.
Scanner
- MakerBot Digitizer
- Matter and Form - Professional grade scanner.
Online 3D Model Repositories
From 3D printer manufacturer:
- Creality Cloud - From Creality.
- MakerOnline - From Anycubic.
- MakeItReal - From Eufy Make (formerly Ankermake).
- MakerRoad - From SUNLU.
- Makerworld - From Bambu Lab.
- NexPrint - From Elegoo.
- Printables - From Prusa Research.
- Thingiverse - From Ultimaker.
Independent:
- 3D Kitbash - Premium 3D-printable 3D models of toys.
- 3D Via
- Astroprint
- CGtrader
- Cults - Find, share and sell 3D print files.
- Free3D - Free and premium 3D models.
- GrabCAD
- MakerRepo - Git-based platform to share and collaborate on parametric CAD models.
- MyMiniFactory - 3D print files for tabletop gaming, toys, gadgets.
- Pinshape - Find, share and sell 3D print files.
- PrintPal - Model-sharing + marketplace + AI tool + manufacturing platform.
- Redpah
- Sculpteo
- Shapeways
- SketchFab
- Turbosquid
- YouMagine - Community for RC creators and makers.
Self-Hostable:
- Manyfold
- PrintStash - Self-hosted storage and organization system for 3D printing files with automatic tagging, search, and slicer integration.
Online Tools
- 3D Box Generator - Webapp to generate STL files for boxes of custom size.
- 3D MakerBench - Browser-based generators for STL files such as lithophanes, cookie cutters, Gridfinity bins and gears.
- 3D Print Estimation Studio - Webapp to estimate 3D print time, filament weight, and material cost from 3D models.
- BotQueue - Control your 3D printers over the internet.
- Clara.io - Cloud-based 3D modeling, animation and rendering.
- Filament Price Tracker - Tracks 3D printing filament prices and price history.
- FilamentProfilesHub - Database of community-verified print settings for any printer + filament combination.
- Filameter - Filament Inventory Management.
- Filwiz - AI-powered filament profile generator from TDS, multi-slicer export, inventory tracking, and print troubleshooting.
- Free Universal Construction Kit - A set of universal connectors to link together popular toy construction systems.
- gcode.ws - Gcode analyzer.
- GCodex - Free browser-based G-Code viewer, simulator and analyzer for CNC and 3D printing. No upload, no signup required.
- Gridfinity Layout Tool - Browser-based tool to plan Gridfinity drawer layouts and export STL, STEP, and 3MF files for 3D printing.
- HelloTriangle - Cloud-based 3D modeling using Python.
- img2stl.art - AI-powered image to 3D printable STL converter. Upload a photo and get a ready-to-print STL file in seconds.
- Meshdiff - Compare two versions of a 3D model (STL, 3MF, OBJ) and visualize the differences.
- OctoEverywhere - Remotely monitor your OctoPrint.
- Polyvia3D - Browser-based 3D file converter, viewer, and repair tool supporting OBJ, STL, GLB, PLY, and 3MF. Runs locally via WebAssembly.
- QRCode2STL - Browser-based generator for 3D printable QR codes, Spotify codes, and text tags.
- Ritn3D - Convert a floor plan into a 3D printable house model.
- SimplexGen - Browser-based AI image-to-3D generator with a full mesh editing toolkit (simplify, smooth, repair, retopology, boolean, UV) and a 3D-print prep editor.
- Vectary - Browser-based 3D modeling.
- Vectiler - Online tool to generate 3D printable map and terrain models from real-world geographic data.
- Open Filament Database - Open, community-driven database of filament materials, colors, and print settings.
- PROLED3D - Generate manufacturable LED channel letter parts from SVG (STL + DXF) for real fabrication.
On Demand 3D Printing Services
- 3D Hubs
- Beamler - Global industrial 3D printer network.
- Craftcloud - Streamlined 3D Printing Service.
- Jiga - Manufacturing as a service with known machine shops.
- Murtfeldt Additive Solutions - Industrical 3D printing service.
- Rapidobject - 3D printing solution provider.
- Scultpeo - Online 3D printing service.
- Shapeways
- Vikings - 3D printing and fulfillment on demand.
- DIVO3D - Washington State 3D printing, 3D design and 3D Scanning with local pickup and national shipping.
- Upside Parts - Greater Boston 3D printing service offering FDM, SLA and SLS with nationwide shipping.
Marketplaces
- Microscape - Minature scale 3D printed architectural models.
- iGo3D - 3D printing online store.
On Demand 3D Printing Price Comparison
Technologies
- 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.
Filaments
- Creality
- Elegoo
- Hatchbox 3D - High-accuracy affordable filament, includes PLA, PLA PRO, ABS, PETG, TPU, carbon fiber, wood, glow-in-the-dark, and color changing with multiple surface finishes.
- Micro Center Filaments & Resins
- Protopasta
- SUNLU
- eSun
Related
- Awesome-Extruders - Curated list of 3D printable extruder designs.