MakerBot Thingiverse Reaches Landmark 1 Million Uploads ...

MakerBot founded Thingiverse in a Brooklyn-based hacker space because they wanted a place on the Internet where they could share physical ... Download FullSize Small Preview Thumbnail MakerBotThingiverseReachesOneMillionUploads(Graphic:BusinessWire) MakerBotThingiverseReachesOneMillionUploads(Graphic:BusinessWire) FullSize Small Preview Thumbnail Small Preview Thumbnail October29,201509:27AMEasternDaylightTime BROOKLYN,N.Y.--(BUSINESSWIRE)--MakerBotThingiverse,theworld’slargest3Ddesigncommunity,reacheda landmarkone millionuploadsand200milliondownloadsonitsplatform.What beganin2008asawebsiteexclusivelyfortheburgeoningmaker communityhasgrownintoarobustgatewayto3Dprintingand3Ddesign forhundredsofthousandsofpeopleworldwideincludingeducators, professionalengineersanddesigners. “WebelievethattheimpactThingiversehashadon3Dprintingand3D designinitssevenyearsistremendous,”saidNadavGoshen,president ofMakerBot.“Thingiversehashelpedpopularize3Dprintingbycreating avibrantcommunityandmakingiteasytodiscover,makeandshare3D designs.Ithasbecomethego-toplaceontheInternetforanyone interestedin3Ddesignand3Dprinting.Weareexcitedtoseewhat peoplecomeupwithnext.” MakerBotfoundedThingiverseinaBrooklyn-basedhackerspacebecause theywantedaplaceontheInternetwheretheycouldsharephysical objects.Atthetime,suchasitedidn’texist.WhenThingiversewas created,mostofitsusersweresmall-scalemanufacturers,engineers,or peoplewhoowneda3Dprinter.Duringitsfirstsixmonths,thesite averagedbetween30and40uploadsperweek.Today,Thingiverseboasts morethan2millionactivemonthlyusersand1.7milliondownloadsper month.ItisalsothehometoanumberofcompetitionsliketheAssistive TechnologyandFall STEAMChallenges,whichinvitecommunitymemberstocollaborateand createacrosstheglobe. “WhenThingiverselaunched,3Dprintingwasveryprimitive,butyoucan seehowthetechnologyhasadvancedbycomparingolduploadstonew uploads,”saidTonyBuser,alongtimeuserofThingiverseandcurrent directorofweb,mobile,anddesktopatMakerBot.“Nowpeopleare prototypingengines,prosthetics,andmanyotherthingsthatwill eventuallybecreatedandusedinthephysicalworld.We’realsoseeing studentsandteacherstakeadvantageofThingiverseas3Dprintingand designbecomeintegraltocurriculaacrossthecountry.” MakerBotThingiversehasevolvedfromacommunitygearedaroundsimply sharing3Ddesignsonthewebintoabroadcommunityofcollaborators. Oneofmanymilestonesinthesite’shistorywasthe2013introduction ofThingiverse Customizer,whichallowsThingiverseuserstoeasilycustomize existing3Ddesigns.Customizernotonlymade3Ddesignmoreaccessible forthosewhoaren’tfamiliarwithprofessional3Ddesignsoftwarebut alsoopenedthedoorformorecollaborationamongitsusers. OneexampleofthecollaborationsonThingiverseisthecreationoftheRobohand. ThroughThingiverse,awoodworkerfromJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,anda theatricalpropdesignerfromSeattle,Washington,wereabletowork togetheracross10,000milestocreateaprosthetichandthathasbeen usedtobetterthelivesofhundredsofpeopleacrosstheglobe.Now,a largercommunityofdoctors,hobbyists,educatorsandengineerson ThingiversecontinuetoimproveupontheoriginalRobohanddesign,with thegoalofenablinglowcostprostheticsforpeoplewhootherwise wouldn’tgetthem. Thingiversealsooffersaglimpseintotheuseof3Dprintingtoday. PopularThingiversecategoriesincludeIkea hacks,fashion items,toys andgames,andart. SomeofthemostpopularuploadsofalltimearetheLow PolyMask,theAmazing GyroscopicCubeGears!andpracticalitemslikethefully assembled3Dprintablewrenchandanearbud holder.Tocelebrateonemillionuploads,MakerBotisgivingaway10 largepopularprintsfromThingiverse.Toenterthegiveaway,simply filloutthis form. EducatorsacrossthecountryareusingThingiversetoteachtheir studentsproblemsolvingandcollaborationtoencouragethemtoapply ideasanddesignstoreal-worldproblems.AccordingtoMakerBot’smarket research,79percentofteacherswhouseMakerBot3Dprintersuse Thingiverseintheclassroom1.MakerBotalsooffersdedicated resourcesforeducatorsonThingiverse,suchasdesignchallengesandJumpstart, whichservesasanintroductiontoanumberoffreedesignprogramsthat canhelppeoplebringtheirideastothephysicalworld. Astheworld'slargest3Dprintingcommunity,Thingiverseencourages everyonetocreateandremix3Dthings,nomattertheirtechnical expertiseorpreviousexperience.Inthespiritofmaintaininganopen platform,alldesignsareencouragedtouseaCreative Commonslicensethatletsothersuseandremixdesigns. Find moreinformationaboutThingiverse. AboutMakerBot MakerBot,asubsidiaryofStratasys Ltd.(Nasdaq:SSYS),isleadingtheNextIndustrialRevolutionby settingthestandardsinreliableandaffordabledesktop3D printing. Foundedin2009,MakerBotsellsdesktop3Dprintersto innovativeandindustry-leadingcustomersworldwide,including engineers,architects,designers,educators,andconsumers.MakerBothas oneofthelargestinstalledbasesandmarketsharesinthedesktop3D printingindustry,withmorethan80,000MakerBotReplicator3DPrinters intheworld.TherobustMakerBot3DEcosystemmakes3Dprintingeasy andaccessibleforeveryone.TolearnmoreaboutMakerBot,visitmakerbot.com. __________________________1Onlinesurveyswere conductedoveraperiodoffourmonthswith1300+respondentsusing MakerBot3Dprintersinaneducationalinstitution. Contacts MakerBotBarteesCox+1-347-238-2409(o)+1-202-815-6457 (m)[email protected] ReleaseSummary MakerBotThingiverse,theworld’slargest3Ddesigncommunity,reachedalandmarkonemillionuploadsand200milliondownloadsonitsplatform. 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