MakerBot Thingiverse reaches landmark 1 million uploads

MakerBot Thingiverse, one of the largest 3D design communities, announced that it has reached a landmark one million uploads and 200 million ... MakerBotThingiverse,oneofthelargest3Ddesigncommunities,announcedthatithasreachedalandmarkonemillionuploadsand200milliondownloadsonitsplatform.Whatbeganin2008asawebsiteexclusivelyfortheburgeoningmakercommunityhasgrownintoagatewayto3Dprintingand3Ddesignforpeopleworldwideincludingeducators,professionalengineersanddesigners. WebelievethattheimpactThingiversehashadon3Dprintingand3Ddesigninitssevenyearsistremendous,saidNadavGoshen,presidentofMakerBot.Thingiversehashelpedpopularize3Dprintingbycreatingavibrantcommunityandmakingiteasytodiscover,makeandshare3Ddesigns. Ithasbecomethego-toplaceontheInternetforanyoneinterestedin3Ddesignand3Dprinting.Weareexcitedtoseewhatpeoplecomeupwithnext. MakerBotfoundedThingiverseinaBrooklyn-basedhackerspacebecausetheywantedaplaceontheInternetwheretheycouldsharephysicalobjects.Atthetime,suchasitedidn’texist.WhenThingiversewascreated,mostofitsusersweresmall-scalemanufacturers,engineers,orpeoplewhoowneda3Dprinter.Duringitsfirstsixmonths,thesiteaveragedbetween30and40uploadsperweek.Today,Thingiverseboastsmorethan2millionactivemonthlyusersand1.7milliondownloadspermonth.ItisalsothehometoanumberofcompetitionsliketheAssistiveTechnologyandFallSTEAMChallenges,whichinvitecommunitymemberstocollaborateandcreateacrosstheglobe. WhenThingiverselaunched,3Dprintingwasprimitive,butyoucanseehowthetechnologyadvancedbycomparingolduploadstonewuploads,saidTonyBuser,alongtimeuserofThingiverseandcurrentdirectorofweb,mobile,anddesktopatMakerBot.Nowpeopleareprototypingengines,prosthetics,andmanyotherthingsthatwilleventuallybecreatedandusedinthephysicalworld.We’realsoseeingstudentsandteacherstakeadvantageofThingiverseas3Dprintinganddesignbecomeintegraltocurriculaacrossthecountry. MakerBotThingiversehasevolvedfromacommunitygearedaroundsimplysharing3Ddesignsonthewebintoabroadcommunityofcollaborators.Oneofmanymilestonesinthesite’shistorywasthe2013introductionofThingiverseCustomizer,whichallowsThingiverseuserstoeasilycustomizeexisting3Ddesigns.Customizernotonlymade3Ddesignmoreaccessibleforthosewhoaren’tfamiliarwithprofessional3Ddesignsoftwarebutalsoopenedthedoorformorecollaborationamongitsusers. Thingiversealsooffersaglimpseintotheuseof3Dprintingtoday.PopularThingiversecategoriesincludeIkeahacks,fashionitems,toysandgames,andart.SomeofthemostpopularuploadsofalltimearetheLowPolyMask,theAmazingGyroscopicCubeGears!andpracticalitemslikethefullyassembled3Dprintablewrenchandanearbudholder.Tocelebrateonemillionuploads,MakerBotisgivingaway10largepopularprintsfromThingiverse.Toenterthegiveaway,simplyfilloutthisform. EducatorsacrossthecountryareusingThingiversetoteachtheirstudentsproblemsolvingandcollaborationtoencouragethemtoapplyideasanddesignstoreal-worldproblems.AccordingtoMakerBot’smarketresearch,79%ofteacherswhouseMakerBot3DprintersuseThingiverseintheclassroom. MakerBotalsooffersdedicatedresourcesforeducatorsonThingiverse,suchasdesignchallengesandJumpstart,whichservesasanintroductiontoanumberoffreedesignprogramsthatcanhelppeoplebringtheirideastothephysicalworld. FindmoreinformationaboutThingiverse. 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