Awesome 3D Printing

A curated list of awesome 3D printing resources.

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.
• Nexum3D - Delta 3D printers in 3 sizes.
• 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.
• Wanhao

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)
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• PNGtoSTL - Browser-based image-to-STL workspace for reliefs, lithophanes, logo badges, and heightmap surfaces, with real downloadable STL examples.
• 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

• 3yourmind

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.