Bld3r.com (pronounced /ˈbildər/ "builder") is something my friend and I have been working on for a while. It's not just a repository; it's more like a 3D printing social network where you can share your 3D objects by uploading or by linking. We aim to find the best print-ready objects whether they're hosted on our site or on others.' So recently we've made a push to link to every site imaginable, including thingiverse, youmagine, cubehero, ponoko, github, instructables, grabcad, cubify, personal websites, universities, and museums like the Smithsonian and africanfossils.org.
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As geeky as it sounds, we hope to be the reddit/ stackoverflow/ hackernews of 3D printed objects. It's been a labor of love for my friend and me to make this. In response to "movements in the industry," we're dedicated to being independent so that people can find the coolest objects and so that builders can have complete control over their objects. The problem for a lot of people in the open community is that thingiverse is owned by a closed company, but it has a virtual monopoly as the go-to repository and no one has come up with a working alternative. But our idea is that there will never be just one repository for everyone, and the web is all about making connections between people and objects and other people. So people should be able to share what they want, how they want, and where they want.
Also, our idea was to make a site that made it easier to "get into" 3D printing and reduce the learning curve. That's why we added a tutorials and wiki section. You can also find a list of links to RepRap parts too. We want it to be simple and independent. We're making updates all the time. It's in beta, so please don't hate it if it's too ugly or crashes. And let us know what you think and how you would like to improve it. We hope you all like it.
Thong Nguyen
Co-creator
www.bld3r.com
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As geeky as it sounds, we hope to be the reddit/ stackoverflow/ hackernews of 3D printed objects. It's been a labor of love for my friend and me to make this. In response to "movements in the industry," we're dedicated to being independent so that people can find the coolest objects and so that builders can have complete control over their objects. The problem for a lot of people in the open community is that thingiverse is owned by a closed company, but it has a virtual monopoly as the go-to repository and no one has come up with a working alternative. But our idea is that there will never be just one repository for everyone, and the web is all about making connections between people and objects and other people. So people should be able to share what they want, how they want, and where they want.
Also, our idea was to make a site that made it easier to "get into" 3D printing and reduce the learning curve. That's why we added a tutorials and wiki section. You can also find a list of links to RepRap parts too. We want it to be simple and independent. We're making updates all the time. It's in beta, so please don't hate it if it's too ugly or crashes. And let us know what you think and how you would like to improve it. We hope you all like it.
Thong Nguyen
Co-creator
www.bld3r.com