Questions?
If you have any questions, or if you would like more information, please contact:
Ellen Phillips - Director, Open Educational Resources & Intellectual Property, e.phillips@snhu.edu
License Information
All original content in this guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 This link opens in a new window International License. 3rd-party content including, but not limited to images and linked items, are subject to their own license terms.
Search Open Digital Assets (3D Printing)
You should always verify that the work is actually under a CC license when conducting a search on any website. If you are in doubt you should contact the copyright holder directly, or try to contact the site where you found the content.
For information on how to use the library's Innovation Lab and Makerspace to 3D print, visit the SNHU Innovation Lab & Makerspace website. For a comprehensive list of websites, see Where to Find 3D Models.
- Thingiverse This link opens in a new windowThingiverse is a thriving design community for discovering, making, and sharing 3D printable things. They encourage users to create and remix 3D things, no matter their technical expertise or previous experience. All designs are encouraged to be licensed under a Creative Commons license, meaning that anyone can use or alter any design.
- YouMagine This link opens in a new windowYouMagine is an online community of 3D printing enthusiasts who wish to work together to share, remix and make better 3D printed things. They support open source creation.
- Libre3D This link opens in a new windowThis site is dedicated to being a source for 3d printer help, printable 3d object files, and much more, with a focus on the open source 3d community.
- Pinshape This link opens in a new windowPinshape encourages users to explore, share and download high-quality 3D printable designs.
- Yeggi This link opens in a new windowYeggi is a search engine for printable 3D models that pulls results from many different websites.
Software
- Open source alternatives This link opens in a new windowopensource.com's curated list of open source software organized by industry.
- Open Source as Alternative This link opens in a new windowosalt.com explores open source software alternatives to many industry programs.