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Revision as of 13:02, 11 March 2015
We refer to online platforms where users share designs of physical objects (hardware). There is a growing number of them and some encourage free hardware, while others help users keep their work non-free and exchange them for money. Some offer various CAD and/or CAM software capabilities or connect users with printing or machining facilities. Some are dedicated to a specific domain, like electronics, or space development. Some platforms are controlled by one company while others are governed more like a commons. These aspects enhance or limit the users' freedoms. In this page we seek to help users choose the platform that aligns best with ethical values and maximises user freedom. Therefore we build a list of the current platforms and indicate their main aspects.
Platforms
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| Name | Slogan | Domain(s) | Ownership | Bus. model | Software | Software license | Technical features | Encourage sharing | Added value | Comments | ||||||
| formats | rendering | version history | friending | other features | default license | reputation features | machining service | market place | ||||||||
| Ohanda | 4x Freedoms = Unlimited & Unconditional | Electronics, 3D | Informal Community | CBPP/Donations | Unknown | - | HTML | no | no | no | no | "4 Freedoms" | producer page | no | no | trademark protection |
| Shapeways | Shop Design Sell | 3D | Company: Shapeways BV | Charges for 3D printing | Unknown | Unknown | STL, OBJ, X3D, DAE, Collada or VRML97/2 (WRL)[1] | no | follow | no sharing | Twitter, FB | Many materials | Users can have their shop | Not focused at sharing designs but selling products | ||
| Thingiverse | Digital Designs for Physical Objects | 3D | MakerBot Industries, LLC | Sell MakerBot printers | Unknown | Unknown | stl, obj, thing, scad, amf, dae, 3ds, x3d, blend, ply, dxf, ai, svg, cdr, ps, eps, epsi, sch, brd | yes | no | follow | collections, customizer, apps, API | CC BY-SA | user profile, likes, made one, watch, remix | - | - | Shout out QR tag |
| Openbuilds | Dream it - Build it - Share it | 3D, electronics | OpenBuilds Part Store | Margins on parts sales | Unknown | Unknown | SketchUp, gCode, STL, dwg, obj, jpg, doc, , etc | No | No | follow | forums | CC BY | Ratings, likes, views, user profile | Share a part | OpenBuilds Store incl FairShare program | |
| Ponoko | Get Your Product Ideas Custom Made By Our Designers & Robots. | Ponoko Ltd | Charges for lasercutting and 3D printing | Unknown | Unknown | EPS, SVG, STL, DAE, VRML97 | no | no | no | user shop, showroom, contact | CC BY | user profile, comments | yes | yes | ||
| Youmagine | Share Your Imagination | YouMagine 3D BV | ? | Unknown | Unknown | STL, AMF, SCAD, JSCAD, OBJ, DAE, OFF, 3DS, PLY | yes | no | follow | collections, ideas, comments, direct message, QR print out | CC BY-SA | rate, favourite, # downloads, user profile | no | no | Partnership with Ultimaker | |
| Open Hardware Repository | a place on the web for electronics designers at experimental physics facilities to collaborate on open hardware designs | Electronics | CERN | CBPP/community | Chili Project | GPL v2 | any | no | yes (git / wiki) | no | per project: mailing list, git repository, wiki, news, documents, issue tracker | CERN OHL | user profile, activity statistics, highlighted projects | no | no | community encouraging freedom & openness in electronics |
| Fritzing | Electronics made easy | Electronics | University of Applied Science Potsdam | CBPP/Donations | Fritzing | GPLv3 | Fritzing, Gerber, SVG, PDF, XML, Spice | Breadboard, Schematic, PCB, Code | no | no | Forum, Sharing, Autorouting | CC BY-SA | user profile | no | no | services for PCB production, parts, ... |
| 3D FileMarket | A growing 3D Printing Community | 3D | private | Advertising, commissions on model sales | unknown | unknown | no | no | no | non-free | peer rating, view and download statistics | no | models can be purchased (20% margin for platform) | Marketplace | ||
| Open Design Engine | Web portal to publish the entire design process for open source hardware projects | Electronics, 3D | Mach30 Foundation for Space development | CBPP/Donations | Redmine | GPLv2 | any file | no | yes | no | Wiki, Forum, Roadmap, Gantt, Issue tracker, News | Clear distinction between Hardware/Software/Documentation licenses | user profile | no | no | Complete design process, OSHW only |
| Makeystreet | Stuff that a maker would find interesting | Electronics, 3D | Alex J V (OSHW maker) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | any document, image or video (upload or link) | no | yes | yes | groups, assemblies, subassemblies, insights, forum, private/public projects | no license | userprofile, reviews, contribution stats | no | no | governance & licenses should be clarified |
| Threeding | 3D Printing Marketplace | 3D | Company (based in Bulgaria) | Commission & 3D printing | Unknown | Unknown | STL, WRL | yes | no | no | printability check, wishlist | non-free | user profile, peer rating | yes | yes | |
| Bld3r | A 3D Printing Social Network | 3D | private | CBPP/Community | Bld3r | AGPL | Any file: upload / link / torrent | no | no | yes | printshelves (to print & printed), comments, wiki | free and NC licenses | user profile, ratings of user, objects, comments | no | no | Commons based community |
| Yeggi | Search engine for printable 3D models | 3D | yeggi UG (Ltd. Germany) | Advertising | unknown | unknown | any | no | no | no | lists, tag notifications | any 3D model from the web | popularity | no | no | search engine |
| Etsy | 3D | |||||||||||||||
| ThingTracker | 3D | |||||||||||||||
| SketchFab | 3D | |||||||||||||||
| Repables | 3D | |||||||||||||||
| Libre3D | 3D | |||||||||||||||
| SproutForm | Connecting maker communities with brands | 3D | ||||||||||||||
| DIYdrones | The leading community for personal UAVs | UAVs | Chris Anderson/3D Robotics | CBPP | Unknown | Unknown | no | no | yes | blog, forums, groups | CC BY | profile page | - | - | 3D Robotics store integrated | |
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To be added
Legend of Variables
- Name and URL
- Slogan
- Ownership: private, commons
- Business model: membership, donations, freemium services, ...
- Platform software: Name & URL
- Platform software license
- Technical features:
- Allowed CAD formats: STL, GCode, ...
- online rendering
- version history: is there a versioning system included in the platform
- friending: enables users to become friends/followers/contacts: yes/no
- other features: groups/teams, collections, forum, wiki, ...
- Encourages sharing:
- Default license: the license that is selected as default option or otherwise the most used one
- reputation features: like user profile, peer rating mechanisms, ...
- added value:
- machining services: 3D print, lasercut, CNC, ...
- marketplace: where users can sell and purchase designs
- Comments
