Design Sharing Platforms

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 offering various CAD and/or CAM software capabilities or connect users with printing or machining facilities. Some platforms are controlled by one or more companies while others are governed as a commons. In this page we will list the current platforms and indicate their main aspects.

Variables

• Name
• URL
• Slogan
• Ownership: private, commons
• Business model: membership, freemium services,
• Platform software: Name & URL
• Platform software license
• Technical features:
  • CAD
  • STL
  • Gcode
  • social: enables users to become friends/followers/contacts
• Encourages sharing:
  • Default license:
  • Most used license
  • Sell designs
• Comments

Platforms

This list needs to be set up as a table with the variables listed above as columns.

• Ohanda http://www.ohanda.org/
• Shapeways: http://www.shapeways.com/
• Thingieverse http://www.thingiverse.com/
• OpenBuilds http://www.openbuilds.com/
• Ponoko: http://www.ponoko.com/
• Youmagine: https://www.youmagine.com/
• Threeding: http://www.threeding.com/
• Open Innovation Projects: http://open-innovation-projects.org/
• Piratebay