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Cults, the 3D printing platform

Welcome to Cults, the world’s leading independent website for 3D printer files. Discover and download the best 3D models for all your 3D printing & DYI projects.

Cults is a digital marketplace for 3D printing and design. Use our 3D model library to discover everything you can do with a 3D printer (FDM, SLA, DLP, SLS) event with CNC machining and laser cutting. You don’t know how to make a 3D file but you want to 3D print objects? Cults is for you! Browse our different categories and download the best 3D printer models for free, open-source or paid mode. The formats you can download are in STL, OBJ, 3MF, CAD, STEP, SCAD or DXF, DWG, SVG format, they are all 3D printable guaranteed or CNC compatible.

We are connecting 3D print files makers with people who want to use their 3D printer. Our 3D model repository acts as a real source of inspiration since the best designers share their best STL files daily to offer you their latest inventions!

On Cults you can also find a 3D printer nearby, get voucher codes to buy cheap 3D printers or filaments at best prices and also a whole series of 3D printing contests. Cults is a joyful community that brings together all 3D printing fans to dialogue and create together.

Commission system

You are a designer and you want to sell your 3D models optimized for 3D printing? Thanks to Cults you can earn money with your files STL, OBJ, CAD, 3MF, etc.! For each download, you will receive 80% of the net selling price (excluding VAT) via PayPal. Cults keeps 20% of commission which is used to finance bank fees (about 5%) and then all the costs related to the technical maintenance of the platform: hosting, bandwidth, accounting, email communications, translations, etc. There is no subscription system or fixed fee to pay. You sell, you win!

If you are still hesitating to share your models on Cults, feel free to read this article Why publish my designs on Cults? List of advantages and benefits to get an idea.

• Designers 80%
• Cults 15%
• Banking fees 5%

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Download the most popular digital 3D printing models from Cults・Cults

Shark Hanger

€2.55

Articulated Spider King Halloween

Free

eimaipelousioskaidenkouvalawpsila

Free

Umbreon Low Poly Pokemon

€0. 73

TonUINO Box Compact Enclosure

Free

Lambda-ish Boomerang

Free

Support telephone "Print in place

€1

My Little Xeno pony xenomorph aliens

€5.09

Horns

€3.05

Singlecopter (MICRO "T-hawk")

Free

Jawa 21 Pionyr

Free

STAR WARS VINTAGE R2-D2 GHOST COSTUME HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, CUSTOM UNPRODUCED KENNER, HASBRO ACTION FIGURE, 3.75", 1/18, 5POA

Free

Door viewer Primal God

€2.85

Battlemaul Expedition 59 Wizard Hero

Free

Ford Bronco like RC Car 1:32

€13.03

Bed Tabel

€2.96 -50% €1. 48

Design functional printables course

Free

Iceland

Free

Pumpkin Jawa

€1.99

DSLR Camera Mount for Meade ETX 70AT Telescope

€15.25

Dinosaur Arm - Allosaurus

€9

Flexi Baby Ankylosaur

€2.32

STAR WARS VINTAGE R2-D2 PUMPKIN, JACK O LATERN, PUMPKIN PI, HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, CUSTOM UNPRODUCED KENNER, HASBRO ACTION FIGURE, 3.75", 1/18, 5POA

Free

ANT FARM FORMICARIUM HORIZONTAL MAX2

€30

Equine Dragon - Articulated Dragon

€4.07

Bansky Rioter STL Statue for 3D printing

€20.36

Potion Bottles!!!

Free

Sniff - Moomintroll's friend

Free

Bicycle Fork Cage - Bikepacking - Drybag Cage - Bicycle Camping

€6. 90

Chibi Doctor Strange

€10

Mexican skull

Free

Little Man - Western Exterminator/Van Halen

Free

Angry Tardy pen holder

€2.62 -25% €1.96

Orkaz Thazaron

€15.27

EGGSHEAD - Zucca

€2.60

Mini Arcade machine

Free

Wall-mount scissor lamp

Free

Short Circuit Johnny 5 Remix

Free

venomized pumpkin

€2.39

Halloween Snap Badge Set

€8.63 -15% €7.34

Wirt - Over the Garden Wall (print in place)

€2. 04

INVID COMMANDERS

€18.50

Rider

€0.65

POKEMON - SYLVEON (EASY PRINT NO SUPPORT)

€1.39

lucky draw machine

€1.99

Jack-O-Lantern Toothpaste Tube Squeezer

Free

Tea Light Pedestal for Little Ghost

Free

Chip Tray For Star Wars Themed Poker Chips

Free

3D printer models

Looking for 3D printer models? The Internet is filled with sites that offer them for free. We have collected the TOP 10 catalogs that you can use to search and download free models in STL format. We hope you can find what you are looking for.

1. Yeggi
2. Yobi 3D
3. STLfinder

→ myminifactory.com

My Mini Factory is a 3D model depository operated by iMakr, an online store that sells 3D printers and accessories. It also has one of the biggest 3D printer shops in Central London. The site contains 3D models designed by professionals, and all models stored on it are checked for quality. You can also make a request for the desired model, which their designers will create and put in the public domain. Billing itself as a 3D printing social network, MyMiniFactory is a thriving community of makers who love to showcase their creations. Users vote for the best models, which allows popular creations to rise to the top of the list and gain popularity. The site presents models that are stored on its social network, as well as outside it, for example, on the Thingiverse and YouMagine sites.

→ thingiverse.com

The most popular and famous site among 3D printer users, Thingiverse is owned by MakerBot Industries, the creator of the popular Replicator 3D printer series. The site allows users to store and share 3D model files that are used with 3D printers. It's a very popular site and has a large community of people hosting various categories of files on it. So if you're looking for "cool" printable stuff, Thingiverse is worth a visit. It is a portal designed to provide its users with ways to share their designs and to help print 3D creations. The site has a system that tries to find out what you like. The more you interact with the site, downloading and evaluating various developments, the better its recommendations will be.

→ 3dshook.com

Another online community for 3D printing hobbyists showcasing interesting 3D printer accessories, electronics and most importantly 3D models. The site contains many very interesting models of cars and buildings, as well as various add-ons and spare parts for your 3D printer. A huge catalog of paid and free models for a 3D printer. There are original unique products. Convenient search, navigation, rubricator. 3DShook has over 40 categories and adds over 100 new models to its collection every month. On 3DShook you can always find something for your home, animals, kids or something special for yourself.

→ youmagine.com

YouMagine catalog for Cube series consumer 3D printers manufactured by 3D Systems. The site mainly offers various ways to buy 3D printer supplies and files, but it also has a number of cool free items available, mostly in the Kids section. Some of these elements can be customized by children using an online application. The company offers 3D modeling and publishing tools on its website for both hobbyists and professionals. The site offers a content warehouse where the community hosts and shares models. Registration is required to download files.

→ 123dapp.com

Autodesk 123D is a suite of computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D modeling tools aimed specifically at hobbyists. Along with the toolkit, Autodesk also has a website where users can record their designs and share them with other users. Many of these models can be downloaded and printed using Autodesk as a utility to interface with the MakerBot 3D printer. The goal of the Autodesk website is to "help engineers build products faster." The site offers tools to help them collaborate on their files. For the casual 3D printing enthusiast, the best part of the site is the large library of free files created by a community of over a million engineers. Registration on the site is required, but the number of files that are then available is worth it.

→ cgtrader.com

Being primarily a place to buy and sell a variety of 3D models (not necessarily just those designed for 3D printers), CGTrader does offer a selection of free models that can be used on 3D printers. The site has a system that tries to find out what you like. The more you interact with the site, downloading and evaluating various developments, the body will have better recommendations.

→ cults3d.com

A French community and marketplace where developers can share or sell their creations. The site has a collection of high quality models that you can download. Users can follow the work of the designers they like and get instant updates when a new creation is posted on the site. The site's name, Cults, is a backwards spelling of St. Luc, the patron saint of artists. The site also supports English. This is a relatively new community, so the number of its users is not very large yet.

→ instructables.com

The Instructables website is a community where users can share their DIY projects. This also includes products obtained using 3D printers. The site also provides explanations and instructions describing how to build 3D elements, and some designers take the time to answer questions from site members. Instructables allows users to store and organize their 3D printing projects. This is done to help them work together in the future. You can think of this site as a GitHub 3D printing site where users can share their files, discuss projects, and participate in them. The site also offers the ability to make a request, so if you can't find what you're looking for, you can ask the site's community about it.

→ pinshape.com

Pinshape, a marketplace for 3D models, is similar in style (layout, look, and ability to capture likes) to the well-known site Pinterest. You can buy models from designers, or download them for printing yourself if they are offered for free. Pinshape allows users to host and share 3D model files on it. Basically, this site acts as an online store where you can buy 3D printed parts, or order your own 3D model to be printed. But if you look closely enough, you can find people who sell their products and also offer the files you need so you can print them yourself.

→ 3dfilemarket.com

A new and growing repository of 3D File Market models. All models are tested for suitability for 3D printing. You can download as many models as you like without registration, although you must provide your email address to access the 3D model files. This is a very simple site aimed at being a repository of model files for 3D printers, and nothing more. The basic design of the site allows users to put files on it for public access, and download files that they would like to use. The site contains many small, simple 3D models ready to be printed, as well as a good selection of everyday items and even spare parts for 3D printers.

Search engines for 3D models in various formats, including STL for a 3D printer. Use queries in English, these search services collect information about models from all over the Internet.

→ yeggi.com

Yeggi is a search engine that will browse major 3D printing sites to find files compatible with 3D printers. You can also browse some popular searches to get an idea of ​​what the community is currently interested in.

→ yobi3d.com

When in doubt, use yobi3D to search for files that match the desired 3D printer. This tool is useful if you want to search for one thing across all sites at once. A very convenient format filter, fast search, high-quality previews and stl models prepared for 3D printing for printing.

→ stlfinder.com

This is another STLfinder that surfs the web looking for 3D printing. To select files compatible with 3D printers, he goes through many 3D modeling sites.

Technology Selective Deposition Lamination (SDL)

• 1 History
• 2 Process: Creating a digital file
• 3 Process: Printing Model
• 4 Process: “Extraction” of model
• 5 Other additive manufacturing technologies

History

Selective deposition lamination (SDL) or 3D printing on paper was invented by Dr. Conor and Fintan McCormack in 2003.
SDL technology should not be confused with the older laminating object manufacturing technology, LOM. The LOM technology used a laser, laminated paper, and glue so that everything was glued together, including the supporting structures around the 3D model. “Removing” the model could be a real challenge, often resulting in a broken 3D model. Mcor's technology uses cutting blades, and the printer glues only the parts of the model that are needed.

Process: Creating a digital file

3D printing starts by processing a 3D data file. Mcor 3D printers support the universal standard STL file format for creating 3D product designs, as well as OBJ and VRML formats (for color 3D printing). All major computer-aided design (CAD) programs for 3D products, including free programs such as SketchUp, create files in the STL format. Completed design files offered for download, as well as files created by scanning a physical object, are usually in STL format. Mcor 3D printers come with a software package called SliceIT. (Fig. 1)

Fig. 1. SliceIT reads the digital data and "cuts" the layers of the presented computer model for subsequent printing on paper. The thickness of these layers is equivalent to the thickness of paper. The following file formats are compatible with this program: STL, OBJ, and VRML.

SliceIT reads the digital data and slices the layers of the presented computer model for printing on paper. The thickness of these layers is equivalent to the thickness of paper. The software also allows you to set the location of a part or several parts of a model within the 3D printer's camera. SliceIT runs on any standard PC with a 64-bit Windows operating system (2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7) paired with a special Ethernet card (about 10/100 speed and higher) connected directly to the 3D printer.

Process: Printing model

The first sheet is manually attached to the build plate. Positioning the first sheet correctly is not the most important, since the first few pages are joined together as a base layer before the cutting process begins (Fig. 3.1)
Once the blade and adhesive depth measurements have been verified, the printer doors are closed and the machine is ready to import data from the SliceIT software.
In the SliceIT program on the computer, the user presses “Print”, after which the printer proceeds to create parts.
First, a layer of adhesive is applied to the top of the sheet placed on the build plate. Glue is applied selectively - that is why the printing method is called "selective". In other words, a higher density adhesive will be applied to areas that will later become part of the model, and a lower density adhesive will be applied to those parts that will serve as its support (Fig. 3.2)
A new sheet of paper is fed into the printer from the paper tray and guided exactly where the adhesive was applied. The assembly plate is moved up to the hot plate, after which pressure is applied to the component parts. Due to this pressure, a strong bond is achieved between the two sheets of paper (Fig. 3.3)
When the assembly plate returns to its original position, the adjustable tungsten carbide blade cuts the sheet of paper and at the same time follows the contour of the object to create the shape of the future model (Fig. 3.4)
When this entire sequence is completed, the device starts applying the next layer of adhesive. The whole process continues until all the sheets are cut and glued together, and the model takes its final form. After the final layer is completed, the model can be removed from the assembly chamber (Fig. 3.5)

Fig. 3. How the SDL principle works

Process: “Extraction” of the model

The main advantage of the SDL process becomes apparent when you get rid of unnecessary model-supporting parts. This process is called "extraction". Due to the fact that the adhesive is applied selectively, the bond between the component parts of the model is stronger than between the supporting materials. In addition, to facilitate the process of extracting the model, the supporting material "falls apart" into small pieces, similar to dice; this prevents the fragile 3D model from breaking. (Fig. 4)
Fig. 4 Clearing the supporting structure from the model itself is easy and simple.

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