Where do folks prefer to host their 3d models and designs? Do you use one site, or multiple?

I originally started on Thingiverse, but switched to Printables after it launched and that has been my main location for uploading to. I recently decided to copy all my models to Thingiverse and Thangs, in additional to Printables, but I’m not sure its worth the effort to maintain the listings on multiple sites.

I love the Printables site, I think it has the best user experience, but Thingiverse seems to reach a bigger audience. Thangs I find useful for the search, but I’m not sure its worth hosting models there as well.

  • 7heo@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Gitolite, but you can use gitea/forgejo too. Or, some hosted instances such as codeberg, etc.

    In addition, I wrote a script to see the diff in the models (I use openscad and freecad, so it’s code, which, in the case of freecad, is in an archive containing XML files - the relevant ones - and other stuff), so I can easily diff two version beyond the binary files differ , and see what’s what. Unfortunately it is highly unfinished, so I won’t share it yet, but it can be very useful.