In fact, the model you want to print can already exist, just waiting for you to find out.
I just bought a 3D printer but I cannot model it, finding the right model is often a headache. If you often spend a lot of time on the main platforms but never find the ideal model, you might as well try the three excellent 3D printing search engines: Yegi, Stlfinder and Thangs. They allow you to access models from several sources via a single platform, to avoid hassles of switching between the different websites and helping you to quickly find the STL or 3MF files you need.
1. Yeggi, founded in 2013
Yeggi is the first search engine to focus on 3D printing models, rather than a single model platform. It brings together models of several different platforms from around the world, including Thingiverse, Myminifactory, Cults, Pinshape, Makerworld, etc. Until now, the platform has recovered more than 6 million printable 3D models and added more than 3,000 new models each day.
Users can search by entering the name or keyword of the model and choose to filter by costs or free of charge. On the search results page, the source of each model is listed and indicated if it is free or loaded. Users click on the model sticker to go to the relevant website for download. The entire layout on the website page is simple and the most sought -after, most sought -after models, and the most popular models will be displayed by default.
Comments:As an old 3D printing model search engine, although Yegi’s functions are not particularly powerful, its advantage lies in its huge search library and includes various models. In most cases, users can find the printing resources they need via Yegi, which is a very practical tool.
2. Stlfinder, founded in 2015
STLFINDER is also a search engine that cannot be ignored, to help users quickly find 3D printed models in STL format. Similar to Yegi, it offers users a centralized research experience by integrating several model sharing websites (such as Thingiverse, Myminifactory, etc.). The Stlfinder interface is simple and beautiful.
During research with Stlfinder, users can also filter with fees or for free. However, in the default search results page, it has not been shown whether the model is loaded or free. In addition, after the user clicks on the model, he cannot go directly to the original page where the model is located, but he first goes to the Detail page of the STLFinder model himself. of the model.
Comments:Before discovering Stlfinder, I often used Yeggi. However, after the comparison, it is obvious that the research results of Stlfinder are more precise. No one wants to find a needle in a hay boot in research results, which is not only a waste of time, but also a tendency to waste patience.
3. Thangs was founded in 2019
Thangs is so new that we discovered it later. If the research function of Yeggi and Stlfinder is version 1.0, then Thangs can be considered as a version 2.0 of the distant head. In addition to looking in keywords, users can also download images directly on search.
Thangs also provides a more complete search results filtering function, where users can filter according to the time of downloading the model, whether printable, website source and format. In addition, the sorting function is also very flexible and users can choose to organize the results of the search by relevance, the latest versions, most downloads or most likes.
Comments:To be strictly speaking, Thangs is not only a search engine, as it brings together not only a large number of models, but also has a unique commercial model and a complete ecosystem. To be precise, users can search, download and download models here.
In general, the three 3D, Yegi, Stlfinder and Thangs 3D printing search engines, each have its own characteristics, helping users quickly find the 3D models they need thanks to different methods. If we want to recommend the best choice, Stlfinder is undoubtedly the best in terms of research precision; Other platforms, then Thangs is the only option at the moment.
