It's pleasently surprising to me, that with the incredible amount of #3dmodel out there, there are still many instances where just quickly designing a fitting part in #FreeCAD turns out to be faster and better than sifting unsuccessfully through all the staff already out there.
Conclusion: learn CAD, it will enrich your life 
We're in the final leg of creating Dinobird as a VR avatar companion and expecting to release it on/by September 10th at this point.
This little friend has been modeled and animated by Lynwen, and textured by @Temrin . Here are some previews as we finish it up.
Preorder it at https://ko-fi.com/s/5e23ca8143 or https://cozycononline.com/store/
An orbital lift station (space elevator) I built for a fan project about the building of the galaxy class from Star Trek.
Enjoy.
Star Trek - Starfleet Shipyards (Orbital Lift Station)
There might be a few texture tweaks in the future but this one is now done.
Enjoy.
Over the last year, I noticed a pattern .. what do you think and do?
How do you primarily! find e.g. #3dmodel #3dprint content that you need or like?
- Do you use search engines to look for models when you have a problem to solve?
- Do you browse content webpages and collections, follow makes, remixes, links, look for new uploads?
- Do you primarily follow a select group of people or influencers on social media and only visit content websites to check out their work?
It's a puzzle.
It's a drink-coaster.
It's ambient lightning.
It's a party game.
Finally published the #3dmodel of the Drink-Randomizer I built for #realraum's 18y party.
Of course, #freecad file is included.
https://www.printables.com/model/1303656
The model is _also_ available on the Fediverse:
I improved my #esp32s3 LAN enclosure and also made a wall-mount for it with adjustable angle.
https://www.printables.com/model/1327421
It's main purpose ist actually being a #homeassistant BLE proxy, but since the camera was already there, I am also using it to monitor my 3D printer.
Here it is, a proper render of the fox :D
Now all that's left is to finish the animation.
Need an enclosure for an ESP32-S3-ETH module with OV2640 CAM and POE module?
I made a simple one, since I could not fine one. 
https://www.printables.com/model/1326077
boost if you like
msg if you have a suggestion for a version with GPIO access.
I repaired stuff 
by designing a replacement in #FreeCAD
This part looked really challenging, but the result not just works, it seems to be more flexible and sturdier than the original.
As always, source provided as example or for remixing:
Schön dem @metalab auch was schenken zu können!
Letzten Nov hat uns ja eine Delegation schöne Extra-Regale gebaut und fast alles "regalraum" gelabelt.
Seit dem wartete dieser praktische Meterstab-Spender, der extra mit viel Freude für das Meter-Lab designt wurde, darauf im Lab einen würdigen Platz zu bekommen. 
Natürlich mit glow-Logo und in metalab-CI Farben gedruckt 
I made an STL file for my Capybara and Duck woodcarving
Hello,
I made a STL file for my woodcarved plump hog !
You can download it on my ko-fi : https://ko-fi.com/s/4845afa476
Pay what you want, or get it for free
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The Affordable DIY Mandeye Lidar System For Surveying Caves, And How To Convert 3D Clouds Into Traditional Cave Ground Plans And Extended Profiles
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https://doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.53.3.2535 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #LiDAR #cave #cavediving #cavemapping #speleology #workflow #survey #remotesensing #pointcloud #mobilemapping #3Dmapping #profile #model #modeling #3dmodel #opensource #openhardware #reproducible #affordable #DIY #Mandeye
It's been a while since I've been printing a #3Dmodel of my own making, but it's always such a special feeling printing something you created on your own.
See alt for description of what it is.
Make Fancy Resin Printer 3D Models FDM-Friendly - Do you like high-detail 3D models intended for resin printing, but wish you could ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/19/make-fancy-resin-printer-3d-models-fdm-friendly/ #3dprinterhacks #softwarehacks #thicksupports #3dprinting #3dmodel #blender #resin #fdm
Make Fancy Resin Printer 3D Models FDM-Friendly https://hackaday.com/2025/03/19/make-fancy-resin-printer-3d-models-fdm-friendly/ #3dPrinterhacks #SoftwareHacks #thicksupports #3dprinting #3dmodel #blender #resin #FDM
YET another update for my #Extrudr Spools Filament Clip.
who knew, Extrudr had so many different "size S" spools. 
Guess they switch around to whatever is still in storage.
Made a list of the different variants I could find and a clip for each.
https://www.printables.com/model/1203127-extrudr-spool-filament-clip-v2
#3dprint #3dmodel #freecad #printables
Boost if you like.
Updated my Filament-Clip for #Extrudr Spools
Should hold even better now 
https://www.printables.com/model/1203127-extrudr-spool-filament-clip-v2
I made some #3dmodel things.
If, per chance, you need to mount your #Aruba WiFi APs on a Wire-Cable-Tray (Gitterbahn Kabeltragesystem)
or just on a wodden bar or shelf..
then this might be useful to you
https://www.printables.com/model/1229795-aruba-ap-220-wall-mount-thin
https://www.printables.com/model/1231249-aruba-ap-mount-for-wire-cable-trays
Greg Cocks 
