Thingiverse "New" queue This probably isn't the best place to discuss this, but Thingiverse doesn't have a forum or as near as I can tell, a support email. Their newest site update changed a lot, and I'm reserving judgment on a free resource. One concern I do have as a person who liked to browse the "newest things" category, is the way in which the new "customizer" is implemented. People can now modify parametric models on the site and get a customized version with just a few clicks. They can also share the new version. When they do this, the "newest" queue ends up full of plaques with the names of people I don't know and other personalized items that aren't really new. They really need a way to either filter out customized items or they need to not consider items added through the customizer as new. Maybe someone from Thingiverse reads these forums, or someone here knows how the suggestion could be passed on. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,175942#msg-175942 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:22:51 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177698#msg-177698 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177698#msg-177698
Poop on Microsoft.]]> Dark Alchemist General Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:09:13 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177689#msg-177689 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177689#msg-177689 -------------------------------------------------------
> They use the Windows phone OS that has been known
> to ask users to insert a Windows cd.


I wish windows wasn't so damn clunky...it's design by committee. Meh.]]> akhlut General Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:27:47 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177685#msg-177685 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177685#msg-177685 xclusive585 General Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:56:20 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177684#msg-177684 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177684#msg-177684
Not that I'm going out to buy one though...]]> akhlut General Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:32:22 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177681#msg-177681 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177681#msg-177681 -------------------------------------------------------
> Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse at
> Thingiverse...
>
> It looks like sponsored product placement is the
> new income stream, Nokia on Thingiverse.
>
> Can it get any worse?
As I predicted and it can become way worse and it will.

It's all about the Benjamins now, baby. :(]]> Dark Alchemist General Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:23:00 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177677#msg-177677 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177677#msg-177677
It looks like sponsored product placement is the new income stream, Nokia on Thingiverse.

Can it get any worse?]]> Wired1 General Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:54:38 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177009#msg-177009 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177009#msg-177009 -------------------------------------------------------
> ... I've created a forum dedicated to
> object-repositiories and related aspects - maybe a
> good point to start:
> [forums.reprap.org]


Awesome. Thanks!]]> xclusive585 General Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:57:11 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177008#msg-177008 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,177008#msg-177008 forums.reprap.org]]]> VDX General Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:51:58 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176998#msg-176998 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176998#msg-176998 -------------------------------------------------------
> It's a matter of will, or the lack of it, I should
> say. There is nothing even remotely complicated
> about how the Thingiverse web site functions now,
> or in the past. Plenty of us on this forum are
> fully capable of putting up such a site. Is
> anyone willing? I don't think so.
>
> Using git hub is a copout, if you ask me. Let's
> not forget that part of RepRap's goal is to bring
> 3D printing to the rest of the world. That means
> not only simplifying designs, and operation of the
> machines, but also presenting newcomers with a web
> presence that is both welcoming, and easy to
> access.
>
> For all of its treasure trove of information, the
> reprap site falls short on this one aspect, and
> thingiverse continues to succeed, in spite of
> itself. Deep down (or maybe not so deep) I
> imagine more than a few of us harbor a secret
> desire to see everything makerbot fail. It's
> human nature. But what if they fail? Will we be
> ready to pick up the slack, and provide what they
> provide?

Are you able to build such a site? If so please let me know, I do have an interest in building a site like thingiverse but lack the skill. The problem is that it costs money to setup and run a site like thingiverse, how do you fund it without alienating your audience?]]> jzatopa General Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:25:24 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176627#msg-176627 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176627#msg-176627 -------------------------------------------------------
> akhlut Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I finally deleted everything from thingiverse
> the
> > other day. Now if I could just figure out how
> to
> > close my account...
>
>
> You are allowed to change your user name once on
> Thingiverse so if you have not already you should
> use that one time to change your name to something
> they will have to delete because it goes against
> their rules. I deleted all my stuff many many many
> months ago and switched my name to saynotomakerbot
> and it resulted in my empty user being followed by
> Bre and Marty to make sure I did not cause any
> issues by posting negative things against
> makerbot.

LOL, I love it.]]> Dark Alchemist General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:29:16 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176616#msg-176616 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176616#msg-176616 -------------------------------------------------------
> I finally deleted everything from thingiverse the
> other day. Now if I could just figure out how to
> close my account...


You are allowed to change your user name once on Thingiverse so if you have not already you should use that one time to change your name to something they will have to delete because it goes against their rules. I deleted all my stuff many many many months ago and switched my name to saynotomakerbot and it resulted in my empty user being followed by Bre and Marty to make sure I did not cause any issues by posting negative things against makerbot.]]> Sublime General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:27:11 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176612#msg-176612 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176612#msg-176612 > but you go right ahead and make it personal. It
> seems you can't comment on anything without
> abusing someone. That is really the sort of poster
> everyone can do without. I mean seriously, fuck
> off.
Yeah, unlike you I tell it like it is while you stab people in the back and use innuendo instead of just saying what you mean. You are the absolutely worst kind of person to exist (just like a politician) because, unlike you, people know where I stand while you are the type to lie, steal, or cheat to get what you want (you sure you are not in the government?).

So, eff off to you too.]]> Dark Alchemist General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:57:29 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176611#msg-176611 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176611#msg-176611 -------------------------------------------------------
> I finally deleted everything from thingiverse the
> other day. Now if I could just figure out how to
> close my account...
They don't allow that as most places don't. Sort of like how a lot of businesses use user counts for selling to advertisers even though they aren't active accounts.]]> Dark Alchemist General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:52:56 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176585#msg-176585 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176585#msg-176585 akhlut General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:15:44 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176552#msg-176552 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176552#msg-176552
I've gotta be honest, reading though this thread (and the other thingivers threads here) you can almost guess who's using Windows and who's using Linux/GNU...


This is an open source movement, and it is available to everyone. You just have to know where to look.

Thingiverse was not something I needed to get into this hobby, that's for sure.... Didn't use it once until I got bored and wanted something fun to print.

I for one don't really care to hear from anyone that something "isn't easy enough"...

Open source isn't always easy, but it's always open to you which is worth so much more.]]> xclusive585 General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:03:28 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176549#msg-176549 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176549#msg-176549 -------------------------------------------------------
> bobc Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > A great advantage of IRC is the "ignore"
> feature,
> > it would be really useful to have that here too
> to
> > filter out some of the idiot posters.
> Maybe with the revamping that is being talked
> about on IRC for this place we can get that
> feature because you would definaitely be on it for
> several people I talk to. Fact is not many I know
> even come on the forums because they can get
> instant help on irc, you know when they need it,
> and not wait around for someone to 'grace' their
> thread "whenever".

You see, I deliberately didn't mention any names, but you go right ahead and make it personal. It seems you can't comment on anything without abusing someone. That is really the sort of poster everyone can do without. I mean seriously, fuck off.]]> bobc General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:59:01 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176538#msg-176538 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176538#msg-176538 -------------------------------------------------------
> A great advantage of IRC is the "ignore" feature,
> it would be really useful to have that here too to
> filter out some of the idiot posters.
Maybe with the revamping that is being talked about on IRC for this place we can get that feature because you would definaitely be on it for several people I talk to. Fact is not many I know even come on the forums because they can get instant help on irc, you know when they need it, and not wait around for someone to 'grace' their thread "whenever".]]> Dark Alchemist General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:46:55 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176526#msg-176526 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176526#msg-176526 bobc General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:34:25 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176525#msg-176525 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176525#msg-176525 -------------------------------------------------------
> Thanks for your mature response Dark Alchemist -
> about what I would expect from your other posts.
> Strangely those who want to search aren't the
> spoon fed babies as they don't have to ask for
> help each time if the question has been previously
> raised / solved. Yes I appreciate it's free and I
> appreciate that I can just decide to go elsewhere
> as we all can... ofc if that happens then the
> critical mass disappears .....
Critical mass? How can you have that which you don't already have?

They are spoon fed babies because they refuse to have a one on one conversation and instead just want to detach themselves. Basically they are wanting to take and not give which this movement has never ever been about. I don't really give a damn how you see it but the fact is getting on irc is as simple as clicking the irc button on the front page. They don't want to give their time and input via a two way communication system that has so many people to instantly help you but instead want to wander around a web site searching like a bunch of cockroaches.

Sure, a search is nice but get on the irc and participate not just suck off the teet never really being a part of the movement. I know, I know, many just want to take but that is what Thingiverse is for.

Basically your crap attitude response "irc is just a stream of chat that is unsearchable and also unrecorded - that's why it's such an excellent choice for communication :( " that you did got one right back at ya. I suppose irl you expect the real world, you know when you commincate with your mommy, daddy, boss, SO, etc..., to have search features on every person's heads or that everything is recorded too?]]> Dark Alchemist General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:28:24 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176523#msg-176523 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176523#msg-176523 -------------------------------------------------------
> Dark Alchemist Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > xclusive585 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > And, I don't need a thingiverse clone... I
> just
> > > need github to have better search tools. :-)
> >
> > Github sucks. It really sucks and is NOT user
> > friendly at all while Thingiverse used to be
> and
> > this is one of the biggest reasons so many
> people
> > use it. Give github an interface like
> Thingiverse
> > had and it would rock but as it stands now it
> > doesn't.
> >
> > Never design a site like a programmer programs
> > because the masses will dislike it. Afterall
> this
> > is one of the goals of all of this is to get it
> to
> > the masses and having a user friendly site like
> > Thingiverse is at the top of the list in
> achieving
> > that goal.
>
> But it is good for GPL work. It may not be user
> firendly but it is the perfect back end to support
> what so many of you do.
>
> All we need is a proper front end site, that can
> reference github, while providing the easy user
> interface you know is important to popularity.
Exactly. As a backend it is wonderful but we need a front end to appease the mom, and pops or basically the average consumer we were supposed to want in our midst.]]> Dark Alchemist General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:18:24 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176476#msg-176476 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176476#msg-176476 Logrod General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:30:02 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176469#msg-176469 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176469#msg-176469 -------------------------------------------------------
> xclusive585 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > And, I don't need a thingiverse clone... I just
> > need github to have better search tools. :-)
>
> Github sucks. It really sucks and is NOT user
> friendly at all while Thingiverse used to be and
> this is one of the biggest reasons so many people
> use it. Give github an interface like Thingiverse
> had and it would rock but as it stands now it
> doesn't.
>
> Never design a site like a programmer programs
> because the masses will dislike it. Afterall this
> is one of the goals of all of this is to get it to
> the masses and having a user friendly site like
> Thingiverse is at the top of the list in achieving
> that goal.

But it is good for GPL work. It may not be user friendly but it is the perfect back end to support what so many of you do.

All we need is a proper front end site, that can reference github, while providing the easy user interface you know is important to popularity.]]> xclusive585 General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:34:52 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176468#msg-176468 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176468#msg-176468 -------------------------------------------------------
> And, I don't need a thingiverse clone... I just
> need github to have better search tools. :-)

Github sucks. It really sucks and is NOT user friendly at all while Thingiverse used to be and this is one of the biggest reasons so many people use it. Give github an interface like Thingiverse had and it would rock but as it stands now it doesn't.

Never design a site like a programmer programs because the masses will dislike it. Afterall this is one of the goals of all of this is to get it to the masses and having a user friendly site like Thingiverse is at the top of the list in achieving that goal.]]> Dark Alchemist General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:29:09 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176464#msg-176464 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176464#msg-176464 Githubiverse as mentioned earlier?

Quote

drop this into the gh-pages branch of any github project, add a little configuration, and your github pages will display the source files, STLs and any images, along with some other information. The beauty here is that the content is dynamically pulled from the github repository so it is always up to date.


And, I don't need a thingiverse clone... I just need github to have better search tools. :-)]]> xclusive585 General Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:09:22 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176454#msg-176454 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176454#msg-176454
Really, all we need is an Opensource Thingiverse clone. I mean a 100% clone then tweak the bad stuff (no Discus) out and replace it with good stuff and we would all be happy.]]> Dark Alchemist General Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:35:06 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176450#msg-176450 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176450#msg-176450
OB1.4 on Thingiverse
Thingiverse ironically is getting harder to use now with all the crap they plastered over the front page making it hard to find the upload button, plus you still need to upload each file one at a time.

OB1.4 on Cubehero
Cubehero was not as bad as I was expecting with alternatives offered if you didn't want to go through loading onto Github but it still is very limited and only allows a small description and makes it difficult to add any instructions (I didn't manage to do this).

OB1.4 on GrabCad
GrabCad was the fastest and for me was the easiest to use. It made it very easy to upload all files in one hit and allows you to have project names with dots "." and spaces in it. GrabCad has some very nice features like 3D renderings that are able to be rotated in their viewer.

I will leave the printer on all three and see what happens next.]]> Wired1 General Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:09:17 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176443#msg-176443 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176443#msg-176443 -------------------------------------------------------
> irc is just a stream of chat that is unsearchable
> and also unrecorded - that's why it's such an
> excellent choice for communication :(
Grow up.

Fact is that is where the designers of a lot of the stuff you use hang out. Basically the ones who want searches, etc... are the idiot babies who have grown up with everything being fed to them. Frankly I prefer talking directly to the designers and the people who are getting things done than to have some stupid ass web site throw crap at me. Get it from the horse mouth.

Just remeber all of this is free to you so take what you get and like it or shove off.]]> Dark Alchemist General Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:43:19 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176406#msg-176406 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176406#msg-176406 Logrod General Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:45:43 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176400#msg-176400 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176400#msg-176400 -------------------------------------------------------
> Now, on irc I was told (really to get the good
> info you need to be on irc) that there are four
> different ones being worked on as we speak and two
> are about to go into beta. I tried them and they
> show promise and one of them I tried (I can't for
> the life of me remember the urls) said he was
> working on the thingiverse (now Makerbotiverse)
> stl viewer. He had it working but just needed to
> figure out how to get the uploaded model to get
> into a queue for it.

Anyone know what these are? I had a look at irc but it seems to be a stream of chat and not searchable by content.]]> Wired1 General Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:04:57 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176392#msg-176392 Re: Thingiverse "New" queue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,175942,176392#msg-176392
irc.freenode.net #reprap]]> Greg Frost General Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:19:10 -0500