• Easily the biggest news of the day: MyMiniFactory has acquired Thingiverse! • Thingiverse is the oldest and largest (by model count) of the dedicated 3D printable model sites. • It was first created by MakerBot as a way to encourage usage of their then-new desktop 3D printer, the CupCake. • As the first site in the space, it attracted vast numbers of uploads and downloads. • Later, MakerBot was acquired by Stratasys, and Thingiverse went along with it. • Stratasys changed MakerBot’s mission to a more commercial trajectory, and Thingiverse was left in an awkward position.

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  • Easily the biggest news of the day: MyMiniFactory has acquired Thingiverse! Thingiverse is the oldest and largest (by model count) of the dedicated 3D printable model sites. It was first created by MakerBot as a way to encourage usage of their then-new desktop 3D printer, the CupCake. As the first site in the space, it attracted vast numbers of uploads and downloads. Later, MakerBot was acquired by Stratasys, and Thingiverse went along with it. Stratasys changed MakerBot’s mission to a more commercial trajectory, and Thingiverse was left in an awkward position. It was basically left alone for

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