RE: New PrusaPrinters - The best 3D model database and community!
I find it very smart to reward those who print and not those who draw, what if we all stopped publishing our drawings?
RE: New PrusaPrinters - The best 3D model database and community!
People really need to stop seeing Prusameters as "payment" for "work". It's a reward - a little thank you to give a little appreciation back. not something to collect to get free stuff.
I like that perspective. The only way to get serious Prusameters anyway is to produce models that many people download, every month. And that's certainly not bookmarks or doorknobs or tessellating patterns (fool that I am, I thought bookmarks was the low point of the flash contests…) And certainly not posting makes.
I completely agree that it is a reward system and not a payment system, I just wondered how the number of prusameters was calculated.
The makes I posted would have been printed anyway, as they were gifts for friends. It's just too bad that someone is trying to hack the system to get "free" prusameters.
As a designer of models, I am happy to receive an appreciation in the form of prusameters for uploading models. Although most of my models are technical and typically have a smaller audience and rarely reach the minimum requirement of 3 likes and 30 downloads per 30 days.
Have a look at my models on Printables.com 😉
RE: New PrusaPrinters - The best 3D model database and community!
People really need to stop seeing Prusameters as "payment" for "work". It's a reward - a little thank you to give a little appreciation back. not something to collect to get free stuff.
I like that perspective. The only way to get serious Prusameters anyway is to produce models that many people download, every month. And that's certainly not bookmarks or doorknobs or tessellating patterns (fool that I am, I thought bookmarks was the low point of the flash contests…) And certainly not posting makes.
The way I see it, the system is set up so you can basically get yourself to one free spool of filament by filling out the registration, posting your first 10 models, making 3 collections, and then posting a reasonable number of makes. It's a thank you for participating in the website. Beyond that, yeah, you need to put some serious effort and skill into designing models that a lot of people want to download.
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I completely agree that it is a reward system and not a payment system, I just wondered how the number of prusameters was calculated.
The makes I posted would have been printed anyway, as they were gifts for friends. It's just too bad that someone is trying to hack the system to get "free" prusameters.
As a designer of models, I am happy to receive an appreciation in the form of prusameters for uploading models. Although most of my models are technical and typically have a smaller audience and rarely reach the minimum requirement of 3 likes and 30 downloads per 30 days.
This is kind of where I am at. I have only posted models or makes that solved a particular problem that I needed solved regardless of the existence of the Printables site. Probably all of my models could be improved but they got the job done for me, so they might also be (and some of them have been) useful to others. My "most popular" model was also the first one I posted... It's a stupid little countersunk trim washer for M3 screws that solved a particular mounting problem for me. Some I haven't posted because they were either too specialized, or incorporated parts that I machined which the 3d model would be useless without.
A couple things have made my day more than any amount of prusameters might have. The first was having a make and a 5 star rating from a winner of one of the contests, and the second was getting the same for one of my remixed parts, from the original author of the part that I remixed, who turned around and used my remix in his project. That's probably the best reason to post a make rather than getting "paid" in prusameters for it. Let the author know if you liked it, or how you think it could be improved.
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A couple things have made my day more than any amount of prusameters might have. The first was having a make and a 5 star rating from a winner of one of the contests, and the second was getting the same for one of my remixed parts, from the original author of the part that I remixed, who turned around and used my remix in his project. That's probably the best reason to post a make rather than getting "paid" in prusameters for it. Let the author know if you liked it, or how you think it could be improved.
It's great that someone posts a picture and gives a rating, but for me, it means much more that there is a feedback and preferably constructive suggestions. It gives me the opportunity to improve the design and upload a better model - win/win for everyone.
The worst case is getting a rating of one to two stars with a comment like: "It doesn't work" or only a picture without description - then when I write back to find out what the problem was, there is no reply...
The person who gives the bad rating is rewarded with prusameters and I get a bad rating without being able to do anything about it.
It should be mandatory that a rating of three stars or less required an explanation of what caused the low rating and suggestions for improvement.
Have a look at my models on Printables.com 😉
RE: New PrusaPrinters - The best 3D model database and community!
Is there a Problem on the Side as i somtimes cand reatch the printables whise prusa3d is always up at the time
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Yes there is a problem. The site is experiencing technical difficulties.
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hello, when I try to add a make the rating does not always appear, do you have this bug too? (I use firefox)
RE: New PrusaPrinters - The best 3D model database and community!
First you know that only 10 makes per month count
after 10 makes then there is no benefit
only quality prints count full somtimes prints like the 28mm statues give you no points or only 3
Points also may apear 1day late
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hello, when I try to add a make the rating does not always appear, do you have this bug too? (I use firefox)
Yes, there has been a thread somewhere about that. First you need to be logged in when downloading the model and when creating the make, second "some" time needs to pass between download and make for the rating to be available.
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RE: New PrusaPrinters - The best 3D model database and community!
ok It's weird but I understand better thanks
RE: New PrusaPrinters - The best 3D model database and community!
The Printables.com site just keeps getting better and better, so kudos to the people working to make it better.
But . . . why oh why did someone decide that gray text on a white background was a good idea? Even in dark mode it is not very legible. Am I the only one who finds this combination makes the site difficult to read? I would think that correcting this design flaw would be a relatively easy way to further improve an already awesome website.
Note to the website staff: If you think I am trying to flatter you into making this change, you are correct. My flattery is sincere though - the website is great, but there is always room for improvement.
RE: New PrusaPrinters - The best 3D model database and community!
A suggestion for an update to Printables.
It would be nice to be able to make a collection of makes. Currently a make is only inserted as a comment against the original model. Putting all of a persons makes in some sort of user collection would be a great way to share things you've made. I know private collections are made from Likes and Downloads, but being able to share all your makes in once place would be a great way to showcase everything you've printed and posted.
Teamwork,
Steve
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Can this printer copy my toy? If it can, then will money wares.
RE: New PrusaPrinters - The best 3D model database and community!
these printers cannot 'Copy' anything!
YOU have to obtain or create a suitable Gcode file that adequately describes what you wish the 3D printer to print.
regards Joan
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Prusa email 'new make of your print' contains bad links
Very odd! The emails that tell me there is a new make of my model or a new comment sometimes contain incorrect links to the make or comment. It does not seem consistent, sometimes the links work and sometimes they do not.
The one I got today was "https://www.printables.com/model/62494-tweety/comments/comments/1080571", which is bad but if I remove one of those '/comments' it is correct.
Is anyone else experiencing This?
Teamwork,
Steve
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I hope Prusa will add support for these formats soon. I hope that remote control will be much easier for general users as well.
Is there a way to tip a designer that does not have a club?
Unless I am missing something, I cannot find a way to set up my account to receive tips.
Before 'clubs' was introduced, I could be wrong, but I thought there was a 'tip designer' option.
Teamwork,
Steve
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Yeah, that disappeared when they introduced "clubs". At one point Mikolas Zuza in a post mentioned it would be back "soon" but there's no sign of it. They seem to be too enamored with the clubs.
For the fun of it I look at some of the subscriber numbers. I don't know but I have a hard time calling this a success but what do I know.
For me and what I do, setting up a club makes no sense. I don't want to be obliged to produce exclusive contents. And while I've received a fair number of free "coffees" with the old tip system, I would never ask anyone for a monthly payment.