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Fellow forum dwellers we meet again,

After my model on printables got suspended by staff yesterday afternoon,

I got an answer from the printables mods about the current guidelines of commerce on the plattform.

I conclude(take it with a spoon of salt! 😘 ):

As long you have a complete product that is fully functional accessible on printables.com,

you may present and advertise additional parts or accessories through links in the Model description!

Example:

Your model is named "Box with Lid" , your printables files should contain both Box and Lid.

You can not hide the Lid required for the model to function behind a paywall(Ko-Fi or similar),

but you can present your audience with an additional option "Lid-with-ribbon" through a link to a third-party-website.

Breaking the Guidelines:

What is strictly against the Guidelines are "empty" model-pages,

where you have all the descriptions for the model,

but missing or uncomplete printable files needed for the model to function correctly as described.

My suspension Case:

I posted a Remix of my original model K1 ITX Case with a mockup-assembly,

instead of its printfiles of the model described in  the Discription and Cover-Photo,

hiding the required printfiles behind a patreon/ Kofi-Shop Paywall.

How to monetize without breaking the Guidelines

Make it clear which parts or what features are free / included in the printables files!

Split the additional parts you want to set up for purchase(through a third-party-websites) into a sperate Section/paragraph in the Description.

Dont create a seperate product page on printables just to sell the advertised product!

PDF-Screenshot of my "empty" model:

K1 Max ITX PC Case Modular by Kibo Download free STL model Printables.com

Screenshot of the conversation:

I am open for any questions or constructive criticism!

Thanks for the professionalism of the printables Team!