3D Printing at Morris Library: Resources

Thingiverse is a community to discover, make, and share 3D models. Users can download files of objects that others have made. Several of the objects can be customized and modified.

Open repository of digital files suitable for 3D printing.

SketchUp's design library of 3D models.

Collection of 3D models of various artifacts from the Smithsonian Museums.

Search, browse, download, and share 3D biomedical printable models including custom labware.

NASA's 3D resources site that includes several printable models in .STL format.

Site contains many 3D models of fossils. You can download an OBJ file to use in 3D printing.

Data archive with hundreds of digital scans of fossils, plant and animal specimens (including internal structure), cultural items, and natural history materials. Many files are in stl format and are free to download. Files come from institutions around the world.

Africanfossils.org has several 3D models of significant fossils and artifacts in categories such as hominids, animals, and tools. It is a partnership with Autodesk, National Geographic, the Turkana Basin Institute, the National Museum of Kenya, and Stony Brook University.

3D Scan project by artist Oliver Laric at The Usher Gallery at The Collection in Lincolnshire, UK.

3D scans of Native American artifacts from the Hampson Archeological Museum State Park in Wilson, Arkansas. OBJ files are included.

3D scans of artifacts at the British Museum in London.