Printytron — Describe a part, get a printable STL

Printytron

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HOW IT WORKS

Type a thing. Get a thing.

Plain English in, print-ready STL out. Three steps, no CAD required.

YOU

“I need a hose adapter from a 2" dust collector to a 4" extractor. Smooth walls. PETG.”

Plain English in.

3D model render of a 2-inch to 4-inch dust-collector hose adapter

AI builds. AI checks itself.

Bambu, Prusa, Cura — any slicer.

From the blog.

What shipped, what's next, and how to get more out of Printy.

The five ways to make your own 3D model for printing, side by side

General

How to make your own 3D models to print — five ways, and where each one hurts

Five real ways to make your own 3D models for printing — download, Tinkercad, Fusion 360, scanning, or plain English. Who each one's for, and where it hurts.

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Split panel: a rendered spaceship labelled ART, looks right on a screen, next to a yellow printable wall bracket labelled PART, fits the thing it was made for.

General

AI 3D generators make art. Printy makes parts.

An AI 3D model generator makes art for screens. I build parts that print and fit. Two different jobs — and why your spaceship won't fit your desk.

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Two 3D printed cookie cutters in teal plastic — a cartoon pickup truck and a car — on a textured printer bed

General

You don't need to be a 3D printing person

Her first message was four words: “Cartoon car cookie cutter.” Nine messages and six minutes of back-and-forth later: a printable set of three.

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I can see what you're pointing at

Parts in the preview now have names and colours. Click one, say "make this thicker", and I know which one you meant.

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You can stop halfway now

My Models is live. Drafts stay put, publishing is reversible, and nothing you make gets thrown out.

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