WhatTheDuck

That will always be a risk, but I wouldn’t expect that from a “serious” average vendor. Maybe from a small-time seller, but they’re not making much money regardless. I’d think most large print farms wouldn’t risk their business to skimp out on license fees.

No real way to know regardless.

Thank you for the perspective of being a designer, and for all the work shared with the community.

I’m definitely thankful for Makerworld’s incentives, and it shows with their abundance of great models.

Agreed with ALL this.

People will just keep repeating it. Every. New. Print. “You could sell that!!” My coworkers can’t comprehend just enjoying a hobby for the sake of it.

(I’ve offered to print things at cost; they’re not repeating in a “I want one” kind of way).

Really? This would feel like an entitled overstep to me. No shade if that’s what you do, it would just feel wrong to me.

Yeah, I don’t blame artists for wanting a piece of the pie. Most artists have tiered payment options so licensed vendors pay more, but Hobbyists seem a bit lost in the crossfire sometimes. The AI slop model grift is getting worse too, which just rubs salt in the wounds.

I’m all for supporting artists and recognizing the time and effort it takes to create the model. I have a handful of Pateron subscriptions/donations.

Encase you missed it the first time. This post is not whining about wanting free stuff.

I understand, which is why I don’t really blame the individual artists. The 3D printing community has grown tremendously with modern ‘user-friendly’ printers, so naturally there’s been a shift in demographics. It also doesn’t help how much AI slop grifters are around now too. I just hate the general trend.