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When comparing Thingiverse vs Free3d, the Slant community recommends Thingiverse for most people. In the question“What are the best sources of free 3D models?” Thingiverse is ranked 5th while Free3d is ranked 6th.
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Pros
Pro Intuitive design
Pro Creative Commons license
licensed under a Creative Commons license
Pro Many models
Free 3d (previously TF3DM) is a widely popular site with almost 16 000 models to choose from.
Pro Easy to use file type filters
Free3d has very simple buttons to filter out the file types you want in your searches.
Cons
Con Not a crawler
it's not a search crawler. You can just search the "local" database (3D models uploaded by users).
Con Difficult to find open licence models
Many models are for non commercial use, and Free3d does not presently offer any way to filter those that are for commercial use from those that are not