Cults (3D printing marketplace)

Cults is a 3D printing marketplace allowing designers, makers and other users to share free and paid models meant for 3D printing. It is also a social network where 3D printing enthusiasts can interact.[1]

Cults
Type of site
3D printing marketplace
Available inEnglish, French, Spanish
Founded2014 (2014)
Headquarters
Paris
Founder(s)Hugo Fromont, Pierre Ayroles
Industry3D Printing, e-Commerce, Marketplace
URLcults3d.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationFree
Users1 000 000
Current statusActive

History

Cults was founded in 2014 and is the first fully independent 3D printing marketplace.[1]

In 2015, La Poste establishes a partnership with Cults and 3D Slash to develop impression3d.laposte.fr, a digital manufacturing service allowing users to have objects printed and shipped to them on demand.[2]

In 2016, Boulanger partners with Cults to develop Happy 3d, an open source platform dedicated to spare parts printing, in an effort to promote sustainable consumption.[3][4][5][6]

Name

The name Cults is a semordnilap: Read from right to left, it spells St-Luc, patron saint of artists and sculptors. Additionally, the first three letters are STL, referring to the common stereolithography file format used by creators.

gollark: Chronos 9ever.
gollark: You can give them fun timey names.
gollark: My favourites are, obviously, chronos.
gollark: They're great trade fodder.
gollark: OR ARE THERE?

See also

References
  1. "About Cults". cults3d.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. "L'impression 3D : maintenant disponible en mode e-Commerce avec La Poste". presse-citron.net (in French). 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2020-01-17..
  3. "Boulanger giving away 3D printable spare parts for free via new 'Happy 3D' online platform". www.3ders.org. 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2020-01-17..
  4. "Comment Boulanger incite ses clients à réparer plutôt que jeter". bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com (in French). 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2019-02-11..
  5. "Boulanger lance Happy3D, plate-forme dédiée à l'impression 3D des pièces détachées". lejournaldeleco.fr (in French). 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2019-02-11..
  6. "Boulanger propose à ses clients d'imprimer eux-mêmes leurs pièces détachées". usinenouvelle.com (in French). 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2019-02-11..
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