How to upload a derivative to Thingiverse

Housing derivatives - the nifty plastic kind

Housing derivatives - the nifty plastic kind

Uploading a derivative to Thingiverse is easy – once you know how to do it.1

  • Click “I made one!
  • Scroll down until you see “Did you change the design?
  • Upload your modified source file.
  • Click “Upload File

Now you’ll see the regular Thing editing page you’re used to – except that it will be linked as a derivative of the original Thing.

Go forth and derive!2

  1. Photo courtesy of WoodleyWonderWorks []
  2. Deriverate?  You know what I mean. []
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  • Building Blocks - MakerBot Industries
    December 2, 2010 at 3:03 pm
     

    [...] derivative Things from Thingiverse is all about building up and off of someone else’s ideas. Little proofs of concept like printed ball bearings turn hardware dependent plastic spindles into [...]

     
 

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