@@-ljk- True .. in fact Bambulab copied a ton including taking over the entire Prusa Slicer. ;) BUT where they shine is actually they also dramatically improve things. Being on both platforms (Printables, Makerworld) with exactly the same 3D models I can say: A) porting over models to Makerworld from Printables was a breeze thanks to their easy workflow. B) The rewards cadency on Makerworld VASTLY outpaces the one on Printables. Like 1:5 - 1:10. I switched from being a long term Prusa fan to Bambu. Because everything feels similar ... but a lot more polished and smoother. That being said ... lets see how long the reward system will stay that lucrative. Time will tell ...
@@-ljk- Prusa gives you like 30 points when your model is downloaded 100 times, sometimes you get no points at all when you reach a milestone for no particular reason. You need 350 points for one roll of filament and still have to pay for shipping. It costs me about 16€ and about 3 months to get a "free" roll of filament, which still costs me about 2x what I pay for 1kg of Sunlu filament, just for Prusa shipping. I mean free stuff is free stuff, I'm not complaining, but Prusa isn't really comparable to BambuLab here...
The best part is by growing their marketplace people are able to get a printer, therefore having new customer that are already established with the marketplace rinse and repeat.
damn the fact that you got that many prusameters is insane maybe its just because for me they arent giving me the correct 100 prusametrs and are giving me random 10 prusameters that do not add up to 100. your models must be good,
@@kevbot. Well ... I guess you would have been blown away (by the speed) with a Voron 2.4, too. And after all that's where Bambu Lab "got inspired" from and copied even many functions: the Klipper and Voron community in the same way they use PrusaSlicer for Bambu Studio or copied Printables. Don't know if that's a good thing.
@hassosigbjoernson5738 The difference is there has never been an out of the box printer like this you(most of the time)have to buld your own voron which can take days worth of time where as the x1c literally takes 15mins to get started up
Surely big companies would pay him royalties for using that design in all their marketing material and as a default print file on most 3D printing machines.
Building a print farm from makerworld points, and most of my consumables and spare parts are covered. I have thou also spent large amounts of money to get starting before gaining traction with the points.
@@kevbot. it's a somewhat long story. I started with ordering 2 X1C combo in september, but noticed at that point I wouldn't use both printers enough at that time and sold one of them. Then I noticed makerworld and got into 3D modelling and publishing my own models. I gained traction with some of my models over halloween and found a style of image creation (hueforge with glow in the dark filaments) that got really good feedback. I bought filament, spare parts and consumables from the points. Then I ordered a A1 mini combo, mostly paid in full with my own money as I was curios of the new model, then a short while after I had enough giftcards to get a P1S combo. Then before Christmas I got a A1 (standard). I sold that quickly as I reconsidered my available space and feel that it's better to focus on P1S printers for me. Now I just got points to get another P1S combo. I might sell the A1 mini and get a third P1S. (Which would by my 4th printer three P1S's and one X1C) To summarise: I have spent a fair bit of my own money, but the gift cards from makerworld have reduced my cost significantly. Let's say 25-35% of my total cost. My issue now is to actually have a good enough "business case" to justify having my own print farm 😂😂 I have got the big three tech touch screen to be able to control all printers at once 😅 I'm slightly embarrassed, but I might have gone way to hard into 3D printing this time 😂 Now I'm almost forced to start content creation or a 3D printing business 😂🙈
@@kevbot. it's a quite long story. But it started when I was trying to sell 3 printers that was not in use do to time and trobleshooting (Ender3 pro, CR10-s and tenlog tl3d). Then I discovered the X1C and bought two x1c combo in september. I quickly saw that one would be more than enough at that point and sold one. I then noticed makerworld in october and got interested in modeling my own models due to feeling I got something back if I managed to publish desirable models. The contest over Halloween spiked my interested and I put alot of time and effort to publish models that could be of interest. Some of the models got popular and gained some income in terms of points. I also found my own style of hueforge images that got popular (hueforge with glow in the dark filament) I bought consumables, spare parts and filaments from the first points. Then I purchased the A1 mini combo (from my own money) out of interest as I liked Bambu Lab products and community and wanted to experience the new model. Then I partially covered a P1S combo out of gift cards in November. Then I bought a A1 in December also partially covered by gift cards. Now I am about to get a second P1S combo fully covered. I have sold the A1 and will most likely sell the A1 mini and buy a third P1S to focus on the P1S and X1C models as the form factor suits my available space better. (I love the quality and silence of printing from the A1 series, so it's only due to space management) I also have the big three tech touch screen that can control up yo 9 printers at the same time. Long story short. The giftcards and makerworld platform has helped partially financing a potential 3D printing business or content creation posibility and reducing the risk of investment. Now my biggest worry is to figure out what I should make 😬😅
@@kevbot. it's a long story, but RUclips have deleted the comments when I tried to describe it in detail. The short story is that makerworld and bambu lab has made me love 3D printing again and reduced the investment and risk of maybe making it to a business or at least covering cost and efficiency of a hobby 😊 I will most likely be at three P1S Combo's and one X1C combo within the next weeks. + spare parts, consumables and filaments. Where I have covered 60-70% from my own pocket and the rest is covered through giftcards.
My downloads are pretty niche but I'm sitting on £105 in vouchers after 2 months. I have the same models on printables and have only had a spool of filament from them, and that I had to pay £13 shipping for. I was going to buy an A1 combo but then the recall happened so gives me more time to add some more vouchers.
@@beermanukyes printables stops giving point post 400 downloads. On maker world your get a lot more points on different things and it never stops eben if you are in the 1000s of downloads. But to get an whole printer you also need the luck of your models being popular
Hey i don't know if you'll respond but how hard is it to start using makerworld? I design a lot of things in Autodesk Inventor but I have to use my local 3d printing business to print them (not only for me other people ask me to design them sutff too) and i want to get a 3d printer without blowing my savings
It wont when their filament will be bought aswell since when you print you have to buy New stuff or project sets which they offer and you eventually need to replace some components so it is in their interest to have many Popular designs that people print
they did change the points structure majorly recently, at first there was a lot of outrage because the sheer clip of points basically stopped, because they favored a new 'Boosts' system that every user receives; but they've since been adjusting it to be closer to the original experience. I had a big hiccup for about a month, but now I'm back to a somewhat more consistent pace of around 2-3 gift cards per month from points. The boosts help but I don't rely on them
Small world, I just printed your articulating coasters this week. At work (completely disconnected from my personal accounts), this video popped up. I usually just have these play to listen and happened to look at the screen when your models were being shown and recognized the model. It printed fantasitcally and looks great!
Got both A1 mini Combo and P1S Combo. Just so everyone to know, you need an actual printed model. Get an Ender cheap printer or something - Makerworld is hunting down no photo/stolen/low quality models.
Man, I wish I could do this. I've been wanting to get a 3D printer for a while, but it seems like you need to already have a 3D printer in order to do this.
I ended up getting an A1 combo with points but returned it for the recall. Now I’m just going to save up for the new flagship since I already have an X1C.
@@SovietCaptain03the cable has a problem, printing that cable holder doesn't do too much for it. Even if you really like fires, why don't you use the recall and get a free spare bed and coupon?
@@SovietCaptain03 dude do your research lmao the 3d printable thing is to prevent it from happening in the future if your wiress already dameged from Shipping its pointless lol but they will send out a replacement be to you free of charge so why not do that
I don't think it's gonna last much longer since you are trying to popularize it. Nothing is for free forever, they are only doing it as a great marketing but not even china can supply us with free printers forever especially after the big A1 recall which is also a great income loss for them whatsoever.
You are probably right, but keep in mind that they wouldn't be giving away so many points if they thought it was bad for business. It is great marketing, like you said. They are bringing a lot of designers/creators over to there platform who are going to post great models for them, which in turn will attract more people who 3D print to there site. The more people they have in there ecosystem, the more money they will potentially make. So I'm sure they look at being generous with there points as a great thing for them to do. That's my thoughts on it, but I could be wrong.
You also have to consider the barriers to creating these models. There is likely just a small demographic that would dedicate their spare time for learning the modeling software and engineering these designs. More people would tell themselves that they want to do this, but even fewer will actually go through with it
How exactly did you get one for free with your amount of downloads? If Im correct, it takes about 8820 points to get a printer for free, which even if you got 3 points per download (which only is true if for the first 50 downloads of each model, which means most of your downloads are worth 1 point), you would have around 7000, which when accounting for most downloads being worth less than that, you should have I think it was less than 3000 points (not including print profiles, but the print profiles don't get as many points or downloads). So, how did you get that many points, is there something I am missing?
I'm not sure how it all breaks down, but I had about 7,840 points when I got the printer, with around 2500 downloads. You do get addition points for print profiles and for just uploading models. I'm working on getting a second printer now.
@@kevbot.I think they nerfed the system after many people bought printers for free. I have about 1.200 downloads on my models and only 2.000 points. With what you're telling I should have about double of that.
Really crazy. After watching your video, I created a Makerworld account because I was curious to see how it would turn out. After six days I now have 5500 points. If this continues, I can order a P1S with AMS in another six days - what the ... I wouldn't have tried it without your video. Thanks for that.
@@powerpow365My model was already known on Printables and had been downloaded over 40k times. I also used the same thumbnail. Maybe one or the other has recognized it. But I didn't use advertising then, as I do now - but it would make sense to do so. It is important to have a high-quality thumbnail that already shows a solution to a problem or the benefits. Furthermore, the name is extremely important. It should be memorable and self-explanatory. A good product description and other nice looking pictures are logically also helpful. But ultimately it comes down to a good design that also takes into account the limitations of 3D printing. The majority of makers are also trying their hand at smaller objects that can be printed quickly. I'm an industrial designer myself and I think it's great that so many people are interested in product design because of 3D printing. But publishing great, successful products also takes years of experience, a lot of research, timing or sometimes even luck. You have to remember that. :)
I love this idea. I'm still learning how to create my own models, so I may have to do the other tasks for the time-being. Is it just as fast to earn points without uploading? Or is uploading the bulk of points? Thanks!
Thank you so so much for lettting me know of this makerworld thing. Thank you so much! It would be better if you could make some tutorials with it because I am having some trouble with it and can't find any tutorials. Thanks!
@. thanks a lot but I just realised that I was just a glitch, it works now but thanks for your offer anyways! I also subscribe to your channel because I love how you use different methods to earn money! keep up the good work!
@@kevbot.hello, I was wondering which Facebook page was shown in the video because it looked like it full of 3d printing experts. Could you include a link please. Thanks!
It says that you can use the gift card in Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand and China (Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan) but is there any chance i could order something to Sweden with it?
i found that whenever you need to upload a design, it also wanted you to upload print profile with it, otherwise it won't complete the whole model for public to see. is this correct? I'm kinda new on makersworld. Because if it is a yes, then I don't have bambu printer, so how can I create print profile without one? maybe I'm doing something wrong here
Thanks for this video! I didn't even think of posting to facebook. I post mine on instagram and reddit. I started by designing a random scraper as a joke (just to remove the calibration lines) and it blew up on reddit and long story short, I bought 2 additional AMS' for my X1C. I was saving up giftcards to buy an A1 mini, but I figure why not just wait longer and get another X1C (or P1S) so far so good. I upload a new model about once or twice a month, and haven't had to buy any bambu filament in several months since i get it all from points
Glad I could help, and thank you for watching! Also, nice work on getting 2 additional Ams's! You should be able to get an X1C in no time by posting in the Facebook groups. It has helped me out a ton!
I've had good luck on Fiverr and Upwork. You will be able to find someone to do it for you, and if it's not to complex, I could do it as well. Just sent me an email at contact.kevbot@gmail.com.
Is this still valid in September 2024? I'm in Australia and curious whether there's still potential to capitalise on this opportunity. Thanks for sharing! 😎🤙🏼
I would love to do that but i dont know what models to post that people are really interested in :( i posted some cable management thingies but they dont made any points yet
Hey, on the redemption page, I'm not seeing any 3d printers or much of anything besides models and models parts. Is there something I'm missing? Thanks in advance.
Yea, part of the problem Bambulab's makerspace has is the fact that many people have models and files taken from other websites for free and sold on the makers pace by people who never designed or built a 3D print
I uploaded some actual cool deisgns but I dont get any downloads. How long does it take until people dowload it? I uploaded the print profile 4 hours after I uploaded the stl. Is that a problem?
Usually, people start downloading after about 2 hours for me. Did you try sharing your designs in Facebook or Reddit groups? That should help jumpstart it.
He described multiple ways in this video that dont require a 3d printer. You dont need a 3d printer to make and upload models, nor to be good at using slicing software.
Oh, Idk I saw a comment of his saying that one has to do a test print and all that to make sure all's fine so thought I'd make sure by posting my own, thanks@@Sivanot
That's tough; you really need a printer to earn points so you can test your designs and print profiles. If I were you, I would buy a cheap printer just temporarily and then use it to start earning points for another printer. You could also technically get away with designing models and uploading them to Makerworld without a printer. Just make sure to slice the model after you make it and really study it to see if it will print correctly.
Blender is a great software, but its challenging to learn. Some other good options are plasticity, shapr3d, onshape, and fusion. Just try them out and see what works best for you.
Ye uhh when u got to your point page and then go to your point shop and then click that icon which changes your country and change it to global it includes Malaysia there.
how can you get more points if you're not good at making models and presenting them on the site? I also can't make a print profile because I don't have a bamboo printer
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It’s a pity the points/vouchers program is only available in the US 😢
About 8500 points. You get 150 points for the first 150 downloads, and then I believe its 25 points for 25 downloads after that. Plus, you get points for the print profile.
150 points for the first 50 downloads, and then 25 points for every 25 downloads. Just ordered an A1 mini combo and 6 spools after 3 weeks from my first upload!
@@TheCubingChronicles Yes, you get points for uploading the model and print profile. Then you get points for people downloading the model and also using the print profile.
bruh i was in a competition and i went into the slicer program for like 30 minutes to find the best positioning and suports to get the fastest and cheapest prints i guess i could do that and maybe get some points
30 points for every 10 downloads up to 50 downloads, then 25 points for every 25 downloads after that. Plus, you get points for uploading your print profile and you get points when people use your print profile.
@kevbot can you make me a model that I can post on maker-world and get enough points for a 3d printer I really really want a multi color 3d printer pleaaassee
@@kevbot. It does I've seen it. However we need more points and printers are more expensive here. I calculated that I'd need smth with about 5000 downloads to be able to get a A1 combo
Do you know how many downloads in total you need to get a printer ? from my calculations its about 15k which seems awfully high . I read up on it and it says 1 point per download after 50 downloads . Did I make a mistake ?
I'd say so, they are very generous with giving out points and you can get gift cards. It's definitely worth trying out especially if you are just using printables at the moment. .
I didnt really get an idea from the video as to how much downloads or uploads you need to hit a single $40 gift card, it kind of seems like you would have to make this your full time job. And I have some designs that are worth money and I feel like uploading them for a single $40 gift card would be shooting myself in the foot
Actually, it doesn't take much time. For example, I posted a model that turns a CD case into a hologram, I posted it on reddit to "advertise" and get them to download my model. After a week I reached the points needed for a 40 euro card. I have saved 80 euros to get 4 spools of filaments and samples paying only 70 euro cents.
No, for models, it doesn't matter at all (but you do have to upload a physical picture), but if you are uploading a print profile, it has to be sliced it in Bambu Studios (which has more printers than just Bambu Labs printers, so it is still fine with any printer).
ahh allright thank you so much! I already gave up thinking id need a bambu printer to make those profles, i noticed that nobody downloads models with no profiles@@cedarcoombs8111
Genius system to grow their marketplace.
I agree.
Erm prusa did it first they just copied printables entirely
@@-ljk- True .. in fact Bambulab copied a ton including taking over the entire Prusa Slicer. ;) BUT where they shine is actually they also dramatically improve things. Being on both platforms (Printables, Makerworld) with exactly the same 3D models I can say: A) porting over models to Makerworld from Printables was a breeze thanks to their easy workflow. B) The rewards cadency on Makerworld VASTLY outpaces the one on Printables. Like 1:5 - 1:10.
I switched from being a long term Prusa fan to Bambu. Because everything feels similar ... but a lot more polished and smoother. That being said ... lets see how long the reward system will stay that lucrative. Time will tell ...
@@-ljk- Prusa gives you like 30 points when your model is downloaded 100 times, sometimes you get no points at all when you reach a milestone for no particular reason.
You need 350 points for one roll of filament and still have to pay for shipping.
It costs me about 16€ and about 3 months to get a "free" roll of filament, which still costs me about 2x what I pay for 1kg of Sunlu filament, just for Prusa shipping.
I mean free stuff is free stuff, I'm not complaining, but Prusa isn't really comparable to BambuLab here...
The best part is by growing their marketplace people are able to get a printer, therefore having new customer that are already established with the marketplace rinse and repeat.
Given how good the Bambu Labs printers are and how I managed to get a free PRUSA mk3s over on printables, I guess this is how I’m going to do it.
It's worth it. I was blown away with my first Bambu lab printer after using prusa for a long time.
damn the fact that you got that many prusameters is insane maybe its just because for me they arent giving me the correct 100 prusametrs and are giving me random 10 prusameters that do not add up to 100. your models must be good,
@@kevbot.:saying you got paid without saying you got paid
@@kevbot. Well ... I guess you would have been blown away (by the speed) with a Voron 2.4, too.
And after all that's where Bambu Lab "got inspired" from and copied even many functions: the Klipper and Voron community in the same way they use PrusaSlicer for Bambu Studio or copied Printables.
Don't know if that's a good thing.
@hassosigbjoernson5738 The difference is there has never been an out of the box printer like this you(most of the time)have to buld your own voron which can take days worth of time where as the x1c literally takes 15mins to get started up
imagine the designer of the 3Dbenchy
bro would probably be a billionaire if bambu lab gift cards would be legal tender.
Surely big companies would pay him royalties for using that design in all their marketing material and as a default print file on most 3D printing machines.
@@YaNeK92 Ahem... I think it was a company.
As a person who only has a little ender 3 v3 KE, this does have the potential to get another printer. Thank you Kevbot.
Anytime! Thank you for watching!
any luck?
Any luck?
Any luck?
My coworker just got his third P1S combo with just points. I'm about 3/4 the way to my first lol.
That's awesome! I love to hear when people get free printers.
@soundologe how long did it take you to get enough points
@@AWPOnTopI think I am there since november. But I'm far from consistent. You can easily make many points when you post on contest dates for example.
Where do you guys work? lol
@@erikpeters8507why?
This is exactly how i got my 2nd machine. A p1s combo
How much time did it take ? And if Ive never made any files how can I still make points ?
@@SimonLanglais around 3 months. But the point system was way more giving in the beginning
@@NeoKoiPrints oh no. Do you think I can still get a printer with this ? And how can you create easy files that a lot of people are gonna download?
@@SimonLanglais for sure, the a1 mini is 200, thats 5 cards. I use hueforge and nomad sculpt
@@NeoKoiPrints yeah I was looking for the a1 mini but with the ams also.
Building a print farm from makerworld points, and most of my consumables and spare parts are covered.
I have thou also spent large amounts of money to get starting before gaining traction with the points.
A print farm!? You must have got a lot of points! Did you buy a lot of printers to start?
@@kevbot. it's a somewhat long story.
I started with ordering 2 X1C combo in september, but noticed at that point I wouldn't use both printers enough at that time and sold one of them.
Then I noticed makerworld and got into 3D modelling and publishing my own models.
I gained traction with some of my models over halloween and found a style of image creation (hueforge with glow in the dark filaments) that got really good feedback. I bought filament, spare parts and consumables from the points.
Then I ordered a A1 mini combo, mostly paid in full with my own money as I was curios of the new model, then a short while after I had enough giftcards to get a P1S combo. Then before Christmas I got a A1 (standard). I sold that quickly as I reconsidered my available space and feel that it's better to focus on P1S printers for me.
Now I just got points to get another P1S combo.
I might sell the A1 mini and get a third P1S. (Which would by my 4th printer three P1S's and one X1C)
To summarise: I have spent a fair bit of my own money, but the gift cards from makerworld have reduced my cost significantly. Let's say 25-35% of my total cost.
My issue now is to actually have a good enough "business case" to justify having my own print farm 😂😂
I have got the big three tech touch screen to be able to control all printers at once 😅
I'm slightly embarrassed, but I might have gone way to hard into 3D printing this time 😂 Now I'm almost forced to start content creation or a 3D printing business 😂🙈
@@kevbot. it's a quite long story.
But it started when I was trying to sell 3 printers that was not in use do to time and trobleshooting (Ender3 pro, CR10-s and tenlog tl3d).
Then I discovered the X1C and bought two x1c combo in september.
I quickly saw that one would be more than enough at that point and sold one.
I then noticed makerworld in october and got interested in modeling my own models due to feeling I got something back if I managed to publish desirable models. The contest over Halloween spiked my interested and I put alot of time and effort to publish models that could be of interest. Some of the models got popular and gained some income in terms of points.
I also found my own style of hueforge images that got popular (hueforge with glow in the dark filament)
I bought consumables, spare parts and filaments from the first points. Then I purchased the A1 mini combo (from my own money) out of interest as I liked Bambu Lab products and community and wanted to experience the new model.
Then I partially covered a P1S combo out of gift cards in November.
Then I bought a A1 in December also partially covered by gift cards.
Now I am about to get a second P1S combo fully covered.
I have sold the A1 and will most likely sell the A1 mini and buy a third P1S to focus on the P1S and X1C models as the form factor suits my available space better. (I love the quality and silence of printing from the A1 series, so it's only due to space management)
I also have the big three tech touch screen that can control up yo 9 printers at the same time.
Long story short. The giftcards and makerworld platform has helped partially financing a potential 3D printing business or content creation posibility and reducing the risk of investment.
Now my biggest worry is to figure out what I should make 😬😅
@@kevbot. it's a long story, but RUclips have deleted the comments when I tried to describe it in detail.
The short story is that makerworld and bambu lab has made me love 3D printing again and reduced the investment and risk of maybe making it to a business or at least covering cost and efficiency of a hobby 😊
I will most likely be at three P1S Combo's and one X1C combo within the next weeks. + spare parts, consumables and filaments. Where I have covered 60-70% from my own pocket and the rest is covered through giftcards.
@@madness3D_ Thats insane!!
My downloads are pretty niche but I'm sitting on £105 in vouchers after 2 months. I have the same models on printables and have only had a spool of filament from them, and that I had to pay £13 shipping for. I was going to buy an A1 combo but then the recall happened so gives me more time to add some more vouchers.
Wow, so you got way more points on Makerworld then?
@@kevbot.yeah, night and day difference. My printables account has been up a year too.
@@kevbot.Yes a lot more. I've had my printables account for around a year, the makerworld one I put up on Christmas eve 2023.
@@beermanukyes printables stops giving point post 400 downloads. On maker world your get a lot more points on different things and it never stops eben if you are in the 1000s of downloads. But to get an whole printer you also need the luck of your models being popular
Hey i don't know if you'll respond but how hard is it to start using makerworld? I design a lot of things in Autodesk Inventor but I have to use my local 3d printing business to print them (not only for me other people ask me to design them sutff too) and i want to get a 3d printer without blowing my savings
im so glad that i found this out, but i know have to do this very quickly before they inevitably take this away bc too many people are doing it lol
Hopefully, it lasts a while but only time will tell.
It wont when their filament will be bought aswell since when you print you have to buy New stuff or project sets which they offer and you eventually need to replace some components so it is in their interest to have many Popular designs that people print
Well its still here
they did change the points structure majorly recently, at first there was a lot of outrage because the sheer clip of points basically stopped, because they favored a new 'Boosts' system that every user receives; but they've since been adjusting it to be closer to the original experience. I had a big hiccup for about a month, but now I'm back to a somewhat more consistent pace of around 2-3 gift cards per month from points. The boosts help but I don't rely on them
Small world, I just printed your articulating coasters this week. At work (completely disconnected from my personal accounts), this video popped up. I usually just have these play to listen and happened to look at the screen when your models were being shown and recognized the model. It printed fantasitcally and looks great!
Got both A1 mini Combo and P1S Combo. Just so everyone to know, you need an actual printed model. Get an Ender cheap printer or something - Makerworld is hunting down no photo/stolen/low quality models.
Hey! What kind of models did you post? How did you manage to get so many coupons?
Man, I wish I could do this. I've been wanting to get a 3D printer for a while, but it seems like you need to already have a 3D printer in order to do this.
Not necessarily you can still learn to make 3d models
@@codyhawkins9280 I was referring to earning points on makerworld but yeah can definitely learn how to 3d model without a printer
@@codyhawkins9280no for posting you have to post a picture of the printed model or it will be removed
@@codyhawkins9280 yea but It is definitely harder to test them
I ended up getting an A1 combo with points but returned it for the recall. Now I’m just going to save up for the new flagship since I already have an X1C.
That's a good idea. I'm going to do the same. I hope they release a multi tool head printer. 👌
You are really dumb to return the A1 for that stupid recall. You could have printed the cable holder and all would be fine.
So again copying from others?😂😂🎉😁
@@SovietCaptain03the cable has a problem, printing that cable holder doesn't do too much for it. Even if you really like fires, why don't you use the recall and get a free spare bed and coupon?
@@SovietCaptain03 dude do your research lmao the 3d printable thing is to prevent it from happening in the future if your wiress already dameged from Shipping its pointless lol but they will send out a replacement be to you free of charge so why not do that
Surely you need to print the models before you upload them to the site? To make sure they work
Yes, you have to check a box that states you actually printed it.
I don't think it's gonna last much longer since you are trying to popularize it. Nothing is for free forever, they are only doing it as a great marketing but not even china can supply us with free printers forever especially after the big A1 recall which is also a great income loss for them whatsoever.
You are probably right, but keep in mind that they wouldn't be giving away so many points if they thought it was bad for business. It is great marketing, like you said. They are bringing a lot of designers/creators over to there platform who are going to post great models for them, which in turn will attract more people who 3D print to there site. The more people they have in there ecosystem, the more money they will potentially make. So I'm sure they look at being generous with there points as a great thing for them to do. That's my thoughts on it, but I could be wrong.
You also have to consider the barriers to creating these models. There is likely just a small demographic that would dedicate their spare time for learning the modeling software and engineering these designs. More people would tell themselves that they want to do this, but even fewer will actually go through with it
4. Months later. Just got a free x1.
@@dugy40Actually? Is this still valid in September 2024?
How exactly did you get one for free with your amount of downloads? If Im correct, it takes about 8820 points to get a printer for free, which even if you got 3 points per download (which only is true if for the first 50 downloads of each model, which means most of your downloads are worth 1 point), you would have around 7000, which when accounting for most downloads being worth less than that, you should have I think it was less than 3000 points (not including print profiles, but the print profiles don't get as many points or downloads). So, how did you get that many points, is there something I am missing?
I'm not sure how it all breaks down, but I had about 7,840 points when I got the printer, with around 2500 downloads. You do get addition points for print profiles and for just uploading models. I'm working on getting a second printer now.
@@kevbot.I think they nerfed the system after many people bought printers for free. I have about 1.200 downloads on my models and only 2.000 points. With what you're telling I should have about double of that.
@@BenXC Yeah, they definitely nerfed it.
Same for me, x1c combo and 20kg of spools on the way for free ( in just 3 weeks)
😮 That's insane! Well done!
do tel how you do it!
Can I get a link to your profile? Wanna check out what stuff is getting popular
@@Manaartojapan Collecticraft up there ;)
Whatever you do, just please refrain from spamming low quality models
I agree.
1:01, how to registerand start uploading 3d models ?
Really crazy. After watching your video, I created a Makerworld account because I was curious to see how it would turn out. After six days I now have 5500 points. If this continues, I can order a P1S with AMS in another six days - what the ... I wouldn't have tried it without your video. Thanks for that.
That's amazing, nice work!
How do you get so many points this fast ?
I started the same time as you, what are you doing to succeed?
@@powerpow365My model was already known on Printables and had been downloaded over 40k times. I also used the same thumbnail. Maybe one or the other has recognized it.
But I didn't use advertising then, as I do now - but it would make sense to do so. It is important to have a high-quality thumbnail that already shows a solution to a problem or the benefits. Furthermore, the name is extremely important. It should be memorable and self-explanatory.
A good product description and other nice looking pictures are logically also helpful.
But ultimately it comes down to a good design that also takes into account the limitations of 3D printing. The majority of makers are also trying their hand at smaller objects that can be printed quickly.
I'm an industrial designer myself and I think it's great that so many people are interested in product design because of 3D printing. But publishing great, successful products also takes years of experience, a lot of research, timing or sometimes even luck. You have to remember that. :)
@@icefulda7005See my answer to powerpow365
I love this idea. I'm still learning how to create my own models, so I may have to do the other tasks for the time-being. Is it just as fast to earn points without uploading? Or is uploading the bulk of points? Thanks!
Im gonna try this! Im so excited but my main problem is that I just started printing.. oh well my journey starts now
Thank you so so much for lettting me know of this makerworld thing. Thank you so much! It would be better if you could make some tutorials with it because I am having some trouble with it and can't find any tutorials. Thanks!
Of course, I'm glad you liked it! What are you having trouble with if you don't mind me asking?
@. thanks a lot but I just realised that I was just a glitch, it works now but thanks for your offer anyways! I also subscribe to your channel because I love how you use different methods to earn money! keep up the good work!
@@kevbot.hello, I was wondering which Facebook page was shown in the video because it looked like it full of 3d printing experts. Could you include a link please. Thanks!
Also to keep in mind that this is region locked, if you are outside their selected areas can't even access the coin store.
I just love the death stare into the camera
Hey man, love the content, straight to the point and not trying to sell anything :)
Thanks man!
This is a very interesting idea which I will definitely try out. MY problem is making files that others would like...
It says that you can use the gift card in Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand and China (Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan) but is there any chance i could order something to Sweden with it?
i found that whenever you need to upload a design, it also wanted you to upload print profile with it, otherwise it won't complete the whole model for public to see. is this correct? I'm kinda new on makersworld. Because if it is a yes, then I don't have bambu printer, so how can I create print profile without one? maybe I'm doing something wrong here
Thanks for this video! I didn't even think of posting to facebook. I post mine on instagram and reddit. I started by designing a random scraper as a joke (just to remove the calibration lines) and it blew up on reddit and long story short, I bought 2 additional AMS' for my X1C. I was saving up giftcards to buy an A1 mini, but I figure why not just wait longer and get another X1C (or P1S) so far so good. I upload a new model about once or twice a month, and haven't had to buy any bambu filament in several months since i get it all from points
Glad I could help, and thank you for watching! Also, nice work on getting 2 additional Ams's! You should be able to get an X1C in no time by posting in the Facebook groups. It has helped me out a ton!
*Kev how can I get someone to convert my 3D artwork into 3D models*
I've had good luck on Fiverr and Upwork. You will be able to find someone to do it for you, and if it's not to complex, I could do it as well. Just sent me an email at contact.kevbot@gmail.com.
Meshy could be your friend
I only have an STL creality printer, and I design stuff mainly for STL printers. Will I be able to earn points?
Yes
Is this still valid in September 2024?
I'm in Australia and curious whether there's still potential to capitalise on this opportunity. Thanks for sharing! 😎🤙🏼
Yes, this is still valid as of 2024. They did reduce the amount of points you receive, but its still worth it in my opinion. Thank you for watching!
@@kevbot. Awesome, thanks for the info, much appreciated!
I would love to do that but i dont know what models to post that people are really interested in :( i posted some cable management thingies but they dont made any points yet
Hey, on the redemption page, I'm not seeing any 3d printers or much of anything besides models and models parts. Is there something I'm missing? Thanks in advance.
Can you do a full review of 3D printing and about makerwold
WoW thanks for the knowledge, im already on my way to get a free printer, wish me luck 🍀
Also new sub
Thank you! I hope you get a printer fast!
I saw this video a little bit ago and i am almost able to get a x1c
Does this point system still work right now?
Yes
@@kevbot. it isnt working like if people click and download my models.
5 Months later. got a printer. Finally!
Does this have or work for Brazil?
10/10 Content Bro
Thank you!
Its actually working out pretty well for me. Two weeks in and about to get my second $40 gift card.
Can you do this if you don't have a printer?
do you also get points if they download your model? or only if they use my profile settings?
You get points for both.
Does this work internationally?
I would love to try it out!
i can count on my hand how many times he blinked in this video lol
I don't think I did lol
Is it still possible even if I don't have access to a 3d printer?
yeah but it is harder
is there a limit for uploading models within a week/month?
Does it work in Europe?
This sort of thing will probably ruin the quality of stuff on Makerworld as people shovel junk up there just to get a free printer.
I am trying to do the same on printables
Whats the shop you are on
Is there any way to gain points from uploading print profiles if I don't have a Bambu already? I have an Ender 3 Pro right now.
That's a good question. I'm not entirely sure; I'll have to look into it.
Hi, I asked if I can upload models and get points without having a bamboo lab printer in makerworld support and they said yes
Yea, part of the problem Bambulab's makerspace has is the fact that many people have models and files taken from other websites for free and sold on the makers pace by people who never designed or built a 3D print
So far I’ve been able to get a free P1S and 2 AMS’s!
You're crushing it! That's awesome! 🙌
Hey! What kind of models did you post? How did you manage to get so many coupons?
The shipping has a limitation? Like just for USA, EU, etc? Im from Argentina.
not really a limitation but it will take longer for you because you need to ship it globaly
I am at 11k point right now, ordering the p1s combo plus some filament for 900€ this month
That's awesome! Nice work! 🙌
Any idea on how many downloads it took you to be able to get enough points?
3,920 downloads for a p1s if my calculations are correct.
32 models, 50 downloads on each model gets you 4800 points, which is about 9 €40 euro vouchers
@@vojinstankovic717 1 download is one point after 50 downloads, so it is almost impossible
Around 2500 or so. You get a lot of extra points along the way, too.
I uploaded some actual cool deisgns but I dont get any downloads. How long does it take until people dowload it? I uploaded the print profile 4 hours after I uploaded the stl. Is that a problem?
Usually, people start downloading after about 2 hours for me. Did you try sharing your designs in Facebook or Reddit groups? That should help jumpstart it.
I got like 2 dowloads... I dont know, maybe my designs are just bad but do you know anything that could help getting more attention for my designs?
do you need to print your models that have you made? that still requires a 3d printer in the first place if you do
He described multiple ways in this video that dont require a 3d printer. You dont need a 3d printer to make and upload models, nor to be good at using slicing software.
Oh, Idk I saw a comment of his saying that one has to do a test print and all that to make sure all's fine so thought I'd make sure by posting my own, thanks@@Sivanot
Dude deserve more subs
Thank you!
Also you can't forget that you a vtuber most people just don't get alot of people downloading there stuff
Does any other 3D printing models website offer such incentives? 😮
Printables does as well.
hahah. Having filament in your beard shows that you are a true lover 1:31
😄
It doesn't work for me. when I try to upload a file is keeps saying retry.
Are you uploading a 3MF?
@@kevbot. no I'm uploading an stl.
@@AXONFN Na when you upload your model make sure that is the stl. Then for your print profile make sure it is a 3mf from the Bambu Studio software.
@@ClassCrafters917 ok thx!
What is your recommendation on earning points if I don’t have a printer to start off with.
That's tough; you really need a printer to earn points so you can test your designs and print profiles. If I were you, I would buy a cheap printer just temporarily and then use it to start earning points for another printer.
You could also technically get away with designing models and uploading them to Makerworld without a printer. Just make sure to slice the model after you make it and really study it to see if it will print correctly.
I want to stared in this world with a resin and filament 3d printer, but u was using blender, do u think that using blender is a bad idea?
Blender is a great software, but its challenging to learn. Some other good options are plasticity, shapr3d, onshape, and fusion. Just try them out and see what works best for you.
Thanks for telling everyone
Is it possible if I'm from Malaysia? Since I heard not all region is available.
Ye uhh when u got to your point page and then go to your point shop and then click that icon which changes your country and change it to global it includes Malaysia there.
@@ClassCrafters917 Ahh i see. Thanks mate!
how can you get more points if you're not good at making models and presenting them on the site? I also can't make a print profile because I don't have a bamboo printer
It’s a pity the points/vouchers program is only available in the US 😢
Na its also here in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, China, UK and even Europe
@@ClassCrafters917 Thanks for clarifying as I'm in Aus and was wondering the same thing!
you're the reason they nerfed this stuff.
Yeah, that's probably true. 😆🤷♂️
@@kevbot. What did they nerf?
@@MG_LIFE_LBS Basically 1. you earn less points the more downloads your model/print profile has, AND 2. you earn much less points in general.
@@MG_LIFE_LBS everything, no free printers anymore
@@supreme.__. Wdym.
Great video! Does this only work in the US, or in Europe too?
Thank you! I believe it works in most of Europe as well, but don't quote me on that lol.
How many dowbloads for the P1S?
About 8500 points. You get 150 points for the first 150 downloads, and then I believe its 25 points for 25 downloads after that. Plus, you get points for the print profile.
150 points for the first 50 downloads, and then 25 points for every 25 downloads. Just ordered an A1 mini combo and 6 spools after 3 weeks from my first upload!
@@mateibocancios did you advertise your model at all and would you mind sharing it? :)
@@mateibocanciosthat makes more sense
3p per download up to 50 and then 1p per d
How long until the model limit resets?
I'm not sure if it does reset.
@@kevbot. So after we Max out we can't get any more points? Only by downloads?
@@TheCubingChronicles Yes, you get points for uploading the model and print profile. Then you get points for people downloading the model and also using the print profile.
@@kevbot. Where would be the absolute best place to advertise my STL files.
I have the skills to create non organic models... now I just need it creativity to think of them and take good pictures
Great video gonna try to do this to collect me the full set of ams that Is if I can get the hub with out scalpers
bruh i was in a competition and i went into the slicer program for like 30 minutes to find the best positioning and suports to get the fastest and cheapest prints i guess i could do that and maybe get some points
I wish stuff like this were available in my region.
What region are you in?
@@kevbot. Currently I'm stationed in Mauritius since covid days. It's great but shipping cost here sucks.
How much do you make from each download?
30 points for every 10 downloads up to 50 downloads, then 25 points for every 25 downloads after that. Plus, you get points for uploading your print profile and you get points when people use your print profile.
@@kevbot. Thanks
Does this still work?
Yes, but the number of points you receive from downloads has been reduced.
This is really cool. Works only for USA though, right?
No, however the coupons can only be used in the country they were bought/redeemed in.
@kevbot can you make me a model that I can post on maker-world and get enough points for a 3d printer I really really want a multi color 3d printer pleaaassee
I couldn't find the Facebook group
This is it: facebook.com/groups/482533505156388/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
Is it possible if I'm from Mexico?
Yes, it should work in Mexico as well.
Does this only work in the US? I'm located in Germany and would want to give this a try :D
Yes, I believe it does.
@@kevbot. It does I've seen it. However we need more points and printers are more expensive here.
I calculated that I'd need smth with about 5000 downloads to be able to get a A1 combo
Do you know how many downloads in total you need to get a printer ? from my calculations its about 15k which seems awfully high . I read up on it and it says 1 point per download after 50 downloads . Did I make a mistake ?
I believe I have around 2k.
Can I do this in India
This is amazing but I literally have not skill in design or making new things. Just gonna have to do it the old fashion way.
I'm too busy doing the same thing on printables. Is maker world better?
I'd say so, they are very generous with giving out points and you can get gift cards. It's definitely worth trying out especially if you are just using printables at the moment. .
I mean, Bambo > Prusa
If I start today in how many weeks/months do you think
I'll get a bambu lab A1 mini with the ams
@@SimonLanglaishow long did it take you?
@@jimmylee9120 no I was wondering that. In how many time I'll get it if I started
is it possible to get 2 like that? how long do you guys think this offer will last?
in my opinion no more than 1 month
@@teot2940 Its still here lol
Unfortunately you need to have an aquired set of skills.
I hope to learn how to design models soon. I am buying a quest 3 to learn to do it in VR
VR modeling sounds very interesting let me know how it goes!
@@kevbot. I will for sure!
@@Reds3DPrinting How is it?
I didnt really get an idea from the video as to how much downloads or uploads you need to hit a single $40 gift card, it kind of seems like you would have to make this your full time job. And I have some designs that are worth money and I feel like uploading them for a single $40 gift card would be shooting myself in the foot
Actually, it doesn't take much time. For example, I posted a model that turns a CD case into a hologram, I posted it on reddit to "advertise" and get them to download my model. After a week I reached the points needed for a 40 euro card. I have saved 80 euros to get 4 spools of filaments and samples paying only 70 euro cents.
it looks like they have enough models now, it is much harder to get a lot of points
I have a lot of models that I can upload might try this
Do you need bambu printer for this? I have artillery printer
No, for models, it doesn't matter at all (but you do have to upload a physical picture), but if you are uploading a print profile, it has to be sliced it in Bambu Studios (which has more printers than just Bambu Labs printers, so it is still fine with any printer).
ahh allright thank you so much! I already gave up thinking id need a bambu printer to make those profles, i noticed that nobody downloads models with no profiles@@cedarcoombs8111
I have to see if I can use my Artillery hornet printer with bambu lab..@@cedarcoombs8111
@@cedarcoombs8111it doesnt have artillery printers unfortunately I just checked :/
dang all i have is a couple ender 3 series printers i should do this.
how many points did you need
For a P1S, about 8,600.