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  <title>Yigo blog</title>
  <subtitle>Guides to finding, choosing and printing 3D models.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>3D model search engines compared: Yeggi, STLFinder, Thangs, Google and Yigo</title>
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    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Where to search for 3D printable models: how Yeggi, STLFinder, Thangs, Google, each site’s own search and Yigo compare on coverage, search quality, speed and privacy, and which to use when.</summary>
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    <title>3D model licenses explained: can you sell what you print?</title>
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    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>What Creative Commons and other licenses on 3D printable models let you do: print for yourself, share, remix or sell prints, and how to credit the designer, in plain words.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>How to find something to 3D print when you don’t know what you want</title>
    <link href="https://yigo.kvchub.com/blog/find-3d-models-when-you-dont-know-what-you-want"/>
    <id>https://yigo.kvchub.com/blog/find-3d-models-when-you-dont-know-what-you-want</id>
    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Out of ideas for your 3D printer? Seven ways to find models worth printing without knowing what to search for: browsing by topic, the feed, fixing things at home, gifts, and more.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Your first 3D prints: what to print on a new printer</title>
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    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Just got a 3D printer? What to print first: a few quick tests that tune your printer, then useful and fun models that are easy to get right.</summary>
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    <title>Gridfinity explained: the 3D printed storage system everyone is printing</title>
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    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>What Gridfinity is, how its 42 mm grid of baseplates and bins works, and how to find the bins, baseplates and holders you need for your drawers and desk.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>How to search for 3D models: 9 tips for better results</title>
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    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Simple ways to find the 3D printable model you’re picturing: which words to use, how to name parts, filters and sorting, and what to try when a search finds nothing.</summary>
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    <title>How Yigo’s search works, and why it doesn’t use AI</title>
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    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>What happens between pressing Enter and seeing results on Yigo: classic search-engine ranking with rare words, closeness and likes, why poor matches are left out, and why there’s no AI.</summary>
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    <title>Print-in-place and articulated models: what they are and how to print them</title>
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    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Articulated dragons, flexi animals and hinged boxes come off the printer already moving. How print-in-place models work, where to find good ones, and tips so the joints don’t fuse.</summary>
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    <title>Where to find free STL files (and how to tell they’re really free)</title>
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    <published>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The main places to download free 3D printable models, how free and paid models are mixed on each kind of site, and how to check a free file is the real thing before you print it.</summary>
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