A star that opens and closes as you spin it: a print-in-place kinetic fidget with no assembly and no supports, so it comes off the plate ready to twist. Spinning it expands the arms from a closed cone into an open fan and back, which is the part that keeps hands busy, and it looks good parked on a desk either way. Best in a silk or colour-changing filament, which is what the designer recommends.
Design by Big-D-SyneS
A dragon that prints in one piece with every plate of its body already jointed, so it coils and straightens straight off the bed - no supports, no assembly, and no loose parts. The spikes run the length of its back and read as armour when it is posed on a shelf. Three sizes: Small is 116 mm nose to tail, Medium is 140 mm and fits an A1 mini, and Large is 223 mm - the one that needs a full-size bed. The designer asks that anyone selling prints credit them and link the model page, which this listing does.
Design by CLUCKWORKS 3D
A snake printed in one piece with its body jointed along the whole of its length, so it coils and straightens as you play with it and holds whatever shape you leave it in. The scales run along its back and give it something to grip with. The designer prints it at 0.16 mm layers or finer at 100% scale, which is what keeps the joints free - print it coarser and it will come out stiff.
Design by Bash Studio 3D
A cube of eight hinged blocks that folds in on itself: twist it one way and it turns inside out, fold it the other and it closes back into a cube, which is the whole trick and the reason one stays on a desk. It prints as a single piece with its hinges already in place, in two sizes, and needs no supports or assembly.
Design by Print3DFamily
A starfish printed as a chain of flexing segments, with five arms that trail and curl so it drapes over your hand. 4.5" across, printed in one piece with no supports.
Design by mieldeprot
An articulated dragonfly: the body and each wing are cut into flat segments joined by print-in-place hinges, so it flexes in the hand and settles back flat when you set it down. It prints as one piece with no supports, 4" across by 2.7".
Design by Tybob24
A printable reading ruler with an integrated bookmark pointer. The pointer holds your line while you read and marks your place when the book closes - pick the length that suits your book.
A tiny dragon printed as a chain of flexing segments, detailed all down its back and small enough to sit in two fingers. 3.0" long and only a few grams of plastic, printed in one piece.
Design by CrissyCat
A one-piece toy bow with a springy arrow that launches when you pull it back. Prints as a single piece with no assembly - ready to play with straight off the plate.
A pencil holder wearing a puffer jacket: quilted panels all round, with a zip, a collar and sleeves running up the sides. It holds pens, pencils, markers, brushes or small tools, and it is sturdy enough to be knocked about a desk. About two hours of printing, and the quilted panels take filament colours well - solid winter colours, pastels, or something loud.
Design by Sitsero
A lucky toad, printed in one piece with no supports, about 1.9" across and 2" tall with its little belly. Four come at the bulk rate.
Design by Ake Studio
A slug that ripples: the body is a chain of segments under a soft brim, so it flows through your fingers and settles into a curl. About 3.0" curled, printed in one piece with no supports. Enlarged and remixed by yusuffles from matveymoo's "Curled up Friendly Slug", and sold under the same share-alike licence.
Design by yusuffles
A crocodile printed as a chain of flexing segments - ridged back, four stubby legs and a tail that swings - so it wriggles and curls in your hand. 4.0" long, printed in one piece.
Design by ThePrintDrawer
A monster printed as a chain of flexing segments - horns, a ridge of spines down its back and a tail that curls - so it stands up, slumps and wriggles. 3.9" tall, printed in one piece with no supports, in one colour or three.
Design by TinkerLink
An eight-legged octopus printed in one piece with its legs already articulated: no supports, no assembly, and it wriggles the moment it comes off the plate. Small enough for a desk or a pocket, and the designer's own profile runs it at 0.16 mm layers, two walls and 8% infill. It takes a two-colour silk filament especially well, which is how the designer's sample is printed. The picture is a render of the printable model - real photographs of the print go up once the first one is made.
Design by Timmy_1293
A ghost bookmark: a flat spectre that hooks over the page, thin enough not to splay the spine. There are seven of them in the file, each a slightly different ghost, so pick the one you want - about 1.2" by 4" and printed flat. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by PrintcessJacqueline3DDesigns
A tiny dino for a keyring, all of an inch tall, printed flat in one piece. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by SG3D
A small articulated dragon: body and tail cut into segments joined by print-in-place hinges, so it curls through your fingers. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by BashStudio3D
A rubber-band fly swatter gun: stretch the band, aim and let go, and it fires the swatter head across the room. Printed flat in five parts with no supports, about 5.2" long. Remixed by 123木头人 from uhltimate's original Fly Swatter Gun. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by 123木头人
A little snake printed in one piece with no AMS and no supports, coiled so it sits up on its own tail. 2.5" long and about 2 g of plastic - a desk pet, or a whole plate of them for a market stall. The picture is a render of the printable model - real photographs of the print go up once the first one is made.
Design by AmandaRoos
An orca printed in place: the body and its fins come off the plate as one piece that already moves. 2.4" long, with the eye patch and the white belly reading in black and white filament. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by slavko
A dolphin that looks knitted and bends like a chain - stitches down the back, a fin and a tail that flex. 2.5" long, printed in one piece with a hole through the tail for a keyring. The picture is a render of the printable model - real photographs of the print go up once the first one is made.
Design by OrangeSs
A starfish printed in place, with five arms that already move on the plate and a face on top. 2.2" across, printed as one piece with no supports and nothing to assemble. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by slavko
A baby dragon 3.9" long, printed in one piece. Two versions come off the plate: the flexi one is a chain of segments that curls and straightens in your hand, and the solid one is a single rigid body with the same shape. Pick which you want. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by Quantrex
A gecko printed as a chain of articulated segments, with its toes splayed and its tail trailing, so it drapes over a shelf edge and stays there. 5.1" from nose to tail, printed in one piece with no supports and nothing to assemble. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by Timmy_1293
A dinosaur that looks knitted rather than moulded - cable ribs down its back, a stitched belly and little knitted feet - printed as one piece. 3.0" long, and the stitch texture is the print itself, not a pattern painted on. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by hjs19
A fox printed as a chain of flexing segments - pointed ears, a bushy tail and a loop through the tail for a keyring - so it curls in a pocket and springs back. 4.2" nose to tail, printed in one piece. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by OrangeSs
A jumping spider, joints and all, with a loop through the top for a keyring - eight legs that fold under it and a body that moves when you hold the ring. 2.4" across, printed in one piece. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by Daann_ii
A shelf that hangs under a shelf: it clips over the front edge of an existing board and gives you a second tier in the gap, for mugs, spice jars or a router. 6.9" wide, printed in one piece. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by PanteraRuber
The full-size articulated dragon: plated spine, wings folded along its back, and a chain of joints from nose to tail so it coils around a monitor or a wrist. 7.0" long, printed in one piece with no supports. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by Freddie
A slug that ripples: a chain of segments under a soft brim, so it flows through your fingers and settles into a curl. Two sizes - 3.5" and 5.2" long - each printed in one piece with no supports. Remixed by Elite_1650 from Teque5's "Friendly Articulated Slug", sold under the same licence. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by Elite_1650
The articulated dragon shrunk to pocket size: a chain of segments, a plated back and a tail that curls round to the head. 5.2" long, printed in one piece, and small enough to live in a bag. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by MeltyBits
A print-in-place finger catapult: two halves that come off the plate already joined, with a sprung arm that flicks a small pellet across the desk. 3.1" long, about 13 g of plastic. The picture is a render of the printable model - real photographs of the print go up once the first one is made.
Design by somtru
A fat little frog printed as one piece, every joint already moving, so it sits on its haunches and waddles about when you nudge it. 1.5" across, in one colour or two. The picture is a render of the printable model - real photographs of the print go up once the first one is made.
Design by TinkerLink
The flexi rex as a keychain: a chain of articulated segments with a loop through the tail, so it jingles and curls in a pocket. 2.5" long, printed in one piece with no supports. Shown as a render, not a photo.
Design by LukesWorkshopBuilds
A glasses rack that lives on the wall: six cradles in a row on one 210 mm plate, 22 mm deep, so six pairs hang out of the way of a counter or a bedside table. It prints as one piece with nothing to assemble, and the arms take wire or plastic frames by the bridge. Designed by Matthew and printed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by Matthew
A screw-top capsule for the small things that have to stay dry: matches, pills, a spare battery, a couple of picks. A loop on the cap hangs it from a backpack or a bike frame. Six sizes, 48 mm at the smallest and 128 mm at the largest, each printing as a container and its cap with no supports. The designer's optional TPU gasket - the part that makes it properly waterproof - is not something the shop prints, so as printed the thread keeps splashes and pocket lint out rather than a soaking. Designed by squinn and printed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by squinn
Ballasted track sections for the Dragon Railway at 1/64: six straight lengths from 50 mm to 300 mm, each printed with its ballast shoulder moulded on, so a layout needs no loose gravel. The set is the six lengths the designer's plate holds, and his recommended minimum radius is 400 mm. The curved sections live in his second file, which prints a whole loop at once - that is a custom print rather than a shelf item, so ask for a quote and the shop will run the curves you need. Designed by RamBros and printed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by RamBros
A snowball maker that presses an 80 mm ball and lets it go whole: two bowl halves on scissor arms, printed in place with no supports and no screws, plus a dowel for the hinge. The designer tested it through Alaskan winters; 0.12 mm layers keep the overhangs happy, and he publishes a heavier five-wall profile for hard-packed snow if you want this one built that way. Designed by Lawton Skaling and printed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by Lawton Skaling
A 1/64 scale tanker for the Dragon Railway: the tank, its chassis, walkway and bogies across three plates, about 98 g of plastic. The designer's own profile runs 0.08 mm layers, for the surface the model deserves. It runs on the Dragon Railway bogies and autocouplers, which are separate prints. Designed by RamBros and printed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by RamBros
A hook keeper that clips onto the rod handle and gives a lure somewhere to sit between casts, instead of swinging at the line. Three sizes, for rod handles of three diameters; the designer prints his in PETG and that is what the shop prints here, since this is a part that goes to the water. Designed by bambaxp and printed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-ND 4.0), unchanged as published. Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by bambaxp
A dragon-scale egg that opens into two halves, one nested inside the other, with a printed shaker bead rattling in the middle: 47 mm across and 62 mm tall, an Easter egg that is a maraca as well as an ornament. The two halves print on one plate with the bead, and the file pauses at the colour change so the shell can come out in one colour and the dragon scale inside in another. Designed by ThrottleXdesign - a remix four links deep of the Original Dragon Egg by Studio YBL and tonyyoungblood - and printed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by ThrottleXdesign
A can cap that opens the can as well: press it over the top of a standard 355 ml tab can and the drink is covered between sips, with the opener moulded into the same part. It prints in one piece in about forty minutes with no supports. Designed by BUD THE RETIRED PRINT GUY and printed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-ND 4.0), unchanged as published. Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by BUD THE RETIRED PRINT GUY
A palm-sized egg shaker for small hands: 40 mm across and 57 mm tall, printed as one closed shell with the rattle sealed inside, so it shakes without anything coming loose that a toddler could get at. Two of them and a kitchen is a percussion section. Designed by craftygirl21 and printed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by craftygirl21
A lid that presses onto an open drinks can and slides shut, keeping dust, wasps and debris out of a beer or a soda between sips. Two fits are on offer: the standard can, whose lid measures 1.4 by 1.9 inches, and a wider one at 1.5 by 2.4 inches for a fatter 16 oz rim. Each prints as a lid and its sliding cover, and the standard lid also comes in the designer's looser-fitting version for a can that runs tight. Designed by Tiger prints, who remixed EcoDad's Printables lid - both makers are credited on this page - and printed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by Tiger prints
An arrow holder that takes up to twelve arrows, for shafts up to 11/32 of an inch across. One arrow or a dozen loaded on the same side, it stays upright, and it needs no supports; the designer printed his on an A1 mini. It is not a frugal print - the designer says so himself - so it is priced by what it weighs rather than by the pose. Designed by StickMan and printed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by StickMan
A pinecone geocache: a hollow cone with a screw-on cap and a loop at the top for a string or a length of wire, so it can hang in a branch. It prints in two pieces and neither needs supports. For a cache that lives outdoors, PETG keeps its shape in a hot car or a sunny hedge better than PLA. Designed by Soalar, who remixed it from Izak02's Pine cone cache - both makers are credited on this page. Printed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by Soalar
A 1:20 pallet, 50 by 55 mm, for an RC forklift or a shelf of scale freight. It prints with no supports and, at two walls with solid bottom layers, comes out solid through the body. The proportions follow a UK-style pallet rather than a North American one. Designed by CippyO and printed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Shown as a render of the printable model, not a photograph.
Design by CippyO
