Observed arrival · 2026-08-24

PrintBench, a proper workbench for your 3D-print files

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An open-source, self-hosted workspace that turns STL, 3MF, OBJ, and PLY folders into a searchable 3D model library.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-24 issue.

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The visible workflow preserves an existing folder hierarchy and mounts it read-only before indexing models in the background. The page shows filters for pre-supported and never-printed files, deterministic thumbnails from a TypeScript rasteriser, and integrations spanning Bambu Studio, Orca, PrusaSlicer, Cura, and Lychee. Its example library contains 842 models, with health checks intended to identify missing, duplicated, or unreadable files.

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