Creating An Account; Navigating Thingiverse - MakerBot Replicator 2X User Manual

THINGIVERSE
CREATING AN ACCOUNT [Fig. 12.1]
To create a Thingiverse account, click the
Join Thingiverse button at the top right of
any Thingiverse page. With a Thingiverse
account you can:
• Access the Dashboard
• Publish Things
• Customize Things
• Like and Collect Things
• Follow other Users
• Launch Apps

NAVIGATING THINGIVERSE

To view the Thingiverse website, go to
Fig. 12. 1
http://www.thingiverse.com
The links in the top navigation bar will allow
Fig. 12. 2
you to reach different areas of Thingiverse:
Dashboard. [Fig. 12.2] After you create an
account on Thingiverse, the Dashboard
allows you to view a one-page overview of
your uploads on Thingiverse (for example, the
number of other users who downloaded your
designs) for the last 30 days and the activity
associated with any Thingiverse users you
have chosen to follow. [Fig. 12.3] If you are not
logged into Thingiverse, clicking the Dashboard
link will take you to a Sign In screen.
Explore. Allows you to find Things in a
number of different ways. You can:
Fig. 12. 3
• Sort by New and Noteworthy, Featured,
Popular and Recently Made, see only
Remixed or Customizable objects, view
a random selection of objects, or go to
The Firehose for an unfiltered view of
all new objects.
• View Collections of Things curated by
other users.
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