3DBenchy

3DBenchy
The single-material 3DBenchy model
The multi-material 3DBenchy model
Classification3D model
Used with3D printers
InventorCreative Tools

The 3DBenchy is a 3D computer model specifically designed for testing the accuracy and capabilities of 3D printers.[1] The 3DBenchy is described by its creator, Creative Tools, as "the jolly 3D printing torture-test" and was released (initially only in STL format) in April 2015, with a multi-part, multi-color model released in July 2015.[2][3][4]

Due to its status as a common benchmark, it is believed to be the world's most 3D printed object.[5] The popular 3D printing website Thingiverse (where the model was originally uploaded) has the 3DBenchy marked as its most popular model of all time.[6] The model itself is a tugboat design.

  1. ^ Why the 3D Benchy is the greatest 3D model ever made (and why you might be using it wrong), 28 October 2022, retrieved 2022-10-28
  2. ^ "New dual- & multi-part color version of #3DBenchy test print released". Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  3. ^ "Test and calibrate your 3D printer's capacities with the #3DBenchy test project". Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  4. ^ "Creative Tools Release #3DBenchy - The Coolest 3D Printer Calibration & Benchmarking Tool Yet". 3DPrint.com. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  5. ^ Sarah Anderson Goehrke (November 2017). "#3DBenchy: A Little 3D Printed Boat Making Big Waves as the Most-Printed Object". Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  6. ^ Thingiverse.com. "Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects". www.thingiverse.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.