License Options | Make 3D Things

Plain language licensing

Pick the license that matches what you plan to do.

Every paid design has a personal option and a commercial option. The design is the same. The difference is what the license lets you do with the physical prints.

Quick comparison

Personal project or product for sale?

UsePersonalCommercial
Print for yourselfYesYes
Print gifts for friends or familyYesYes
Modify the design for your own useYesYes
Sell physical prints made from the designNoYes
Share or redistribute the digital fileNoNo
Resell the digital file or a modified digital copyNoNo

01 / Personal

Make it for yourself.

Choose the personal license when the finished prints stay in your own world: your home, workshop, desk, hobby, printer setup or gifts you are giving away.

EXAMPLE: PRINT A DESK ORGANIZER FOR YOUR OFFICE → PERSONAL

02 / Commercial

Make it for customers.

Choose the commercial license when physical prints made from the design become something you sell. The commercial price can vary by design.

EXAMPLE: PRINT 20 ORGANIZERS TO SELL → COMMERCIAL

The line that stays simple

Sell the print, not the file.

Both license options cover use of the design. The digital design file itself stays protected. Sharing, uploading, redistributing or reselling the original file or a modified digital version is outside both licenses.

You can still change the model in Print Studio for the prints you are allowed to make under your license.

Common examples

Which one would I choose?

I printed a toy for my kid.
Personal.
I printed a replacement part for my own machine.
Personal.
I printed a gift and did not charge for it.
Personal.
I sell finished prints at markets or online.
Commercial.
I changed the design before selling the physical print.
Commercial. Modifying the file does not turn it into a new license category.

Buy the version that fits the job.

Each product page will show the personal and commercial options together so you can choose before checkout.