99% show no interaction, they print or download the model and that’s it. The forum also has only a percentage of users, mainly designers, and the rules also interest mainly designers. An ordinary user downloads what interests him and that’s all they have seen. There are tens or hundreds of thousands of bambu users. And only handfool interacts on the forum. Check this post alone, just a few, repetitive nicknames, as in eery other post.
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On a side note about other updates made on MW this is a really cool idea!
Bill of Materials for Uploads
Creators can add non-3D printed parts provided by Bambu Store’s Maker’s Supply section in the Bill of Materials. Users can browse the Bill of Materials on the model page and enjoy one-step purchasing.
There is not a ton of stuff available yet. But I really like the idea.
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I’m loving the Bill of Materials for your models, I’ll make good use of that. Also, the Maker’s supply section of the store is incredible.
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@MakerWorld
Are boosts the mechanism that you were addressing here?
in this thread
If that’s the case, could you provide more detail on how this would particularly benefit complex models? Are you assuming that individuals are more inclined to invest $1 in a model with five build plates compared to one with just a single build plate?
Second question:
Is there any reason for the 14-day validity period of the boosts?
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I guess it’s to encourage users to come at least once a week on the platform and reward them for it.
That could also encourage Designers to publish something once a week.
A full blog post about the Makers Supply should be coming soon, the components available are all pretty great but the most exciting part will be the convenience of putting it to use. No more soldering and easy re-use of parts has been making the parts very fun to use
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Just noticed that as well. It does seem to function, but unfortunately, these downloads don’t contribute to anything. So, apart from the reduction in rewards a month ago and today, individuals can now download the models without registering as a counted download—neither for statistics nor in terms of earning points.
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I feel like this will damage popular designs and will not help anybody.
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As my business only releases tailored designs strictly to MW aside from every day business operations. From December to now I’ve gained $160 (4) in gift card redemptions.
I’ll state that I particularly strive in functional model designs that require extensive prototyping before uploading. I don’t reverse engineer, more so I tackle a solution which improves or generates better stability and efficiency in use. To me the most intricate, time consuming, and complex craft is “3D sculpting”. anything with fine details like pores, eyes, those articulating dragons. That can’t be ez so I understand the results those designers get with those uploads.
- Basically I’m saying this boost system will benefit the same designers that already generate hundreds of downloads/day for non complex models that require a small dedicated amount of time to get done. I’ll receive hate for this I understand but I honestly could model pretty much a vast majority of the top models (besides articulated figures). I’m not being cocky either and I’ll state my career background to support it which I’ve been doing for 10 years this year now… I got to this point by learning from some great folks that passed a dying trade I don’t go copying people therefore I don’t showcase my talent plus I’m not on youtube and have no plans on doing so especially with the amount of tech reviewers there now solely based on 3D printing even…
There’s going to be a vast majority of users that won’t even use these tokens or remember to use them but the people that will are going to be solely rewarding the designers already at the top and have been at the top… It’s another system rewarding designers being heavily rewarded already while the blue collar mediocre designer (me apparently) is getting held back on point rewards even more so than before.
All I can say is I want to TRY so dang hard, and if I could sit down for longer than the roughly 2 hours I’m only able to do everyday currently. I’d like to think I’d be compensated “rewarded” adequately enough that I’d be encouraged to continue and go further with designs like introducing mechanisms, and mechanical models and such.
When I finished my last spontaneous model that’s received like 15 downloads, I wasn’t thinking I’d become anything special it was just a cool print for MW. But I’ve always wanted to design a full blown replica of the Seattle Ferris Wheel, when I seen the Maker’s supply release I instantly created a list of everything I’d need to make it finally happen. Now I just don’t even see the drive to do so because it’s at least going to require some knowledge with wiring for people, plus additional cost and time to get the hardware required.
To all the user base and to fellow designers that and have been talented at what they enjoy doing I’m not trying to be the complainer everyday (you’ll notice protospyre around social media often) that’s because I care, I want to become better and better and learn new methods of designs and that’s it. I’m passionate about what it is I do.
So ending to this long rant is @MakerWorld, I don’t agree with the approach you’ve implemented to solve compensating designers that grind on complex, detailed, and intricately planned assemblies.
** I want to continue with MakerWorld designs, but I feel the competition of having to cater models to specific “popular” categories is what limits my reward. I apologize for not being a more creative designer.
I’ll sit down with my team thursday and basically see what I could be doing better…
Happy Printing guys/girls. I’ll genuinely be rewarding the designers I clearly see putting in extreme efforts trying to be the best they can be. Never forget where you start, it’s all we have to reflect on.
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My prediction is that 90% of the boosts will be given to popular models, which means you probably damaged unpopular designs too. You guys risk to throw away all your work with this change. I think that at least 30 points for <50 every 10 is needed in order to promote unpopular but good designs.
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If you wanted to promote unpopular designs i think the best way was to put “Random” as the DEFAULT option on searching the designs on the main page. Which is the real problem! People only see popular and featured designs on their home page, and popular designs are often popular because people promote those on Instagram and Tiktok. Bambulab only had to solve this problem, not the point reward system.
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I totally agree , only ramdom design on first page will be something good .
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I feel like they always prefer to help influencers over makers…
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Blockquote: “I feel like they always prefer to help influencers over makers…”
maybe in a general picture… yes, but you can make it without being an influencer.
I’m no damn influencer / youtuber / etc … I have nothing. I don’t even use Instagram/Tiktok etc. My youtube account is just for close real life friends.
I’m basically nobody on social networks, but makerworld was good to me until now. 
My first post on this forum, Welcome Everyone!
I just recently signed up for makers world after I’ve purchased the Bambu Lab printer. Initially I was not interested at all in the reward system and for about a month I did not know it even existed. Then I realized how much reward points some accounts received and how much they could expand their possibilities thanks to the points they received. free spare parts, filament, even whole printers. I set myself a goal to earn enough to get an AMS for my P1S. I design very niche models so do not have huge amount of downloads, I tried few other type of models but I was not successful with those either.
I don’t think changes made will help me in any way. My initial thoughts are that I do not like the boost.
It will reduce the already limited reward I was receiving from downloads. I don’t think I will receive any boosts.
I don’t think there is a realistic chance (for me) for boost to compensate for lost points.
But we will see.
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Porpular wil allways be porpular, that dosnt change (and will never do)
The only ones getting punished here, is those designers with porpular designs/models.
like another one said, that way to go is making the front page more accessible for for more unporpular ones. The first page should be something like a randomizer, that change every hour or so.
More fans to go through - Random - new uploads - porpular - makerworlds farvorites (monthly) - - on maybe more.
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interesting opinion. Could you expand on how this doesn’t impact less popular designs?
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We all saw a points reduction coming after the initial incentive to bring models to the platform. Nothing new here; it sucks but nothing we can do.
Bambu labs has just taken out Bruce Springsteen in favor or Neil Young (ie Glory days → After the goldrush)
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I agree, but unpopular designs are getting punished too.
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