This is just confusing (Half stolen model)

MakerWorld
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This person made a hex fidget, which is totally fine with me, but instead of using photos of their hex fidget they’re using one of my Hexagon Twist Fidget V2. I can tell because of the inner rings being closer together than the outer rings and the center ring being so tiny.

The photos:

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The real model (also provided by them in photo 2):

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It says that it’s a remix of @LinkDesigns’ Giant Hexagon Fidget, so perhaps the model is stolen from Link and the photo is of my design? But then why not steal my design or photograph his model? The slicer screenshots look like Link’s, but I haven’t downloaded it to check. I just downloaded the clone to see if it matched up with either of mine. I can’t find the image anywhere else online so it’d appear they took it, but from their other models it looks as if they don’t have a printer? This makes zero sense…

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Yeah, pretty sure that’s my file with your model on the cover photo. I’ll double check if it matches in the slicer. I’ve seen several “remixes” like this before on my hex fidgets on both MW and Printables. Usually just a point grab without modifying or improving the model. I’d report it since the only change I see is the profile being set up for PETG instead of PLA :man_shrugging: No clue why they grabbed the photo and file from different uploads though lol.

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First of all, it is already wrong to upload a picture of a different model. Second that’s stealing your picture. I think it’s pretty funny considering that the dude doesn’t even test his OWN model before posting it.

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It’s not my photo and Google Lens isn’t finding it as a review photo so I think he might have just printed mine and photographed it but then stopped a different design instead? It’s very confusing though

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