Diary of new options and features available on Cults.
May 2025
Added meta tags functionality, allowing designers to qualify their designs according to several criteria: Articulated, Customizable, Functional part, Made with AI, Multi-material, No , Print on site, Remix, Resin print, Scan. These meta tags will also enable makers to filter search results according to what they want to see or not see.
April 2025
Enhanced payment page with full-page mode
New file format accepted for embroidery-related digital files: .DST
New slicing options: on the page, you can can now send the 3D file directly into your slicing software. Slicers currently available are Cura and OrcaSlicing
On each design page, the number of collections in which the design appears is now clickable and links to a page indexing all related collections
API: creation of an option to retrieve the full-size image via the API
The date for adding a digital file or photo/video now appears on the page
March 2025
Designers can switch their free designs to free price mode, with a single click on a button in their personal , in the “My Designs” section
New “Favorites” menu in personal lists: design collections, saved searches and likes
New option for saving a search
Creation of a root page listing all digital file categories and subcategories available on Cults
API: see which discount was used on each sale
Certified badge added for certain Cults . This badge is awarded to who are trusted, committed and appreciated by the community
Creators can now publish digital files for additional uses: papercraft, PCB electronics and sewing patterns
The member's country is now displayed in the “Public messaging” section
API: ability to list designs on your own printlists
February 2025
API: onlyPriced filter added to creationsBatch and searchCreationsBatch
New section in the Makes section: a page listing all the best Makes placed in selection
Designers can now modify reductions on their designs as a group via the “My Discounts” tab in the “My Designs” section
Add design numbers to CSV sales exports
Two new options for viralizing designs and makes: share on Threads and share on Bluesky
January 2025
API: it is now possible to filter designs by submission date by entering a specific date (submittedBefore)
New currency available: the Turkish lira
API: models can be filtered by submission date using the submittedAfter argument on creationsBatch
s can now add a link to their Bluesky and Threads social networks to their Cults profiles
New badge available: the badge for platform s
December 2024
Virtual wallet for designers: it is now possible to purchase files using the money from sales of models made on the platform
API: it is now possible to remove illustrations and blueprints from your own designs
New “Add a design” button in the My Designs section
A new CSV export is available in the My s section, for exporting all purchase details
API: new ability to re-sort illustrations and blueprints via the API
November 2024
API: you can search for creations in the API by their identifier
New payment option for 3D models via a Stripe-hosted payment page
New disbursement option for Revolut holders
My Designs section: display both original and discounted prices in the allowing sellers to quickly see which items are currently discounted
Top designers: from top 100 to top 500
October 2024
A new way of sharing designs: Open Pricing. Designers can set an open price, allowing customers to propose a higher price if they wish to the model.
New access to followed designs from the fat menu, personal menu and footer
API: ability to filter designs by use: 3D printing or CNC / Laser
New presentation page for the CNC/Laser section, highlighting selected files, most ed models and current designs
New default Cults3D avatars when no profile photo is ed
Increased number of similar designs displayed on product pages
September 2024
Adding an additional language: complete translation of the site into Brazilian Portuguese
API: ability to add blueprints to designs
August 2024
API: new option for filtering designs by license
Creation of a new section/page displaying the most popular designs of the moment
API: new option for adding and removing discounts via the API
API: new option for adding illustrations to designs
July 2024
More prominence given to the search help feature, which allows s to refine their search results
June 2024
Creation of a new option allowing easy sharing of a Cults profile: click on the arrow and a modal with sharing options and a short link appears
Change in the Community section, from now on all can more easily find all the designs posted by the designers they follow via the tab: Followed Designs
New navigation for sub-categories, which now appear as tags
Better promotion of double-authentication before requesting payment for sales
Creation of a special page bringing together all the official brand s ed on Cults3D
May 2024
Search for a design within a designer profile: new internal search engine for designer profiles
Option to import Makes from s that wish to synchronize their Thingiverse s with their Cults
On-the-fly search suggestions when typing a keyword into the search engine bar
Cross-shopping improvement by displaying similar designs on digital product pages
Simplification of the header, which becomes a sticky menu-style navigation bar
Breadcrumb trail added to all design pages
April 2024
Automatic Printables synchronization tool is now online: all designers who have published and will publish 3D models on Printables can import them automatically to their Cults profile just by entering their Printables name in their Cults personal
New option for designers: the possibility of notifying their followers by email when they publish a new design by clicking on the "Share" button on their product page
New currency available: the South African Rand (ZAR)
New types of drawings accepted: files for printed circuit boards PCB (.gbr & .gbx formats)
Possibility of liking a collection made by a community member
Creation of a "fat menu" entitled Explore to facilitate discovery of the entire site and help navigate more easily between the various pages
March 2024
Integration of an option allowing s to change language and currency directly in the navigation bar
New filtering options on search engine results: the ability to filter by file category and subcategory
Indication of the respective uses of each file on the design pages: 3D printing, laser cutting / CNC machining or both
February 2024
Database server migration to a more powerful architecture
Write a personalized greeting in your Cults public messaging system
Adding an additional language: complete translation of the site into Chinese
New search engine display on mobile
January 2024
New filtering options on search engine results: the ability to filter by file format.
Uncheck box if a designer does not accept the NoAI license placed by default on all his designs
"Authenticate with Apple" system is implemented on the registration/ page
New page aggregating all digital designs specifically related to CNC machining & laser cutting
Integration of a new field allowing designers to choose the use of their 3D model: 3D printing, CNC & laser or both
New filtering options on search engine results: the ability to filter by license.
"No AI" license implemented by default on all platform designs. This license prohibits artificial intelligence tools from using designs on Cults.
November 2023
A new design statistic has been added: the number of public collections in which the design is appearing
New feature for saving items for later in the shopping cart
New option available in settings: ability to disable GIF animations of thumbnails on designs and makes
October 2023
New icons to illustrate the different parts of the drop-down menu in the personal
The option to hide s on your profile also allows you to hide your activity on the News Feed
Reorganization of Design pages: new hierarchy of information, new navigation system using a tabbed navigation bar on large screens and "s" on small screens.
Creation of a table to compare the different payment solutions available to sellers
Adding number of views statistics on Makes pages
Adding number of views statistics on Makers' Public Collections
September 2023
New possibilities in the Cults API: get the total sales of your designs, sort your designs by price and extract videos directly from the API.
August 2023
Implementation of Payoneer Connect functionality to enable designers to receive payment in one click via their Payoneer .
Creation of a feature enabling designers to create promo codes (choosing the percentage and designs on which the code applies).
June 2023
Implementation of an API for sending automated bank transfers
Creation of a page enabling s to generate their own codes to access the Cults API
Reorganisation of the footer to include options for changing languages and currencies
May 2023
Disbursements: designers can now a PDF receipt of their payments, as well as a CSV export detailing all payments made.
API: you can now filter discounts and display promotions applied to designs
April 2023
Implementation of sub-categories allowing designers to categorise their designs in up to 3 sub-categories within the same category
New version of the submenu which is in sticky mode and switches to a one-line small screen version or a drop-down menu version if you are in a category and sub-category
Added the possibility for sellers to be paid by bank transfer
March 2023
Implementation of Apple Pay as a payment solution
Added operators - and by: that allow respectively to remove a term from a search and to filter a search result by designer name
Creation of a search help placed at the level of the search results, indicating the operators to enter to better use the search engine
Possibility to delete a deactivated design
February 2023
A new, more efficient and relevant design search engine system is now online
Sorting of search results or selected pages are now available in a single drop-down menu
Creation of a new filter on the search results allowing to display only the designs that have one or more "Makes"
New layout of the design listings available in the designers' personal with different labels for the designs: "Offline", "In moderation", "Top STL", "Secret", etc.
Adding the design number on the file pages
Ability to copy the short version of URLs in the design sharing pop-in
January 2023
New look for designer profiles on their design pages: badges are visible, avatar is rounded, and follow options are more visible
New filters on search results and categories to show only discounted designs
New "Tax" tab in the designers Sales section, allowing them to a tax certificate of the sales gross amount generated per year
The list and history of payments is now available in the "Sales" part of the personal
Possibility to see who own the badges by clicking on the number of who received the badge
Designers can now see the number of views per model in their personal space
Creation of an automatic email to be notified when a design is deleted from the platform
December 2022
Creation of several badges awarded to all active and committed of the community who have managed to reach certain milestones
Improved UX on the confirmation page: more visible "" button
New online store to buy Cults merchandising
Possibility to report a Make
Added a share button on Mastodon
Updated profiles that now have a brand new look
New license display system with more information and clarity
Added two new licenses allowing designers to sell their creation with commercial use permission
October 2022
It is now possible to images in .webp format in your designs and makes
Added a "Move Up" button to move one of your collections to the top of the list
Updated Creative Commons licenses to version 4.0
The API can now list all licenses that exist on Cults
Possibility to display your Discord server on your profile
The API allows to multiple 3D models to the Cults platform in bulk
September 2022
Additional filtering & sorting options (except for search results): has a makes, by date of update, is on promotion
Typography evolution
Addition of Youtube Shorts as an accepted video format
Reinforcement of the anti-banking fraud system
Best 3D files of the category are displayed on the pages, on design suggestions part
Updated the list of its s in the personal settings
August 2022
Implementation of a validation email when the member wants to change his main email
On comments and messages, the shortcut cmd+enter allows to submit the comment or the answer to the comment
Moderation system reinforcement regarding the designs posted on the site
In the API, designers now have access to their sales list
July 2022
Implementation of a sticky menu on the main navigation bar
New drop-down menu to access and manage your personal space
Creation of a page listing all the best sales of the platform
Send an email to all subscribers of a designer when he/she s a new file
Set up an email sent at D+7 inviting who bought a file to post a make
Better management of currency fluctuations related to the designer's selling price
June 2022
Creation of the page listing the best sales of the site
Adding filter options to the Categories pages
The detail of the content of the ZIP files shared on the platform is now displayed and readable in the "3D Design Format - Folder Detail" section
The option allowing designers to create promotional campaigns (discounts) on their paid models is now available
May 2022
Release of the functionality to publish designs in "secret mode": invisible to all except those who have the link to the page
The options for sharing on social networks and by email have been combined under a single "Share" button
April 2022
Added feature for sellers to request a refund for one of their customer orders
Added display of the number of comments and makes on the design pages
March 2022
Filter creations by category & search results by tags only on the API
Ability to publish design selections via the public/private collection option
Functionality allowing designers to organize their designs thematically on their profile through the public collection feature
Add total number of results to the API’s list of designs
February 2022
New credit card payment form via PayPal
Integration of the new PayPal payment API
January 2022
Adding an additional language: complete translation of the site into Russian
New drop-down menu on designs so that as a designer you can more quickly change the price, reactivate a design or it
December 2021
New invoice format and possibility to invoices directly from your personal or from the order confirmation page
Add the "Collection" option allowing s to privately save 3D files and categorize them according to their desired theme
Possibility to start a cart on one device (phone for example) and finish it on another (computer for example) as soon as you are connected to your Cults
November 2021
Creation of pages listing all the Makes linked to a 3D file
Integration of the Polygona 3D customization API allowing to customize a selection of 3D files and to them
October 2021
When ing, each character typed is checked to see if the name is available and the availability is displayed directly in the field
Implementation of a drop-down menu to edit designs more easily via direct access to: description, price / license, or deletion
Integration of the messaging system in the Community menu
September 2021
Set up sorting options on the designers' profiles in order to classify their different designs
Adding a new form in "My " to fill out information on his legal identity
August 2021
Added an additional language: complete translation of the site into German
New social sharing possibilities on the creation pages via the Reddit option
Display on the creation pages of the list of files that are in the
June 2021
It is now possible to add a like on comments / messages and their replies
Reporting system improvement
Ability to directly reply to a comment or a message
Implementation of "Message" button on member profiles
Added GitHub solution to connect and
Display reasons for cancelled sales in the designer personal
Quarantine sales for 30 days before validation
May 2021
Implementation of PayPal Check-out payment solution
March 2021
Allow to unsubscribe from email notifications with a single click from the email footer
February 2021
"Dark Mode" deployment: an option allowing s to display Cults in dark version
Add of the liked creations filter in Cults API
Add a filter in the commands to display only purchases
January 2021
Implementation of a new online payment system: Stripe
Added an option allowing designers to automatically inform their clients if they have updated their 3D files
New pop-in indicating an item addition in the cart
* To a file that you have already purchased, click on the button on the file page to display a message with a link to the order placed without having to pay again
December 2020
Creation of a badge to display a creation summary on a Cults page. Using the code [creation CREATION-SLUG]
November 2020
Addition of new currencies: BGN - CHF - CZK - DKK - HRK - HUF - NOK - NZD - PLN - RON - SEK
New information "Date of publication" & "Date of updates" are available on the creations
YouTube videos now appear with the photos on the creations pages and can be played directly on Cults
Possibility to add your TikTok on your Cults profile
October 2020
Taking into the quotation marks in the search bar to be able to refine and reduce the search field
In the designers' personal , it is now possible to the ZIP file as it is ed by its makers customers
Adding a filter option on the "Community" page to be able to segment Notifications and News
If there is a payment error, creation of a fallback system via the use of a PayPal.me link
Call to action buttons reorganization on the creation pages: ", like, save, make" buttons are larger and more easily accessible on all devices
3D viewer button removal in favor of thumbnails appearing under the photos
Photo and 3D thumbnails are now visible on a single line via the use of scrolling arrows
Better view of photos and 3D renderings in the full-screen viewer
September 2020
Reinforced protection on the "Naughties" category
August 2020
Moving Makes associated with a creation at the bottom of the page and mosaic style graphic processing
Sorting option on the results pages linked to the tags
July 2020
Ability to hide the s in the order history from the personal
Display of other Makes from the same 3D model in the Makes section
Addition of the currency KRW, Korean Won in the choice of currencies
New payment system for designers more convenient: a payout request button in the personal
May 2020
Migration of the platform's web servers to a brand new & more efficient architecture
Set up of an additional filter in the search results: display only the 3D models that were part of a Cults "Featuring"
April 2020
Adding star rating system on Makes
Display of the collections associated with a 3D file on the creation pages
March 2020
Creating an option in the personal to hide the "Naughty" category
Setting up filters in the search results. Display only "Free" and "Safe" 3D models
Display of the creations size (X-Y-Z) on the product pages when the creation has only one STL file
Possibility to see the Makes photos in full screen
February 2020
Redesign and improvement of the credit card payment system
Implementation of 3D Secure security system for online payments
January 2020
Added an option to display a donation button on his Cults profile ((PayPal.me, BuyMeACoffee, etc.)
Slight reorganization of the home page on the Cults selection and the most popular files.
Addition of new currencies according to the current exchange rates and applied automatically according to the customers' origin: Japanese Yen (JPY), Chinese Yuan (RMB), Argentine Peso (ARS), Mexican Peso (MXN), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Brazilian Real (BRL), Russian Rouble (RUB), Australian Dollar (AUD) and Indian Rupee (INR).
Automatic Thingiverse synchronization tool is now online: all designers who have published and will publish 3D models on Thingiverse can import them automatically to their Cults profile just by entering their Thingiverse name in their Cults personal .
December 2019
Adding new currency according to the current exchange rates and applied automatically according to the customers' origin: British pound (GBP).
Designers can now deactivate their own posted creations.
Addition of a feature to fill in social profiles, personal sites and email displayed on public profiles via specific pictograms.
A system has been made to automatically identify duplicate STL files posted on two different pages by two different authors.
November 2019
New confirmation page that allows s to orders in multiple separate .ZIP folders to avoid large .ZIP to .
Addition of the BuySellAds advertising system displaying ads validated by AdBlock.
Display of the sales number on the sales summary generated in the designers' personal .
October 2019
Acceptance of new 3D file formats through the er. Here is the list of extensions allowed in addition: 3mf, amf, blend, bmp, f3d, fcstd, mtl, obj, pdf, scad, sdf, skp, step, stl, zip, ppt, word, txt, dae, 3ds, x3d, ply, svg, psd, ai, eps.
September 2019
Integration of the Astroprint API allowing to teleport a 3D file into the online 3D slicing tool directly from Cults.
August 2019
Feature allowing to Zoom on the pictures by displaying the photos in Full Screen
Increase of creations main images size on Desktop and Mobile
New 3D File formats accepted in the er
July 2019
Feature allowing to Rate a creation (maximum 5 stars)
June 2019
Possibility to remove VAT for companies with an Intracommunity VAT number
May 2019
Possibility to enter a different PayPal address from own Cults email address
Added new Social s buttons
March 2019
Feature allowing to Save a creation
Setting up a chat to discuss with Cults
February 2019
New Page 404 :)
January 2019
Statistics of the views number on the Creations pages
New version of Cults API
December 2018
Possibility to request the deletion of your 3D models
Presentation of the best designers on the home page
Display of the balance, still to be transferred and transfer date in the My Sales section
November 2018
Addition of new suggestions regarding Creations to for Cross Shopping
Addition of Thematic Collections in the Categories pages
October 2018
Ability to delete its Comment
Launch of the Best Designers' Ranking
August 2018
System allowing Designers to automatically import their Thingiverse creations on Cults
April 2018
Use of Deepl translation system
May 2018
Integration of All3DP API allowing to compare the different prices of 3D prints online
December 2017
Integration of a blog on the platform
October 2017
Page to see all the monthly newsletters sent
Creation of pages allowing to organize 3D Modeling and 3D Printing Contests
Launch of the 3D file thematic Collections pages
September 2017
Display of s and Likes statistics on the Creations pages
Display of new mini-slide blocks on the home page
Possibility to export your sales and statistics in CSV format
August 2017
Display of the Best Sales of the category on the Categories pages
May 2017
Display of prices including VAT according to the location of the buyer
April 2017
Addition of information regarding the 3D file format on the creation page (STL, OBJ, ZIP, etc.)
March 2017
Added functionality to post Makes of 3D files ed to Cults
Creation of the page allowing to request 3D Modeling on Demand
February 2017
Launch of the special "Gift Guides" pages
January 2017
Launch of the V2 of "My sales" section in the personal space
October 2016
Added the most ed files on the home page
Added best sellers of 3D files on the home page
August 2016
Addition of the "Random" feature
April 2016
Setting up filters for search results
Integration of the 3D printing API iMaterialise
February 2016
Launch of Spanish version of the site
November 2015
Adding popular 3D files to the home page
Creation of the "Press" page
October 2015
age of the site in https
June 2015
Integration of Authentication API
Integration of 3D Hubs API
April 2015
Launch of Promotions pages
March 2015
Addition of the last updated files on the home page
February 2015
Creation of the Partners page
November 2014
Creation of the 3D viewer made in Cults
October 2014
Adding a RSS Cults feed
April 2014
Creation of the "My Sales" section in the personal space
