I’ve collected quite a number of STL files for 3D printing, and realized I need some better way to catalogue them, because the default Windows explorer is starting to become burdensome. I’m looking for something that:

  • Shows a 3D preview I can rotate around to see the model
  • Allows me to sort into folders
  • Allows tagging with keywords for later searching
  • Snappy search

Maybe Windows already does this and I’m just not seeing it, but I feel like my collection is at the point where I need something dedicated, similar to a photo cataloguing tool (e.g. Google Photos) or a reference manager (e.g. Zotero/Mendeley).

Any good FOSS tool that does something like this? Or a generic “better file explorer”?

  • IndeterminateName@beehaw.org
    1·
    10 months ago

    “Nextcloud is a can of worms” is an understatement. I keep talking myself into and out of trying to install it. I just don’t have the time at the moment to troubleshoot it when something inevitably breaks.

    • mranderson17@infosec.pubEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      Yeah that’s fair. I’ve been running it since about 2018 and never found it too difficult, but messing around with Linux is my hobby so I admit that I enjoy the problem solving aspect. It’s certainly not something you set and forget.

      I suggested it here mostly because this particular plugin is both actively developed and quite good in my opinion but it would only be a viable solution if you already use Nextcloud. I’m in no way suggesting OP should install it just for this.

    • PeachMan@lemmy.one
      2·
      10 months ago

      It also runs like crap, even on decent hardware. I don’t get why people love it so much…