3D Model Usage Licenses
License types
3D models available through this website may be purchased and made use of via Personal and Commercial licenses. These two licenses will cover all possible areas of usage of the 3D model files. All files come standard with a personal license, but may be upgraded to be used commercially through a subscription.
| License type | Allows distribution of prints | Allows distribution of 3D file(s) |
| Personal | No | No |
| Commercial | Yes | No |
Personal Use License
The Personal License provides a purchaser with an ongoing, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-refundable license to use a specific digital product purchased or downloaded from Blue Ridge Craft Studio. Personal licensing allows you to use the applicable 3D model file(s) to print a product for yourself. The Personal License only applies to the specific product you purchased and not to any other products.
What you can do
You may print a 3D file under a Personal License for your own personal use as many times as you wish, on a 3D printer you personally own.
What you can’t do
Anything not covered in the above section. This includes but is not limited to the following:
- You may not give away, sell, donate, or in any way distribute the 3D model file(s), including sending to independent print services.
- You may not give away, sell, donate, or in any way distribute prints of the 3D model file(s), including but not limited to printing for a friend or family member, printing for a club or hobby group, printing to give as a gift, or printing as a service to a client. You may not give away, sell, donate, or in any way distribute other finished products produced using the 3D mode file(s) including but not limited to production via injection molding or laser cutting.
- You may not provide the 3D model file(s) to any other third party, including family members and friends, for the purpose of 3D printing the file(s) on your behalf. If you do not own a 3D printer personally, your Personal License does not permit you to make 3D prints of the file(s) using someone else’s printer.
- You may not modify the 3D model file(s) in any way. The file(s) must be used in the state they were provided to you. You may not remove any logos, marks, branding, text, or other identification from the file(s). You may not use the 3D model file(s) in whole or in part in your own 3D models.
License term
Personal Licenses are perpetual, commencing from the date of initial purchase.
Commercial Use License
The Commercial License grants a purchaser an ongoing, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-refundable license to use all 3D model files purchased from Blue Ridge Craft Studio as an an individual merchant. Commercial Licensing allows you to use the applicable 3D model file(s) to create unlimited end products for yourself or your clients; the end product may be sold. The Commercial License only applies to the specific product(s) you have purchased and not to any other products.
What you can do
- You may print a 3D file under a Commercial License as many times as you wish, on a 3D printer you personally own or one that is owned by a business you own and/or operate. You may also print a 3D file under a Commercial License for the purpose of selling 3D prints of the file as many times as you wish.
- You may give away, sell, donate, or otherwise distribute prints of the 3D model file(s).
- You may use unmodified product images from product listings on this website of the 3D model file(s) or their corresponding printed products.
What you can’t do
Anything not covered in the above section. This includes but is not limited to the following:
- You may not give away, sell, donate, or in any way distribute the 3D model file(s), including sending to independent print services.
- You may not provide the 3D model file(s) to any other third party, including family members and friends. If you do not own a 3D printer personally or your business does not own one, your Commercial License does not permit you to make 3D prints of the file(s) using someone else’s printer.
- You may not modify the 3D model file(s) in any way. The file(s) must be used in the state they were provided to you. You may not remove any logos, marks, branding, text, or other identification from the file(s). You may not use the 3D model file(s) in whole or in part in your own 3D models.
- You may not use the 3D model file(s) or 3D prints created from them in any crowdfunding, distribution, or fundraising platform.
License term
Commercial Licenses are renewed via an auto-renewing subscription of varying durations. For the duration of the subscription, your license is active and valid.
If you pause or skip the next renewal, your subscription will remain active until the next renewal date. If the subscription is cancelled or renewal payment fails, your subscription becomes inactive immediately.
Once your subscription is no longer active, you are no longer permitted to sell 3D prints of models covered by this license, and your license reverts to a Personal License. To regain your Commercial License, restart your Commercial License subscription.
You have a 1 week grace period, beginning the day after your license becomes inactive, to remove product listings from your website(s).
Listing attribution
For each for-sale product listing that includes 3D printed models from Blue Ridge Craft Studio, you must include a design credit and a link to this license page in the product description.
FAQ
What can I do if I would like to use a model for a purpose listed in the can't do section?
If you have a personal license, check if the commercial license would cover your use case. If that doesn't, please contact us to discuss modifications!