
This modern desktop 3D printer Revit family models an enclosed fabrication unit featuring an overhead gantry, build platform, and exterior spool mount. The unit features a clean, cubic volume with transparent side and front casing panels set into a rigid structural frame. An internal square print bed forms the base of the build volume, complemented by an overhead cross-gantry mechanism and central extruder assembly. On the exterior side panel, an integrated circular filament spool holder extends outward, completing the functional footprint. Geometry is modelled cleanly with flat planar surfaces, defined borders, and translucent panel facets that accurately indicate interior clearance boundaries and overall enclosure massing.
The download is a 625 KB file containing a Revit family (.rfa). Load it into a project from the Insert tab with Load Family, then place it like any other component of its category; it schedules and tags with the rest of your model.
Delivered as a native Revit specialty equipment family, the component loads directly into project environments without bloating system resources. Place the element on any standard work surface, credenza, or workbench by hosting to the finished face or setting an elevation offset from the work plane. Visibility settings allow rapid coordination in plan, elevation, and section views, while standard material parameters facilitate basic shaded or conceptual visualization.
Accurately representing rapid prototyping equipment, this component suits architectural model shops, university fab labs, secondary school STEM classrooms, and creative design studio fitouts. Pair it with industrial workbenches, heavy-duty shelving, filament storage carts, and technician workstations in technical service areas or maker spaces. Designers searching for rapid fabrication machinery, desktop additive manufacturing units, or maker equipment can seamlessly incorporate this model during schematic space planning and FF&E scheduling.
Modern Desktop Enclosed 3D Printer – Malave 3
Free
File formats
What changed in 1.0
Initial release.
Free to use in personal and commercial projects, including paid client work.
Covers 1 seat.