Often parts of products like battery container cover get lost or broken and there are no spareparts available anywhere. Companies should pledge to offer 3D models of such items in the most common formats.
-- Thrust, Mar 17 2016

Certificate is good idea [+]. But the concept is baked in the form of open source hardware.
-- ixnaum, Mar 17 2016


Should I change to Public: Information: Database?
-- Thrust, Mar 17 2016


As 3D scanners become more common, some of this need will be met communally - just ask someone with the same item to scan it and send you the file.
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Mar 17 2016


I think that there is a database of 3D sparepart models. It is upkeeped by hobbyists. http://www.yeggi.com/
-- Thrust, Mar 18 2016


There is another 3d model "database": http://www.thingiverse.com/
-- Thrust, Mar 28 2016


You can add actual links if you click the "[link]" link below your idea.
-- notexactly, Mar 30 2016



random, halfbakery