Factorio releases 3D-printable models so you can build the factory in real life
Factorio that you can touch
Wube Software has released 15 sets of 3D-printable Factorio models, totaling 65 individual pieces across 247 STL files. The project began during a 2024 playtesting event with Prusa Research and grew into a full early-game collection. The team designed the models to print without supports where possible, and they're available as a free download for anyone to print and customize.
Factorio's isometric view gives a lot of space to experiment and play, and my fellow artists used that opportunity mercilessly. Sometimes what you see is, in fact, merely a collection of free-floating objects that just happen to look like a machine when looked at from the exact correct perspective.
- NelsonMinar
Wube is such a unique game studio. They do a lot of very solid technical work and look like they have fun doing it. I particularly appreciated their recent post about porting Factorio to ARM64. They had a business reason to do it but it's clear the team was mostly just curious about whether ARM64 was a viable gaming platform now. And then shared the results with us. They seem like fun hacker guys.
- mococa
I love Factorio, but I can't play it - it's way too addictive. If I start on a Friday, I won't stop until Monday
- Artoooooor
A "screen" for blind people, where "pixels" would move up and down instead of changing colours would be so cool. Factorio would "display" the game world, something else would "display" text in Braille...
- mitxela
Remember that Factorio does not release its 3D models. Everything in the game is a 2D render of a 3D model, which is why the game uses so much VRAM.
- schobi
Oh - but only touching them?
I was hoping for an iteration of a factorio belt that could actually move!
- Cieric
I'm (hopefully) getting a G1X soon, so I think I'm going to put it to work printing this stuff out. I'm now excited for this as a use case and I kind of hope someone builds something to convert an existing factorio world into a 3d model, though it might be to big to actually print so maybe a way to take a section would be even better.
- evv
not me hoping for an official factorio board game
- sdenton4
Omg, this is so my jam...
I'm looking forward to making a Factorio themed war game table. Star Wars Legion on the factory planet...