Nameplate Generator
Type a name and an optional title, pick a rounded, pill or oval plate, raised or engraved letters, and a desk stand or screw holes. The plate sizes itself around the text, and you download a watertight STL, a 2-color 3MF or a ZIP of STLs. It is free, unlimited and runs in your browser.
How to make a 3D printed nameplate
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Type the name
Type the name on the first line and a job title, room or number on the second line, or leave it empty. Set the letter height and pick a font.
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Pick the plate
Choose the shape, raised or engraved letters, a border, and how it will stand or hang: a desk stand, two countersunk screw holes, or plain.
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Check the size
The plate grows around the text, or pick Fixed plate size to type the width and height and the text shrinks to fit. The size and the colour change height show below the settings.
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Download
Press Download STL for one part, or download the 3MF to print the letters in a second colour on a multi-material printer.
Nameplate generator settings
What each setting does and the range it accepts.
| Text | Up to 2 lines of 32 characters. The first line is the name, the second a title or room. Letters A to Z, numbers and common punctuation. |
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| Letter height | 3 to 80 mm for each line, measured as the height of a capital letter. Bold fonts print best below 8 mm. |
| Shape | Rounded rectangle (with a corner radius of 0 to 50 mm), pill with fully round ends, or oval. |
| Letters | Raised letters stand on top of the plate. Engraved letters are cut into the plate, and the 3MF includes an inlay part that fills them in a second colour. |
| Plate size | Fit the text adds the padding around the text. Fixed plate size takes a width of 20 to 400 mm and a height of 10 to 300 mm. |
| Thickness | Plate 1 to 15 mm, letters 0.4 to 10 mm tall or deep. An engraved plate must be at least 1 mm thicker than the engraving. |
| Mounting | Desk stand: two feet that hold the plate leaning back 15 degrees. Screw holes: two holes of 2 to 10 mm, countersunk on the front. Plain: no holes, for tape or glue. |
| Output | Binary STL in millimetres with the plate as one closed part. 3MF with the plate, the letters and the stand as separate coloured parts. ZIP with one STL per part. |
Raised or engraved letters?
Raised letters are the classic look and are easy to print in two colours: print the plate in one colour and change filament at the top of the plate, so the letters and the border come out in the second colour. The colour change height is shown under the settings.
Engraved letters keep the face of the plate flat, which is good for a door sign that gets touched or cleaned. Print it in one colour, or open the 3MF on a multi-material printer to fill the letters with a second colour.
Desk stand or screw holes?
The desk stand comes as two small feet printed next to the plate. Each foot has a slot that leans back 15 degrees and is a little wider than the plate, so the bottom edge of the plate pushes in and stays upright. The text sits above the part that goes into the slots.
Screw holes go through the plate on the left and right, outside the text, and are countersunk on the front so a flat head screw sits flush. Use them for an office door, a cabinet or a wall.
Printing tips
Print the plate flat with the back on the bed. Letters and border go straight up, so no supports are needed. A 0.2 mm layer height works; use 0.12 mm for small letters.
Thin strokes need room for the nozzle. With a 0.4 mm nozzle, keep letters at 5 mm or taller, or use a bold font.
For a two-colour print on a single-nozzle printer, add a filament change (M600 or a pause) at the layer shown under the settings.
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