Acceptable use and prohibited items
What cannot be printed, requested or published on MakeIn3D. Breaches lead to suspension.
Current version: 2026-11-08.
This is a courtesy translation. In case of any discrepancy, the Spanish version prevails. View in Spanish
Items that may not be printed or requested
- Firearms, their parts, components, accessories, magazines, suppressors, ammunition or any item regulated by the Mexican Federal Law on Firearms and Explosives.
- Bladed weapons designed to cause harm, knuckle dusters, items intended to evade metal detectors and any article whose main purpose is to cause harm.
- Keys, picks or tools intended to open other people's locks without authorization; copies of security keys, handcuffs or official badges.
- Parts used to counterfeit documents, banknotes, seals, license plates or IDs; items imitating uniforms or insignia of authorities.
- Paraphernalia for the use of illegal drugs.
- Implantable medical devices or safety-critical parts (for example, for brakes, steering, helmets or harnesses) presented as fit for real use.
- Unauthorized replicas of products protected by copyright, trademarks or patents.
- Sexual content involving minors, or content that promotes hatred, violence or discrimination.
Prohibited conduct
- Publishing false information, photos that do not match your printer, or misleading prices.
- Writing fake reviews, buying reviews or rating yourself.
- Harassing, threatening or insulting other users; sending spam or unsolicited advertising.
- Asking for advance payments for fraudulent purposes, impersonating another person or MakeIn3D.
- Attempting unauthorized access to accounts, data or systems; using bots to scrape information from the site.
How we enforce it
- All listings are reviewed before being published. Anyone can report a listing, request or user with the "Report" button.
- Depending on severity, we remove the content, pause the listing, cancel the request, temporarily suspend or permanently close the account. In case of possible crimes, we preserve the evidence and make it available to the authorities.
- Makers must reject any request that falls into these categories and report it.