Patent 9626142 was granted and assigned to Makerbot Industries, LLC on April, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A server is configured to store a library of printable content and to select an item from the library in response to a user request. Instead of the user specifying a particular item, the server can automatically select from a number of different items. The server may automatically determine a printer type for the user and select a suitable, corresponding model for immediate fabrication by the printer.