Good things start
with clear details.
5D Things is an early marketplace for physical objects made by independent makers. These guidelines help us review requests and keep the preview useful.
Adults make the request.
Accounts and requests are for adults aged 18 or older. You can dream up an object with your kids, then handle the request yourself. Keep children's names, faces, school details, and other personal information out of text and photos.
Show the object and the job.
Explain what you want it to do. Include approximate dimensions, quantity, and any fit, material, color, or finish requirements. Use photos of objects only and remove addresses, faces, payment information, and other identifying details.
Only share designs, photos, and files you created or have permission to use. Do not ask a maker to copy someone else's protected design without permission.
Keep early requests low risk.
Start with decorative objects, organizers, gifts, and everyday fixes that do not carry a safety function. Toy, food-contact, medical, electrical, weapon, and safety-critical categories are restricted while their requirements are reviewed. Do not submit a design intended to harm someone or bypass a safety feature.
A sample image or published maker profile does not establish that an object is suitable for a particular use. Tell the maker about the intended use before agreeing on a design.
Give each maker a clear agreement.
Makers should describe their own work, materials, capabilities, and timing accurately. Before any future paid order, review the agreed design, dimensions, quantity, item price, shipping, and timing together. A request or maker selection alone is not a payment or a promise that the object will be made.
Published profiles and listings require review. Free editorial featuring also requires a maker's opt-in. Makers keep their shop attribution.
Check delivery and raise concerns.
Shipping progress records the maker's carrier and tracking information. Buyers confirm receipt after the object arrives. Pickup is planned but remains unavailable until distance and handoff checks are ready.
Eligible test orders have an order support page for describing an issue and discussing it with the maker and operators. A requested remedy is not an automatic refund. Live payment and support operations are still being prepared.