As a hobby, I do some 3d modelling generally around small designs I think might be useful. They include things I make to use around the house, or just general interests of mine.
Recently, I did a couple models in regard to window screens. These models quickly got a lot of attention with views and downloads. For a few months the numbers just kept growing... until suddenly it stopped.
Maybe Thingiverse shadow banned me, making it harder to find my models in their search, but here are a few other possibilities that probably make more sense.
Weather: For many, going into winter is not the time to be installing window screens. The application of such a thing is generally more of a spring/summer necessity. This could have contributed to a reduction in activity.
Third-party Referral Sources: There are websites that aggregate models across different platforms for the purpose of comprehensive searches (and monetizing users). These sites may have been contributing to my numbers and have possibly modified their code (i.e. yeggi.com) for reasons only known to them.
Thingiverse Updates: There was a thingiverse update around this time. It is entirely possibly that the update changed things in relation to how models are suggested to site visitors. Another option with this update is that they are actively trying to reduce the number of bots downloading models for the sake of duplicating your work, which may have been part of this update.
At the end of the day I provide these models for free with the hopes that maybe they will help someone else solve a problem or give someone a starting point to make something even better.
Overall, it is hard to say exactly why the numbers dropped like they did, and we likely will never know. But one thing is for certain. It won't do any good to assume the worst.
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