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Noctua Drops Public CAD Files For Its Fans, But Quietly Tweaked The Blade Geometry To Block 3D-Printed Clones

27 April 2026 at 19:39

A Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM cooling fan displayed against a dark background.

After Noctua announced its fan 3D CAD models for public usage, it clarified that these aren't meant for 3d printing. Noctua Allows Printing CAD Fan Models, but Clarified That These Have Altered Fan Blade Geometry Popular fan and cooler manufacturer, Noctua, has recently announced on its X handle and the official website that it's now offering 3D CAD fan models for all of its fans for the public. These 3D CAD models reportedly represent "accurate" mounting and external dimensions fo the fans. However, if you think that you can simply 3D print an existing Noctua fan, then you are mistaken. […]

Read full article at https://wccftech.com/noctua-drops-public-cad-files-for-its-fans/

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