Dart Holder 3D Print: a Simple, Cheerful Game Room Fix

A dart holder 3D print sounds like a small thing to design, but the detail that makes this one worth downloading is the name field built right into the base. You open the 3MF, type a name, and slice. No modeling software, no fiddling with text tools, just a stand that’s yours before it even hits the plate.

The idea came from a simple gap: dart players tend to toss their set in a drawer or leave it jammed in the board. Sektor 7 Studios built this piece to give darts an actual home, one with enough personality to sit out in the open rather than get hidden away.

What the dart holder looks like on a shelf

The design keeps things tidy: a compact base supports a dartboard-style backplate, and the whole thing reads as a miniature nod to the board itself rather than a generic pegboard. Three slots hold the darts upright and visible, so the set looks displayed rather than stored. It suits a game room, a workshop bench, a garden shed, or any spot where darts already live. Because the backplate echoes the dartboard pattern, it doesn’t look out of place next to the real board on the wall.

The name on the base is the detail that turns it from a generic holder into something personal. Whether it’s a tournament nickname, a first name for a gift, or a shop or team name for multiple holders, the text sits right on the front of the base where it’s the first thing anyone notices.

Dart holder 3D print assembly and parts

This dart holder 3D print comes apart into just two main pieces: the base and the dartboard backplate. Assembly is a matter of plugging the backplate into the base, no glue or screws mentioned, no extra hardware to track down. That two-part structure also keeps the print straightforward, since each piece is a separate, simple shape rather than one complex assembly with overhangs to fight.

Printing in multiple colors suits this design well, since the base, the backplate, and the lettering can each take a different filament color if you want the name to stand out or the dartboard pattern to read clearly. A plain single-color print still looks clean, if you’d rather keep it simple.

Why the customizable name matters for gifting

Dart sets get passed around a lot: a birthday gift, a prize for a tournament win, something for a dad who’s always losing his darts in the couch cushions. A holder with a name on it turns a generic accessory into something that’s clearly for one person. Because the customization happens in the 3MF file itself, you don’t need to own or learn any 3D design software to make it personal. That’s a meaningfully lower bar than most “customizable” prints that assume you already know your way around a CAD tool.

For anyone making these as gifts or selling a few at a market table, the two-part design and name field mean you can turn around a batch with different names fairly quickly, without redesigning anything between prints.

Where it fits in a free model collection

This one sits comfortably in a free models collection because it does one job cleanly: it stores three darts, it looks like it belongs near a dartboard, and it doesn’t ask for anything exotic in return. It’s a good pick for someone testing out personalized prints for the first time, or for a shop owner who wants a quick, repeatable item that still feels individual every time a new name goes on it.

The files are available through MakerWorld for free, with the same design also listed on Thangs and Patreon. Between the STL for anyone who wants to set their own print profile and the ready-made 3MF for Bambu Lab printers, there’s a version for whichever workflow you’re already using.