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3D Printed Design Concepts: Part Four (Renders and Cumulative Post)

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Files: Working Files Presentation (Sketches, first models, and slicer previews at end with renders) Final (Process and Renders): Renders: Piece adjustments: Adjusting the size of the pyramid. Starting by making the base roughly the same size as the other base sizes.  Also adjusting the thickness of the pole so that it will be able to print.  Here they are all together, the sizes are definitely more consistent and closer to what I wanted.  Size measurements.  Reprint: The base is closer in size to the others and the flag pole is much thicker (no supports show up when I put supports on.  Just had to wait a few minutes and then there were some for me to book. But I only needed a single slot anyway. So it wasn't too bad.  Aaannnnddd...the pole didn't print.  Guess I'm resorting to toothpicks.  Painting: So, here is my solution to the pole problem. I used the border that the printer makes and twisted it into a pole with a tail - the tail is so I could ...