3D Magnetic Catan Tiles

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I merged JAWong's 3D tiles with neuport's magnetic base in a single print. In the side-by-side image, if you take a close look, you can spot the gap between layers where I attached the individually printed pieces on the green tile, and no similar gap is visible on the red tile. Warning - these prints cannot be done in a single unattended run. Inserting magnets into the base is necessary for using this over just JAWong's basic tiles. Edit: Added port water and blank water tiles because I'm having trouble getting a border configured to match the rest of the set. Instructions As stated in neuport's magnetic base, use these available here magnets you need: In case that link dies out, here are product stats: Material Grade: N50 Dimensions: 0.098" (2.5mm) x 0.196" (5mm) Magnetized through diameter I printed on my Printrbot Simple Metal with 0.3mm layers and 30% infill. Astonishingly, no support was needed for bridging the magnetic base though first layer lines over gap are loose, perfectionists may want to fill in area manually. After slicing STLs, I edited G-code so I could insert pauses where necessary to add magnets and switch filament for colored top with black base/road. Printrbot's hotend is bronze and non-ferrous so doesn't affect magnets, but bed sensor IS ferrous and will pull out of spacers unless there's some filament in the way. So you want to pause after the sensor passes by well clear and approaching location from right side. It's best to pause a little bit before printing the hole cover as Printrbot may not get a solid cover when resuming (depending on how long you paused and much filament leaked out). I work with Repetier Host, and slicer works smoothly there. You preview in single layer to find the first layer with no holes. Then move line-by-line through G-code until Repetier highlights the filament at cursor's line position, once highlighted back up a bit and insert pause command. Personally, I use "on pause" script: G90; Absolute Coordinates G1 X10 Y10 ; Move extruder to front for filament change G91 ; Relative Coordinates G1 Z30; Raise print head @sound; Play sound @execute C:DPPause_Email.bat 0 0 It raises print head so warping doesn't occur from heat and provides ample space for changes. This script sends me a text (via batch file) also. Delay time is annoying if you don't need to insert magnet, you may only have to raise 5mm without moving the hotend at all in those cases. Run once with pauses individually for each of the six magnets to watch which ones get picked up by level sensor and remove unnecessary pauses before next print.