3D Printable Rose

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This is a 3D printable rose with a separate base that I created for Valentine's Day. The project was also an opportunity to test the capabilities of the Makerbot Digitizer. The base has a pilot hole so you can drill out your own properly sized hole for whatever you want to stick the flower on, or you could just do a boolean subtraction right down the middle of the base in a program like blender. If you drill out a hole, I recommend doing it slowly after attaching the base to the flower. Print Settings Printer Brand: MakerBot Printer: MakerBot Replicator Z18 Rafts: Yes Supports: Yes Notes: The holes will likely need to be cleaned out. Print the base with the insertion side up for best results. I recommend using MakerBot True Red and True Green for the parts. Post-Printing If you are drilling a pilot hole, do it slowly and after the base has been attached to the flower. I was able to successfully drill ~1/8" hole. Keep the flower stable during the process, and go slow. For cleanup, I recommend using just a razor for the support materials, and possibly even sanding. For best results, use dissolvable filament. How I Designed This Scanning the Rose... I started making this rose by first creating a mock-up by hand out of modeling clay. I used a MakerBot Digitizer to scan the clay model into the computer, and refined it a bit in Blender. I drew the base in Autodesk Inventor.