Accordion Vase

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This was my first crack at creating something in Fusion360 so I didn't exactly break any new ground or anything but I thought it would be fun to upload it and see how far I've come with CAD over the past few years, haha. The stock picture was printed on a spool of Fillamentum CPE (copolyester), which is basically like PETG but with another monomer attached, making it slightly stronger. I was drawn to its gorgeous pink color. When printed thin, this material is a bit flexible, which is cool! You can read more about it here: https://fillamentum.com/collections/cpe-filaments/products/cpe-hg100-pink-blush-transparent (Their shipping costs are a bit steep for us folks in the USA; I ended up scoring a spool on Amazon.) I'm planning to make one out of nylon soon too. So far, I haven't managed to seal it watertight but I also have limited experience with spiral vase mode. I advise against using spiral vase mode if you're printing this in CPE...unless you're super experienced at 3D printing, because I failed a few times and finally gave up on trying to spiral vase it! The seam is hardly noticeable. I think increasing the temperature of the first couple layers will improve adhesion and enable watertight-ness.