Colored Pencil Holder

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The STL file I'm sharing creates an object larger than my 3D printer bed. Make sure to scale it and orient it correctly for your bed. Printed in PLA. The bed temperature was set at 70 degrees Celsius for the first layer, with the fan turned off, and 65 degrees Celsius with the fan on for all other layers. The hot end temperature remained steady at 220 degrees Celsius throughout the print. (This should be more understandable for Prusa users.) This isn't the most efficient design for holding colored pencils, but I found it a fun project and it's useful on my drawing table. Maybe someone else will share an improved version. Print Settings Printer Brand: Prusa Printer: Prusa Mk2 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.2 mm Infill: 20% Notes: I printed the thick plate as the base and experienced some slight lifting of the corners during printing, but the structure remained rigid enough not to deform the print layers at the hot end. Printing the thin plate as the base might also work, but I'm unsure. The print took approximately 30 hours to complete at 100% Prusa normal speed. Design Process To create this design, I started by making a single hex cell, then cloned it and used copy and paste tools in Fusion 360 to generate an array of cells. I combined all the cells into a single object and rotated it 3 degrees. Next, I added two rectangular plates for a sturdy base and a thin back to seal one side of the cell.