Dragon Eggs

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Hi! This one is a previous version of Dragon Egg Boxes. This is the first try at making a sphere, but something went wrong with the formulas and I ended up with an egg instead! Great news - just add some spikes and I have a dragon egg! Whoop! Not developed as a box, but as a decoration figure. Based on similar algorithms (Phyllotaxis patterns), you can customize and generate many different eggs. For more information, please visit Dragon Egg Boxes and you'll find a comprehensive customizer explanation. I used the Makerbot Longhuo Eastern Dragon for the pictures. Hope you enjoy it! Have fun! Print Settings Printer: BQ Prusa i3 Hephestos Rafts: No Infill: 15-25% Notes: Resolution: 0.2 or 0.3 works good (0.1 if printing small eggs). Infill: 15-25% infill is good to avoid holes on roofs. Layers: 2 bottoms, 2 shells and 3 tops (to avoid roof holes). Supports: If you print the complete egg, you'll need supports. Some figures need supports due to spikes orientation. Printing Tip: Use your slicer to make two half-eggs. See a mini-guide below. Printing Two Half-Eggs Using your slicer to split eggs in two parts I do this for big figures to avoid using supports. Also, the spikes don't print well when oriented down. I use Cura but most slicers can do this.