Easy Print Voronoi Tealight Candle Holder

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This project was not intended for actual use with a real tealight - mixing plastic and fire is a recipe for disaster, so I strongly advise swapping it out for an LED tealight that simulates a flickering effect. They're super cheap to buy. I've been itching to try my hand at a Voronoi style tea light holder for ages now. I'm pretty stoked with how it turned out! Once I grasped the basics of creating it, this project only took me an hour to complete. I did make some tweaks to the design to ensure it would print smoothly (Voronoi patterns can be nightmares on my budget 3D printer). Here are a few tips: The design prints without supports, and infill isn't crucial but I went with 100% since there wasn't much difference either way. The lower you set the layer height, the better the print will turn out. Mine was at .2 and it printed flawlessly. I also recommend printing at slow speeds of around 30mm/s. As suggested by the title, this should be a nice easy print, but if you have any questions just ask. Print Settings: Printer: Colido DIY 3D Printer Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: .2 Infill: 100% Notes: I probably wouldn't exceed 30mm/s print speed due to the delicate Voronoi walls, but if you do please let me know how it turns out. How I Designed This: I designed the tea light holder within Fusion 360 and then took the design over to Autodesk's Meshmixer software to convert the walls into a Voronoi pattern.