Easy to print Fat Cat

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This is a significant modification of the Fat Cat thing 901128 used for printing. It resolved slicing issues encountered with Simplify and prints well without support. The changes from the original thing 901128 are: 1. Removed the base plate to allow the cat to be printed freely. 2. Ran through Netfabb STL Fixer to eliminate severe STL issues that confused Simplify3D slicer. 3. Flattened the bases of the feet, belly, and head for easier printing. 4. Scaled up the design to a preferred size, which can still be scaled up or down during slicing. 5. Rotated 90 degrees along the Z-axis to fit the orientation of my FFCP build plate. For reference, this is the OpenSCAD script used to make the modifications: <pre> k = 2.27; intersection() { scale([k, k, k]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) translate([0, 0, -0.9]) import("FatCat2_fixed.stl", convexity=3); cylinder(d=130, h=70); } </pre>