"Fiona Filament": 3D Printable Articulated Figure

prusaprinters

A Project that was Months in the making.. i finally got around to making a figure that utilizes my TPU 2.0 Joints that i had posted previously.. shameless plug: https://www.printables.com/model/547075-tpu-hingeswivel-ball-joint-20-with-pla-sockets ;-)it surprisingly holds up pretty well, certain joints do come out of their socket a little easily and the connections aren't always perfect, (reprint in case some TPU joints are a bit loose, if any connections are too tight, LIGHTLY sand down the PLA sockets or cut the TPU) certain areas are a bit overwhelmed by the weight of the TPU joints which i have printed solid for functionality.. and they don't always hold their pose as a result.Make no mistake, it does have some pretty great articulation (about 12 points of articulation!) and can hold some decent poses even without a stand as seen in the preview pics. I'm happy enough with what i've got, but i know y'all can do better. I hadn't seen anyone utilize the PLA on TPU friction for making something like this. Ultimately, this project was to see if there was a possibility..And there is.so with all that out of the way,Settings:Essentially the same settings i used for my TPU 2.0 joint system for both PLA (gray) and TPU (black joint) parts, i used the “super quality” low layer height settings for the head to get the finer details in.. total print time was maybe a little over 12 hours for everything. 10 percent infill for PLA parts. I personally use tree supports for everything (except for the shoes) but of course do what works for you. Remember to print two sets of joints for areas that require it.Ex. two sets of shoulder joints, two sets of knee joints etc. No guarantees on how well this works printed at any smaller scale. Joints may end up being too small/fragile to work properly. DO NOT force the TPU joints too hard! They're rubbery yes, but they can break if you're too rough with them, hold the joints themselves when you move them if the connection feels too tight.For best quality, I personally wouldn't recommend loading up a build plate with the whole figure or all of the joints all at once in a single print job. Print everything in sets of two if you're impatient (like myself).Printed on a Kingroon KP3S. Questionable paint job provided by me.do what you want with the figure, remember,attribution.happy printing.