Magnetic Dog Potty Chart

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I was looking for a Chart to help track when the dog was taken out to use the restroom. I was surprised to not be able to find anything of the sort. (Maybe I just did not see anything) So, I decided to design my own, but first, I looked for inspiration. The "Dog Feeding Board" found at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5160173 was pretty close to what I wanted design wise. So, I imported theirs into Sketchup to measure everything. I then redrew it from the bottom up, because I wanted to use magnets inside the pieces and chart. If you wish to insert magnets into yours like I did mine, you will need 6 total magnets size 3mm tall by 8mm diameter. I had some leftover from a previous print; however, they can be found at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B3SDRCP Or you can alter the holes to suit your needs with the Sketchup file. You will need to print 1 of each of the "Dog Potty Chart Full" "#1 Only" "#1 & #2" The openings for the magnets are 4mm from the bottom of each piece, you should pause your print on the layer AFTER the 4.00 layer (on .2 resolution this is the 4.20 layer) This can be done with PrusaSlicer, after the initial slice, by right-clicking the "+" sign while on the 4.20 layer on the layer indicator on the right side of the main window. And then pressing "Add Pause Print (M601)" WHEN INSERTING MAGNETS ONTO THE PRINT BED TAKE EXTREME CAUTION NOT TO PAUSE THE PRINT EARLY! INSERTING MAGNETS EARLY CAN DAMAGE YOUR PRINTER! ALSO MAKE SURE ALL MAGNETS ARE ORIENTATED THE SAME WAY! ELSE A REPRINT WILL BE REQUIRED! LAST, MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT USING A STAINLESS STEEL NOZZLE, IT CAN GRAB THE MAGNETS OUT OF THE PRINT WHEN EXTRUDING NEARBY. For my chart I also changed the color on the 4.20 layer, as well as program a pause again at 5.20 to change the color again back to the original color, and then again at 7.20 layer to change color one last time for the letters. For my "#1 ONLY" and "#1 & #2" Indicators I paused at 4.20 layer for inserting magnets and again at 5.20 layer to change color for letters. You can print the attached generic chart that says "The Dog" instead of your dog's name. I have also added the Sketchup files if you wish to alter your own version to say whatever you want, or if you want to put your own dog's name like I did on the original. The Font settings used were: 3D Text Comic Sans MS Bold Italic Center Filled Extruded Height: 5.0mm by 0.5mm