Modifiable Christmas trees

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<p>My mother asked me to design some trees as decorations for a table at a Christmas tea. I wanted to design simple models that could be printed:</p><ul><li>with no infill or supports</li><li>either as modeled or scaled</li><li>with a modifier cylider to add a hole bottom in PrusaSlicer to add led tea lights</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Diamond tree</strong></p><ul><li>This model is 68x68x86mm</li><li>At 0.30mm layer height and 0% infill, each tree takes about 1h44m</li></ul><p><strong>Low poly tree</strong></p><ul><li>This model is 60x60x90mm</li><li>At 0.30mm layer height and 0% infill, each tree takes about 1h14m</li></ul><p><strong>Smooth tree</strong></p><ul><li>This model is 65x65x125mm</li><li>At 0.30mm layer height and 0% infill, each tree takes about 1h27m</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have also added 3mf files of the sizes I needed for you to slice yourself.&nbsp;All were printed with Prusament Natural Transparent&nbsp; PVB (with 2 extra diamond trees in Amolen Silk Rainbow PLA) with no issues.</p><h5>Diamond tree (6 in tall)</h5><ul><li>Scaled up to 101.6x101.6x127mm</li><li>A 42x42mm hole added to the base for a led tea light</li><li>At 0.30mm, each tree takes about 3h38m</li></ul><h5>Low poly tree (5 in tall)</h5><ul><li>Scaled up to 101.6x101.6x152.4mm</li><li>A 42x42mm hole added to the base for a led tea light</li><li>At 0.30mm, each tree took about 3h15m</li></ul><h5>Smooth tree</h5><ul><li>As modeled&nbsp;</li><li>A 42x42mm hole added to the base for a led tea light&nbsp;</li><li>At 0.30mm, each tree took about 1h35m</li></ul><h5>Smooth tree (8 in tall)</h5><ul><li>Scaled up to 101.6x101.6x162.56mm</li><li>A 42x42mm hole added to the base for a led tea light</li><li>At 0.30mm, each tree took about 3h14m</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Optional tea light modification</h3><figure class="image"><img></figure><figure class="image image-style-align-center"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/90816/rich_content/a9fed835-a7e8-4437-bcb4-2a2d7ee08c8e/smoothgif.gif#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2210208860-1197-4211-9cc7-0043ac249848%22%2C%22w%22%3A750%2C%22h%22%3A421%7D"></figure><p>Because the plastic shell of the tea lights I had on hand were to tall for the scaled diamond tree and the lights needed to be manually switched on and off, I designed&nbsp; a new shell for the lights that is two parts. Here were my targets.&nbsp;</p><p>For the cover part:</p><ul><li>Lower profile</li><li>Fit into all the trees</li></ul><p>For the base part:</p><ul><li>Hold the plate the led is connected to in place to avoid movement</li><li>Be able to access the on/off switch</li><li>Fit firmly in the 42x42mm hole I made without coming out</li><li>Have the ability to remove the cover and base should the tea light batteries need replacing</li></ul><p>The 2 part model is 86.33x42x12mm. The cover part is complete optional as its only purpose is to cover the led. This gives a cleaner look as it hides the pins. Unless you are using transparent filament this is not a necessity. The base is the functional part of this set.&nbsp;</p><p>Printing one pair at 0.30mm layer height will take about 23m</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here's an example video of putting the tea light mod together:</p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://youtu.be/GB7c008beYY"></oembed></figure>