Monstera Leaf Coasters

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A set of 5 Monstera leaf drink coasters, designed to be printed in two colors on a single extruder printer. The general idea is to **print the leaves with one filament and then print the base on top of it with another filament**. Each coaster consists of **two jobs to manually run** in sequence. I designed it that way so because each color should be sliced differently to generate a nice leaf effect. This thing has **separate files for each coaster design**, and **one file with 4 coasters** in one go. The leaves have different sizes and shapes, so to force the slicer to position them exactly in the same place each time, I drew a thin line around each leaf. This **circle should be removed after the leaves print**. There is also a set of STLs that print out 4 coasters in one go. My process to generate the coasters in the images: ----------- - Slice the leaf files with leaf settings (see below) - Slice the body files with body settings (see below) - Install green PLA filament - Print the leaf (or leaves) - **!! Remove the thin rings around each leaf !!** - **!! Do not remove the leaf !!** - Switch filament to marble filament - Print the bodies over the leaves - Remove completed prints Tip: ---- Be extra careful to position objects from the same print job in the same exact position on the buildplate. I use Cura so I just clear the buildplate and add the object, it'll then get automatically centered. Settings: ----- Leaf settings: - Wall Line Count: 3 - Top/Bottom Pattern: Concentric - Z Seam Alignment: Sharpest Corner - Enable Retraction: Yes - Retraction Minimum Travel: 0.5mm (will flag in orange) - Combing Mode: Not in Skin Base settings: - Wall Line Count: 4 - Top Layers: 3 - Bottom Layers: 4 - Top/Bottom Pattern: Lines - Z Seam Alignment: Sharpest Corner - Infill Density: 20% - Infill Pattern: Grid - Enable Retraction: Yes - Retraction Minimum Travel: 1mm - Combing Mode: Not in Skin Attribution: ------- Monstera leaf SVG by funny.foxy.spb: <a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/monstera">Monstera Vectors by Vecteezy</a>