Perforated Hollow Wine Bottle

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I've been bursting with creativity lately. After crafting a wine bottle as a clever gift box for a wrapped Christmas present, I started pondering deceptive containers for other gifts and then how to minimize material use at the same time. This is my first attempt. Hopefully more will come if I continue to get inspired. Splitting and optionally adding a hinge and/or latch, you could use this as a trick gift box like I did, or as-is for a decorative piece. The perforated bottle design was created by intersecting abstract extrusions through one side of a hollow bottle, then repeating that group radially about the bottle's original central axis to generate the final model. The full bottle was too tall even for my Extended Ultimaker 2. My split .stl files are available if you're in the same boat. Some of the overhangs are a bit on the extreme side. I printed without support, and am okay with some of the drooping. If you want a crisper print, consider switching on supports in your slicer. Print Settings Printer Brand: Ultimaker Printer: Ultimaker 2 Extended Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 10% Notes: eSun Pro Pla White