Piano drinkcoaster pair

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This is a custom piano-themed drink coaster I created for a friend who plays the piano beautifully. I wanted to make something that would match his musical talents and serve as a way to thank him for sharing such wonderful music with me. These are two versions of the design, a "piano positive" and "piano negative" file. The print shown in the picture is the positive model. If you plan to use it as a drink coaster, I recommend printing the negative version instead because it provides better stability for your glass or cup. You can print this design using various techniques, including single or multiple colors with filament or resin. I'd love to see what you guys come up with! This design is a standard size coaster (100 by 100 by 5 mm) that fits perfectly in my coaster holder: thingiverse.com/thing:3130397. I printed this model using an Ultimaker with white PLA, setting the layer height to 0.2mm and infill at 18%. I used a 0.4mm nozzle with my extruder set to 210 degrees Celsius and a heated bed. To prevent curling at the bottom, I added a brim. My print speed was 60mm/s. Feel free to experiment with your own configuration – it's entirely up to you! Design Steps: I started by selecting a logo from my browser and converting it to SVG format using Inkscape (see video*). Then, I opened the file in Blender and turned it into a 3D object. Next, I repaired the file using Meshmixer's "Inspector" button under the "Analysis" tab. After repairing the file, I added a drink coaster to it in Meshmixer using a simple model technique. You can also create a template for a drink coaster in another program like Tinkercad. I then merged the drink coaster with the 3D logo model after scaling it in Meshmixer. To create the positive version of the model, I used Meshmixer again. For the negative version, I used 123Design to subtract the file from a standard drink coaster template and saved it as an STL file for printing. Although the model still had some issues even after repairing it in Meshmixer, I decided to export it to Netfabb Online Service, a free STL repairing service that almost perfectly fixed the model. Before printing, I previewed the model in my slicer (something I highly recommend doing) and was pleased with the result. If you're interested in learning how to convert a 2D picture into a 3D model using Blender, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6cmClwLhz8. This tutorial is under six minutes long. To download Blender for free, visit: https://www.blender.org/download/. To download Inkscape for free, visit: https://inkscape.org/nl/download/. Best regards, Raimon of IdeaLab