Rascal The Dog

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I take little credit for this cute creature. My talented student, Lucie, introduced me to the Rascal she designed during a summer camp I taught. Rascal was a huge hit with everybody there. Several other campers spent a portion of their 3DBucks to print Rascal for themselves. I've since discovered versions of this design on numerous 3D sites. In the process I learned that the critter's parent is Eero Aarnio. The original Rascal is in fact the Android Dog, currently housed at Googleplex in Mountain View, CA. I've added a few flourishes like ears and eyes that some may enjoy, though the original unadorned model will surely remain the most popular of the breed. Now Lucie's Rascal is featured in an Inventor Studios Tinkercad tutorial - helping 3D modelers worldwide refine their modeling skills. Follow the entire collection to improve your modeling skills. Good dog, Rascal! Good dog! Update: I've added a 123D Make file so you can create a version of Rascal on a laser cutter. Update: I've added STLs of Rascal with ears and another with ears and eyes. Instructions Rascal is a troublesome breed. I always print him on a raft. His belly needs many supports, as do his feet and chin. Once printed, I've struggled to remove Makeware's supports cleanly. But Simplify3D's pop right off. Note though that I use Simplify's manual support editing feature to give extra coverage around the feet and up the legs. My prints have all been in ABS with a layer height of 0.2mm and an extruder temperature of 230 degrees Celsius, while the bed is at 100 degrees Celsius. The cardboard version shown was made on a Full Spectrum Gen5 Hobby laser cutter from recycled Amazon shipping boxes. The material you use will probably have a different thickness. So be sure to adjust the cut width in the 123D Make file and export your own cut plans.