Rocket Art Nouveau

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To be frank, I think more people should take the time to focus on crafting true beauty into an object itself, rather than simply building a functional rectangular thing with some minor curves, which is often what engineering projects end up being. In short, I'd love to see art and computer-aided design blend together seamlessly. However, combining Blender and FreeCAD isn't always a straightforward process. While I adore Blender, its meshes can quickly become distorted when worked with. On the other hand, FreeCAD is a precise and wonderful tool for designing parts that work together, but it's slow. Importing Blender parts into FreeCAD requires careful attention to overlapping meshes, loose items, doubles, holes, and more. I created this rocket as a test project. Some details were left out – for instance, how FreecAD can automatically split objects – but scripts are needed to fully manage the results. Instead, I'm sharing the actual outcome with you: a rocket that can be printed very small or very large while using minimal filament (see the table in the print section). This rocket can be printed in 1-4 materials/colors. Using a 0.15mm nozzle, I printed it in 2 colors with a total height of 20mm. At the other extreme, using a 0.4mm nozzle, I printed a 3-color rocket with a total height of 1100mm (spending 150 hours on printing and 2011g of filament, see the table at the print section). The print settings for large-scale prints aim to use as little filament as possible. However, this means it won't be perfect – the size is so vast that in many cases, perfection might not matter. But a single layer thin can indeed be quite thin...