SpaceX - Arabsat-6A Mission Launch Lithophane

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Custom lithophane stand included. You really need to use a warm white material for this lithophane. Colorfabb Standard White PLA works best, but whatever you can get that's warm is ideal. A warm white backlight is also required. I'll post pics when I finish printing this one. Software used: Photoshop, Blender, Maya, Meshmixer and S3D. Dimensions: 171mm x 119mm x 6mm. Print settings and information: https://www.gadunky.com/litho-print-settings/ Note: This is a large and detailed STL file that may put some systems or slicers under pressure. It slices best in Slic3rPE, Cura 3.6+ or S3D. A note on slicing in Simplify3D: It's easiest to slice the lithophane in Cura (or Slic3rPE) because there's an extra step in Simplify3D due to how lithophanes are created, which is designed to allow additional editing and printing options for advanced users. If you want to use Simplify3D, just load the lithophane STL into S3D as normal. Click Mesh-Separate Connect Surfaces, then slice as usual. The added bonus of doing this is that you can re-crop the image into the frame if you wish, or easily resize or remove the frame altogether. Using this method, you can also print the frame in one color and material and the lithophane in another if your printer has that option. If you don't do the above in S3D, there may be a tiny gap between the frame and the lithophane when you actually slice the model. Check out more on my site: https://www.gadunky.com/