The Predator - Lithophane

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Software used: Photoshop, Blender, Meshmixer, S3D to add the frame. Dimensions: 165mm x 115mm x 3.7mm (6.5mm with frame). Thingiverse does not allow zip or rar file uploads, and as this is a 460MB stl I've had to compress it and add a ".cdr" extension to get around the limitations. Download the file, remove the ".cdr" extension and you'll have a zip file to uncompress. This is a large and detailed stl file and may put some systems/slicers under pressure. It slices best in Cura 3.6+ or S3D. A note on slicing in Simplify3D: It’s easiest to slice the lithophane in Cura(or Slic3rPE) as there’s an extra step in Simplify3D due to the way the lithophanes are created(this by design to allow additional editing/printing options for more advanced users). If you want to use Simplify3D you just need to do the following: 1. Load the lithophane STL into S3D as normal. 2. Click Mesh–Separate Connect Surfaces 3. Slice as normal The added bonus of doing this is you can re-crop the image into the frame if you wish, or easily resize or remove the frame altogether. 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