True Tiles WoodWall Alcove & Shelves

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Done as much for learning purposes as an actual need for the object in this case. Further details for Wylock/True Tiles style gaming tiles are always welcome. As of now, I've yet to print the objects, but they're so basic that the only issue I can really see is the thinness of the shelves. I've now printed one of them and am divided on the best orientation on the bed. Printing sideways, like many similar clips, makes for a lot of support material in the alcove. This material will likely be generated in the same orientation as the shelves and may complicate removal of support - potentially damaging the shelf. Printing on its back will obscure the wood texture inherited from the original objects - not a major concern unless you want to use it to represent a flat wall, and supports need only be ripped out of the clip area. The final option would be to print with the top on the bed, and then the supports will be perpendicular to the shelves and less likely to damage them in removal. My test print was done on edge, and I'm disappointed to say that having removed the supports, I'm not sure if I printed the empty version or accidentally made an empty version by ripping out the shelves while removing the support. It otherwise seems to serve its function well, as the photo indicates. Why Thingiverse distorts non-standard crops is a mystery, but it looks correct in non-thumbnail view on a True Tile L Wall Tile installed with photos.