Valentine Heart Pendant

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My annual 3D Printed Valentine for My Better Half! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fKpfs8qbNA Valentine Heart Pendant: A Dual Extrusion Masterpiece! I designed this stunning heart pendant as a dual extrusion print in place hinged container, perfect for containing fitted photographs (in the base and/or lid), but could also hold a currency bill or a coin or two, or other small objects. The heart "arrowhead" features a 4mm hole through which a small chain, knitting thread, color twine, etc. may be threaded to wear as a pendant or bracelet. As always, I might have missed a file or two (or who knows what else!), so please don't hesitate to point out any mistakes - I make them plenty! I used Autodesk Fusion 360 to design this beauty and sliced it using Cura 3.5.1. The print was done in PLA on an Ultimaker 2+ Extended and an Ultimaker 3 Extended. Files Included: You'll find all the necessary files for the dual extrusion base and lid right here! The file "Heart Base Red.stl" is the red portion of the pendant base, while the file "Heart Base White.stl" is the white portion. I loaded these two files into Cura 3.5.1, selected the colors, chose both, then merged them as "Heart Base.3mf". The same process was done for the lid, with the red and white portions being combined as "Heart Lid.3mf". Since Cura 3.5.1 wouldn't properly merge these files, I manually aligned them to create the final "Heart Pendant.3mf". Before printing a dual extrusion pendant, I level the build plate carefully and perform an extruder XY offset calibration. To print, I load white PLA in extruder 1, red PLA in extruder 2, load "Heart Pendant.3mf" into Cura, set the layer height to .1mm, infill to 50%, then send it to the printer. For single extrusion printers, I've merged "Heart Base White.stl" with "Heart Base Red.stl", and "Heart Lid White.stl" with "Heart Lid Red.stl". If needed, I can upload these merged files in .STL form for single extrusion printers - just let me know! And if your Valentine Heart Pendant hinge gets stuck (won't move no matter what), don't worry! I've got a solution: print the base and lid separately then carefully snap the lid hinge sockets onto the base ball joints. That's it! That's how I made my Valentine Heart Pendants. Enjoy making yours!