Voronoi Bottle Holder

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I wanted to master two key objectives with this project: perfect my ability to create a Voronoi-patterned design and develop a sturdy bottle holder for a gym machine lacking one. The cup turned out to be extremely versatile, however, and could easily serve as a simple pen holder, so I ended up printing numerous versions of it. As it stands now, the only version that remains unfinished is the one without a flat bottom, and I'm uncertain whether it will even print successfully. This is an early creation that I decided to share late in the game. If you're curious about the tools I used, I employed a combination of FreeCAD, Blender, and Meshlab to bring this design to life. Instructions: While there are many files at your disposal, not all of them are necessary to produce something worthwhile. A straightforward stuff holder for a gym machine can be crafted using the following STLs: stuff holder.stl, extension.stl (optional - it merely adds extra length if needed), back for thin hook.stl, and thin hook.stl. For a bottle holder designed for gym machines, you'll need: extension.stl if additional length is required, thick hook.stl, back for thick hook.stl, cup without bottom or support.stl, and extension for cup.stl. A bicycle bottle holder can be created using the cup with bicycle mount holes.stl. A lamp, on the other hand, can be fashioned from the cup with support.stl - which was my initial attempt to print it without extensive support. This resulted in a model that required stubborn supports to remove, but since then, I have found an effective solution for removing those extra layers of plastic and created the beautiful 'Cup lamp'. In general, you can easily print the cups (any version) without support structures. They might sag a little bit afterward, though - as I have already realized this through testing multiple attempts with both supported and unsupported prints. It takes hours to print these designs. In terms of printing time. Additionally, please be careful about selecting the right materials when planning to utilize this for actually holding water-filled bottles since it is weakly printed (use stronger materials, like PLA, in particular, if possible) because some plastic will deteriorate if a strong dye is mixed into them. Don't try this: The green bottle on the gym machine picture cracked at its point of stress at the base where its weighty container presses and it broke in that location while it should be used to make replacement pieces; On one hand, black print seems like working quite good though no glow - there are numerous other factors such as strength. The white piece attached has been hanging quite well but don't let any substance go wrong with my work because if I am very disappointed at least in the short run - the reason for being used more and more so much more now then is really what's holding my whole thing in that you have noticed a great opportunity of working on and perfecting them all even.