Not To Be Sold

I'm sharing my files so that you can make them for yourselves or give them away as gifts. I hope you enjoy them. I do not authorize sale of my work by anyone. Please don't ask me.

Update 1

I was able to slice and print the original version of the closed ball with no problems, it simply refused to slice for me today. So, I went back to the original pieces I exported from Blender, opened them again in Fusion 360, repaired each, combined them, then repaired it again. The new file slices cleanly in Cura. so, I've uploaded it as "Closed LAttice Ball with Integrated Stem Remerge.STL."

I also uploaded a new version of the semi-open ball. I had no problem printing it with wall that were two lines thick, but cutting it down to one always resulted in holes. After a lot of testing, I thought the problem might be in the mesh itself, so I remerged it in Fusion and that was what it needed. the file size of the new mesh is also almost 20% smaller.

Update 2

I wanted to print the semi-open ball in multiple colors - clear for the bottom and top and translucent red for the diamonds in the center. When I tried swapping colors mid-print, the print failed. So, I decided to make it easier. I split the model into 3 pieces that can be printed separately and glued together when done using a few drops of CA. It worked! I just finished gluing them together. Looks great. So, I've added the files so you can do the same. I'll upload a pic or two tomorrow when I have light to photograph by.

FYI, I only used supports for the center of the bottom piece. The other two printed well without supports, but there's a lot of overhang in both top and bottom. So, you might want to add supports or use a raft to keep the arms from breaking free before they meet.

About the Design

After creating my initial Christmas Balls with Stems, which were modular and rather tall, I decided to create similar balls that were 1 piece and only had a stem at the top. These are the result. I thought that in addition to the usual open and closed lattice designs, I'd create one that was open, but had a closed lattice insert in just the middle row of diamonds. It took A LOT of work. Days. But I like the result. I hope you do, too.

These are part of my Christmas Collection.

Resizing

These should scale up well, but I'm not sure how much smaller you could print them using a consumer FDM printer. Using a resin printer, you could probably print them much smaller.

Print Time

About 4 hours each.