The file 'Fully Customizable Christmas Tree Star Topper 3D Printer Model' is (json,scad,stl) file type, size is 10.2MB.
What do you do when lockdown prevents you from going to the store to buy a new Christmas tree topper? You design and print your own, of course! Well, that's what we did!
In fact, we are so pleased with how it came out, we printed several and we are sharing the files so that you can print one too!
This fully customisable star can be adjusted for Christmas trees of any size. Choose the size and shape of your star, the number of points and whether to print it as a whole or in two halves.
This design is completely free and shared under a permissive license. Your support is hugely appreciated.
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This design has the following Customizer options:
Star_Diameter
- The overall diameter of the starStar_Thickness
- The overall thickness of the star minus Middle_ExtrusionMiddle_Extrusion
- Adds a flat section to the middle of the star which can improve support adhesionPoints
- The number of pointsInner_Point_Diameter_Percent
- The diameter of the inner points as a percentage of the outer pointsMaterial_Thickness
- Thickness of the materialMount_Hole_Diameter
- The diameter at the bottom of the mount holeHalf
- Cut star in half (will also rotate for printing)Half
set to false
) if possible.Half
set to false
), we recommend using 'Tree supports' (in Cura - other slicers may use another name for this feature). To help with adhesion, we recommend using a Middle_Extrusion
value of at least 3-5.Half
set to true
) you will need to glue the halves together. Consider using a Material_Thickness
of 3-5 to ensure enough surface area for the glue.If you wish to illuminate the star: https://youtu.be/5Kj1BdNsMQc
Material_Thickness
value to help the light pass through.Star_Thickness
and Middle_Extrusion
values.Half
set to false
) can be illuminated by inserting the last few of your Christmas tree lights. Ensure the Mount_Hole_Diameter
value is large enough to allow your lights to be inserted.Half
set to true
) and install custom lighting, such as by hot glueing some LEDs inside the star.Rendering can be slow, so we've provided some STL exports of all the presets.
If you render and export your own design, you may see the following warnings, which can be safely ignored:
Object may not be a valid 2-manifold and may need repair!
Recommended slicer settings:
The "Christmas Tree Star Topper" models (.stl) are licensed under the CC BY license by Code and Make.
The "Christmas Tree Star Topper" code (.scad & .json) is licensed under The MIT License by Code and Make.
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codeandmake.com_Christmas_Tree_Star_Topper_v1.0.json | 6.4KB | |
codeandmake.com_Christmas_Tree_Star_Topper_v1.0.scad | 6.2KB | |
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codeandmake.com_Christmas_Tree_Star_Topper_v1.0_-_5_Points_Half_150_x_40_+_5_30mm_Mount.stl | 2.3MB | |
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codeandmake.com_Christmas_Tree_Star_Topper_v1.0_-_7_Points_Half_200_x_50_+_5_40mm_Mount.stl | 3.2MB | |
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