Set Of 3 Spinning Tops 3D Printer Model
The file 'Set Of 3 Spinning Tops 3D Printer Model' is (obj,stl,3mf) file type, size is 118.6MB.
The file 'Set Of 3 Spinning Tops 3D Printer Model' is (obj,stl,3mf) file type, size is 118.6MB.
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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.
After experimenting with slicing the tops in half and gluing the two halves together, I've decided that's the best way to go. I've uploaded top and bottom halves for both the 6 and 8 point lattice tops as OBJ files because that was the only way I found to resolve the mesh errors that slicing the tops in 2 pieces generated. I've also uploaded my PrusaSlicer 3MF files for them. I initially had bed adhesion issues, but I resolved them by adjusting the gap between the brim and the objects.
Thanks go to @CoMet on Printables.com for showing me my tops can be printed in 2 pieces and easily glued together precisely enough to spin as well or better than when I printed them as 1 piece.
The designs of these tops creates interesting patterns as they spin. Those patterns change based on the speed of the top and the angle you look at them.
Try swapping colors during the print to bring out the patterns in the tops (see photos of the 6-point top in rainbow colors).
I've been designing and printing tops for the last 6 months. I've created dozens of designs and probably printed close to 100 tops. These three are my favorite models.
I've included files with and without built-in supports. I find they print easily and separate cleanly using the supports, but different slicers, printers and print settings may produce different results.
I published the New 6-point open lattice top before as Ultimate Open Lattice Top 2. The other two tops are updated versions of other tops I've published.
| 6_point_top_-_bottom_half.obj | 3.0MB | |
| 6_point_top_-_top_half.obj | 4.0MB | |
| 6_point_top_simplified_no_supports.stl | 11.4MB | |
| 6_point_top_simplified_with_supports.stl | 12.4MB | |
| 6_point_top_sliced.3mf | 3.4MB | |
| 8_point_top_-_bottom_half.obj | 1.9MB | |
| 8_point_top_-_top_half.obj | 3.3MB | |
| 8_point_top_simplified_no_supports.stl | 7.1MB | |
| 8_point_top_simplified_with_supports.stl | 8.9MB | |
| 8_point_top_sliced_v3.3mf | 2.3MB | |
| NEW_6-point_open_lattice_top_no_supports.stl | 22.2MB | |
| NEW_6-point_open_lattice_top_with_supports.stl | 121.5MB | |
| NEW_8-point_open_lattice_top_no_supports.stl | 57.1MB | |
| NEW_8-point_open_lattice_top_with_supports.stl | 59.0MB | |
| NEW_8-point_open_spiral_top_no_supports.stl | 28.9MB | |
| NEW_8-point_open_spiral_top_with_supports.stl | 30.1MB |
