I was looking around for a Takeout box planter to put in the middle of my dining room table, and I couldn't find one that I liked, so I made this one in a cad program and Blender.
it's not 100% accurate to a takeout box, so it's more takeout box inspired. I didn't want to include the side flaps because I wanted to leave a place for the plant to get some sunlight.
Edit:
Currently this planter doesn't have any drainage holes in the bottom, and I was planning on either adding a twist on drip tray or changing the model to include a self watering feature. Out of laziness, I came up with what I think is a decent interim solution. I added a separate insert for a self-watering drip tray with a Kumiko pattern in the bottom. You can print it separately from the planter and either super glue it into the bottom of the planter or just leave it free floating. it fits in the planter perfectly so the tray sits about a quarter of an inch off of the bottom. Then it has a corner panel that leaves the corner open with holes at the bottom so you can choose to water your plant through that corner or just use it like a drip tray so there's a place for some oxygen to get to the bottom of your plant. My recommendation would be gluing the insert in place with super glue, don't plant anything in it until it's completely dry and obviously don't fill that column up with soil. Feel free to leave a comment if you want to see something different.
The chopsticks are just real chopsticks, which I think is necessary to complete the look. Pretty cute imo. :)
I printed this 100% infill, which took forever to print, but you could probably get away with something like 6 walls and 6 top layers to make it more water tight. (also edit. I tested changing the print profile to 6 walls and 6 top layers, and the estimated print time was actually longer than 100% infill. Feel free to experiment with your own settings, but the walls are ¼" thick and it comes out feeling pretty substantial.)
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