I think I made it too big

these turned out so cute! my only issues was their hands. I printed 4, but when trying to, carefully, move them they broke without much force at all. also in the design it would help minimize time and waste if the feet were one solid color. instead of the leg color under the foot color. that causes it to purge an switch a lot, for the color not even seen.

Phew, this wasn't an easy print for me. Falshforge Adventurer 5m. I had to learn a lot about tolerances and calibration for my printer and software (Orca-Flashforge). I also figured I would test out what happens when I run out of filament mid print. It's a great, precise model to test with, because the print time is so low. Full supports, full brim, 12% fill. Took a bit of careful movement and trimming to free everything up. One of the legs just kept coming free before it could connect to the rest of the model. That's why I added all the supports and brim. Awesome 3d Mantis. Thank you!

I don't even know what their called but the little fingers on the front of the 2 arms keep breaking off when I try to rotate them. they are supposed to rotate, right? should I be printing at something other than .2?

Printed Great! the tolerances are pretty loose, and it’s very hard to balance so that it stands up. Looks awesome though once you get him stable.

The idea is cool, but like others I had the same issue. Front legs parts broke right away when I was trying to move them. Also, I couldn’t move the middle part of the body which ended up breaking. It’s a cool model, but shame it “works” that way. Maybe more playing around with settings would help 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’m new to 3D printing so printing this model took a bit of trial and error for me. I used supports at the tips of the legs and brims where the legs touched the plate. First attempts were at .12mm layer height and the default 900% scale. Main issue I had was with one leg losing adhesion during the print but I’m not certain on why. The joint on the legs were also too wobbly so it was hard to stand. I calibrated my printer, cleaned the plate, and then printed again at .16mm layer height and 700% scale (see photo!). No adhesion issue this time and the leg joints are more stable. The front claws feel very delicate on this one though, like they’ll break if I keep bending them. Worth the print though, very cute and a good learning experience.

This printed really great but like others we broke a front foot when removing supports

first try came out looking pretty awesome. printed it for my niece and this is her favorite bug.

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