Sir Terry Pratchett - HueForge 3 Color - Free 3D Print Model

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Generative 3D Model>Hueforge & Lithophane

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A1 mini

200x200 0.04mm layer, 1 walls, 100% infill

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4.4 h

1 plate

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150x150 0.04mm layer, 1 walls, 100% infill

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2.8 h

1 plate

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I've always been an avid reader, and my favourite author of all time is Terry Pratchett. Since I first discovered his books in the mid 1980's (the first one I read was Mort) I was hooked. His humour, character and world building and wry observations of what was happening in the round world were unique and special in a way that's impossible to describe. When he was diagnosed with the “embuggerance” (Alzheimer's) it sent a shock wave through his fan base. It didn't stop him writing though, nor did it stop his social commentary and he filmed multiple TV programmes about the condition which were incredibly moving and hard to watch. After he passed just over ten years ago, I still hadn't read his final book, and I put it off until last year as I simply didn't want the journey to be over. It turned out to be perhaps his most important and emotionally moving book.

I fully expect this design to be an absolute flop for downloads and prints, and frankly, I don't care. I still re-read his books at least every couple of years and get as much enjoyment out of them as I did the first time I read them.

To save you looking through hundreds of designs to find what you're interested in, I categorise all of my uploads in collections. All of my bookmark designs (for example) are easy to find in the following collection: ( https://makerworld.com/en/collections/10028309-bookmarks ).

One thing that really annoys me when I'm looking for models to print are people who use a source or AI generated image to promote their design - it never looks anything like the end result. I always provide only photographs of the actual printed design so you know what to expect.

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All the settings and colour changes are in the print profile, but should you not have an AMS, after slicing, replace the colour changes with pauses and make manual colour swaps as detailed below. I'd strongly suggest not changing any other settings in the slicer, as my printing profiles are highly customised to produce the best quality HueForge.

If you decide to resize any of my designs, you can only resize on the X & Y axes. DO NOT RESIZE THE Z AXIS! If you choose to ignore this instruction, it will change the layer heights that the colours change at and destroy the end result.

I have implemented a layer height modifier. This will only work if you use my print profile (3MF) and not the included STL! This one change knocks a considerable amount off the printing time by changing the layer height of the base layers only. It has no detrimental result to the finish of the design whatsoever.

One final thing - please don't turn ironing on for the top surface. This shouldn't need to be said, but HueForges rely on texture and interplay with light. Ironing will reduce the quality of the image. It's turned off in my print profile for this exact reason.

If you're looking for a stand to display your HueForges, I can highly recommend this one:-
https://makerworld.com/en/models/1474353-hueforge-stand-hex-or-plain#profileId-1538584

Note: I'm now using the latest version of Bambu Studio (2.3.1.51). In some cases, slicing a file created in a the latest version of Studio can throw some unexpected errors if you're using an earlier version to slice and print with. If this happens to you, I would suggest upgrading to the current version.

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.04mm with a base layer of 0.24mm

The Model is 150x150mm in size
You may print at higher layer heights below the Min Depth of 0.48mm
The Max Depth is 2.2mm and the Actual Depth is 1.3mm

Filaments Used:
    PLA Deeplee Black Transmission Distance: 0.8
    PLA eSun Orange Transmission Distance: 5.6
    PLA Deeplee White Transmission Distance: 5.6
This print uses 3 unique filaments

Swap Instructions:
    Start with Black
    At layer #11 (0.64mm) swap to Orange
    At layer #14 (0.76mm) swap to White for the rest.

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