Ganesha Door Peephole Relief with peacocks & lotus

Description

Decorative 3D-printable peephole cover featuring a stylized Ganesha-inspired elephant, peacocks, lotus flowers, and traditional Hindu ornamental motifs. Designed as a high-contrast relief with large, manufacturable features suitable for both FDM and resin printing.

Print Settings

Printed on a Bambu Lab H2D using PLA with an AMS 2 and AMS HT.

Slicer Settings

• 5% infill
• 2 wall loops (perimeters)
• 5 top layers
• 5 bottom layers
• Initial layer height: 0.20 mm
• Remaining layer height: 0.10 mm

I scaled the model in the Z direction before printing because I felt the original relief projected farther from the surface than I preferred. Reducing the Z scale created a shallower relief while preserving the overall appearance and detail of the design.

Coloring

The model was printed in PLA, and the additional colors were applied by hand during post-processing to highlight selected details.

Reducing Purge Waste

If you decide to print this model in multiple colors, I recommend taking steps to minimize purge waste:

• Enable Purge into Infill whenever possible.
• Reduce the flush/purge ratio to 0.5 or lower if your filament combination allows.
• Review color transitions and purge volumes before printing.
• Consider whether all color changes are necessary, especially for less visible features.

These settings produced a clean print with sharp detail while keeping material usage and print time reasonable.