Kitty toy

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A little bit challenging structure to print ! But your cat will love it ... well, I hope. Otherwise...sue me ! This ball's design is based on the Buckminsterfullerene, a chemical compound used in nanotechnologies for its strong structure. Inside the 'cage', there's a second buckyball which is solid. Measures : Skeleton diameter = approx. 4,5cm Buckyball diameter = approx. 1,5cm See instructions to avoid wasting PLA (or other plastics). Printed with ColorFabb's GlowFill... Great glow ! Instructions Made with C4D R16. After 3-4 tries and few modification I succeeded in printing it. The major problem was the important friction between the noozle and the skeleton at some height, causing its detachment from the bed. I found 2 leads to avoid that : lowering the fan speed by 80% when half printed, but mostly by adding a brim and a raft ! 1st layer height is 0,35mm, next are 0,12mm 15% infill Important : run at a slow speed to minimize errors (but not for bridges) Temperature : 205°C Brim : 10mm Raft : 4 layers with 0,25 spacing Despite all that, there are few rough edges that need to be erased manually indicating that there are still improvements to do ! So, if you find better parameters, please be free to share ! Tested and approved using Repetier + Slic3r + Printrbot Simple Metal