Modular Molding Tiles

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Have you ever felt like the molds that you had were limited? Like you were constrained to whatever the mold was? Or maybe you saw some great mold designs somewhere, but realized your printbed couldn't handle the size? No more. With these parametric tiles, you can mold what you want without your printer or your mold limiting you. They pop together easily, allowing for complex and flexible(not literally, but you're free to try) structures with ease. Since each tile measures under 140 mm in every direction, they can fit on almost any print bed. Even better, the scourge of 3D printing has been eliminated. They require no supports, and post-processing is as simple as a pair of scissors! Print a set, and mold your castle today! Each tile molds either 100 or 84 millimeter flat surfaces, depending on if the face is molded. Every non-clip external face a 100x100 mm face, so squares are predominant. The clips also use triangles and circles, adding those geometric patterns to the list. An example of a mold has been shown among the gallery. Sadly, as I do not have access to a printer, I could not create an actual model, but the Onshape has a feature that allowed me to create the shown mold. All 4 of the parts have been pre-oriented. The two different edge type tiles are necessary. Without both, you will not be able to close off some faces completely.