Spiral Vase Meeple

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<p>I needed to print some meeple for various board games. So I was trying to mimic a classic design, while also making use of the spiral vase mode. At first I was experimenting with closing the top of the shape, but that did not turn out well. So I came up with this new design.</p><p>For printing you must use the spiral vase mode. Also I recommend to combine it with variable layer height: 0.25mm for the body, going down to 0.07mm for the very top of the shape. With this settings my meeple printed very well.</p><p>In my opinion the design works best with translucent filament. I also made experiments with multicolor filament - two or three opaque colors side by side - by printing my own filament. What I will do next is trying multicolor translucent filaments.</p><p>Unfortunately by using spiral vase mode in PrusaSlicer 2.3.0 it is not possible to print multiple meeple at once. So printing a complete set of meeple is not as much fun as it seems.</p><h3>Print Settings</h3><p><strong>Rafts: </strong>No</p><p><strong>Supports: </strong>No</p><p><strong>Resolution: </strong>0.25...0.07 (variable layer height)</p><p><strong>Filament:</strong> PETG</p><h3>Happy Printing!</h3><p>If you like this design, then <strong>please leave a like</strong> and also <strong>post a photo in the comments</strong>. Also check out my <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/social/52356-mageb/prints"><strong>other designs</strong></a>.</p>