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Reciprocal Vase: A Tale of Two Vases part 2/2
🕑 Added 2021-02-22 14:40:26 +0000 UTCHey there, wonderful people!
So, vase mode! After reworking the Wicker Concentric Vase with its layers and criss-crossed sections I wondered how close I could get to the same kind of effect using a single spiraling line of filament...
The key element of the original design is the criss-crossing of the two layers, so I started out by building those twisted strips, then laying another set underneath, inset from the first set. The idea was go give a sense of the same diamond-shaped holes that the Wicker Concentric Vase has. There was, however, a problem with that.
See, it's a cardinal rule of vase mode printing that it must be possible to trace the entire perimeter of each horizontal slice with a single, continuous line. No holes allowed, no islands permitted. If you take that outer strip with its overhanging edges and double it back under itself you end up with little pockets that violate these rules.
Step two, then, was to change the profile of the inner strips to have outward-sloping sides instead of tucked-in ones. Both sides of the strip needed to change since we can't have upward-facing pockets either! Rules are rules in the high-stakes world of vase mode print design.
The inner strips looked interesting, but didn't stand out... until a few experiments later they were made much narrower and more numerous, to the point that they became a swirling zigzag texture, which contrasted very nicely with the smooth outer strips. and that's how we got here!
Printing Tips
This one's a vase mode print, so set your slicer accordingly! In Cura you want the setting called "spiralize outer contour".
The vase prints base-down like this:
File Location
You'll find this on Dropbox under 772 Reciprocal Vase
(Dropbox link post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dropbox-and-are-31697592 )
Further Thoughts
It's always so much fun to dive back into vase mode! And the test printing is so much quicker, too :) While this one diverged somewhat from the original intention I do love where it ended up - I'm a sucker for textures, really.
xoxo
Sven.
Comments
Thanks, I will give that a try and join the discord
Clockspring3D
More base layers and thicker line width! It might be worth joining in on discord and seeing if anyone there has any better insights into such things :)
Great Model, thank you! Do you have any tips to print it watertight?
Clockspring3D
Thank you so much! :) If you aren't already on Discord, that's a good place to show off prints!
Luis Albero
This model is amazing. It was the first one I tried as soon as I joined your patreon !!!
Matt Horbund - Potent3D
Looks so good! I have been SO busy this past month and havent downloaded or printed a thing. I'll have to make up for it in March :)
Clockspring3D
Interesting! Do any other parts of the print look problematic?
Geeky Fotog
Anyone have any issues printing the overhang of the inner portion, right at the top of the vase? Seems like the angle is a little too much to be able to overlap the layers in vase mode (at least on my Prusa).
Clockspring3D
What are you going to use? π€
Looks awesome! And i have a special filament for this too to print in! :-)
Clockspring3D
Haha, I love that!
Michael Schecker
i showed the picture to my mom and she gots wide eyes.... so i have to print one. ;o)
Clockspring3D
Thank you!
Clockspring3D
Thanks!
Clockspring3D
Discord is a good place to share pics when it's done!
Clockspring3D
What colour might that be? π€
Clockspring3D
Thank you very much! βΊοΈ
Clockspring3D
Bizarrely enough, this is eSun Rainbow silk PLA. It really doesn't look rainbow at all!
Clockspring3D
Thank you! π
Nguyet Pham
I love how elegant this is!
Geeky Fotog
What filament did you use for that? It's the nicest gold color I think I've seen for filament.
Dr.V
I just stopped a project to queue this up next on a printer. I will let you know how it goes.
Dr.V
That is beautiful
I've got just the color for this one.
Davina Appleton
Wow! What a stunning model!
What a beauty
