This one has been in the works since last year. Exported as a shape from Stella4D, designed in Fusion 360, this custom antiprism has 84 faces of 7 different types. 3D printed using silk copper and silver PLA filament. LED pixel bulbs behind black LED acrylic faces illuminated by small WLED controller.
I love the way it sits on a regular-looking base, so if it’s off, it could pass for “just another lamp”.
Wow that really looks amazing. I love Tiffany lamps.
I like the combination of the classic elegance of the original Tiffany, with a modern technological twist that enables it to be any color you choose to match your decoration or mood, instead of the fixed original stained glass colors. The blue is my personal favorite.
Again Congratulations @pubultrastar, and thanks for sharing and inspiring.
Have you shared elsewhere your design process from Stella4D to Fusion 360 to 3D printer?
No. Not for this specific shape. Sorry.
Love your endless creativity! Awesome lamp!
Your lamp is beautiful. How long did it take to print? That is a huge project to print.
Probably 2 and a half rolls of filament and about a week printing 12-14 or so parts at a time.
Very impressive. I haven’t attempted to do anything that big.
Oof this is what keeps me from getting into 3d printing.
Thing is, start it, check the first layer, check back every few hours if awake, pull it off the bed when done.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the instant gratification of a quick laser cut but sometime 3d printing it the right process for the job.
This is just amazing!
Awesome job as always
Stunning! A fantastic outcome.
It depends on your project type! For practical prints I’ve seldom gone longer then two hours. That doesn’t count endless design time, of course!
But that’s the fun part!!!
Beautiful lamp! And I love the combination of 3D, LED, laser…. Your designs are always fabulous!
I think you’re doing yourself a disservice by avoiding 3D printing.
Instead of focusing on how long it takes something to print think about all the parts you can make while you’re doing other things. My prints tend to be either 30 minutes, 2 hours, or 4 hours. I can work on stuff with the laser, work in my garage, or just make dinner and clean-up. Plenty of things print overnight too.
I’ve been making lots of jigs for woodworking lately. I’m not sure how I get into some of the projects I’m doing, but the 3D printers really make a difference when it comes to making things so that I can make things.
You’re missing out. Aside from the custom things I make, it has made me very skilled at Fusion 360 which never would have happened without a 3D printer. Also organization. Gridfinity alone is worth you getting a cheap 3D printer. Plus, you can print articulated dragons. DRAGONS!!!
I have only used my 3D printer to make things useful so far, including a cover for our pool skimmer, which works perfectly to keep bats, birds, and our floating pool lights from going into it, and just finished making some outlet extensions for when we finish the dining room walls. We needed five of them, and had just spent $23 bucks on some, which we’ll be returning. I’ll get around to making “fun” stuff, but having the 3D printer has been great for making what we need without having to drive 1/2 hour into town, do the shopping, and drive 1/2 hour home. I printed the outlet extensions in the same amount of time and didn’t have to leave the house. And now that I’m repainting the house, I just made a handy-dandy little hand-held paint holder. So far, the only thing I’ve designed myself is the pin holder for our weight machine, but I’m learning to design in 3D.
So don’t be worried about the print time. You don’t have to babysit it while it prints like you do the lasers. And I know with my Bambu, I can watch it, and if there’s a problem, it stops printing automatically.
