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Day: October 23, 2011

  • Companion Cube Array

    Companion Cubes make good tchotchkes for presentations:

    Companion cube array
    Companion cube array

    Scaling the cubes to about 15 mm on a side puts a 6×6 array neatly on the build plate. Takes nigh onto four hours to print all 36 of them at 30 mm/s print and 100 mm/s move… a bit over 6 minutes each.

    The print quality is Good Enough. The bottom surface of the front cubes faces forward and reflects the scale markings:

    Companion Cubes - detail
    Companion Cubes – detail