Here's a cute flexi butterfly in the style of a Monarch. 🦋 This model can print in place or you can print it in parts to save time and filament! Itemized files are listed as well as a separate zip folder if you want to save time and download everything all at once. Included in all our Commercial packages is a Media folder that you can use for marketing your prints. 🦋


Model Details:

We wanted this model to look realistic while still being durable and flexible. The result was a two-part print. The head and body are one part and print separately from the wings. We do offer the same model as a print-in-place flexi if you don't want to print them separately. The wings are a good, tight fit, so they do take a little force to pop in, but once they're in, they don't fall out, thanks to the bottom notch design in the body.


FILES ATTACHED:

"Butterfly V2 - P in P - NO Legs - By CK3D.stl" : Print in place

"Pop in" : Wings pop in (this is a 2 part print. The wings print separately from the head/body.)

"Butterfly - Pop in WITH Legs - 3MF Monarch - 3 color - 2X plate - By CK3D.3mf" (this is our pre-painted, pre-selected settings, pre-sliced file. This is a "print and go" file. You shouldn't need to change anything. 😘


I want to note there are advantages to printing separate wings, such as saving time when printing in batches and having more color options since they can be printed separately from the body. All versions of the wings move freely, but they are not a sloppy fit when the filament is properly calibrated. (See our 'Calibration Tool' post for more.) The legs pop into the holes in the body and you can position them any direction you want. I recommend using the longer legs on the bottom if you want the butterfly to stand upright. These legs are in their own file if you want to use them. We are also offering a solid body version (without leg holes) if you don't feel like messing with the legs.


These butterflies are not intended to be toys or given to children to play with, as there are small parts that may be a choking hazard. In my mind, these butterflies would make a beautiful novelty gift or a piece of décor. If you're looking for a cute flexi butterfly that's fun to play with, check out our other model, 'Flexi Flutterby.'


We are also including a pre-painted 3MF of a Monarch style painted butterfly that is already painted with our recommended layer and ironing settings.


The most important thing when assembling these is to make sure you point the wings down towards the body when popping them in place. The wings were designed to go in this way so they don’t fall out too easily since there is a notch in the body that holds them in place.


Painting in the slicer:


If you choose to paint these yourself, the process is much easier if you first start with the primary color you want them to be and fill the recessed areas, then fill the raised areas with your secondary color. For example: I painted my whole wing orange first, using the fill angle tool to set the desired tolerance. Then I painted the raised parts black. I found this to be the easiest way to get the right colors in the grooves and keep the print clean for the printer. Video coming soon that goes more in depth on this and other slicer painting tips! 🎥

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Okay cool, but Kajun, why does your butterfly look like some kind of zombified ghost creature? Funny story; I used to be a HUGE fan of the anime series, Bleach, and recently I discovered that it was back and better than ever! (I mean seriously, the graphics of today's animation and the plot was infinitely better than I remember as a child!😅 So yea, I was inspired to paint something Bleach themed and thus my Ichigo/Hollow butterfly was brought to life! Side note: if you want to print my Ichigo painted butterfly, I can send you my exclusive 3MF file. Just let me know in the comments!

As always, feel free to reach out if you experience any issues!

C&K


Monarch Butterfly Flexi

Butterfly V2 - Pop in - NO Legs - By CK3D.stl

Print our latest tool designed to calibrate different filaments to work with lower tolerance, poseable Flexi models. This tool should work with any filament and printer combination. While it is designed specifically for our models it is made to be as accurate as possible for general printing.

If your Flexi models are fusing together, feel too loose, or it seems like small gaps are being fused, you likely need to adjust your Flow Rate for your filament. 

Every filament prints differently, so we highly recommend doing tests before printing any larger objects or time consuming multi-color prints.

This number is usually set between 0.95-1.00 (0.80-1.15 at most). 

Print this small tester before your first adjustment and reprint for every adjustment after. After your first test print, follow the guide below and make adjustments of plus or minus 0.05-0.10 depending on if it’s too tight or too loose. Afterwards, you can fine-tune with increments of +/- 0.01 if you feel it’s needed. 

If the #1 slider is fused while #2 & #3 move freely (or after easily breaking them free) and the test joint bends, your settings should be about perfect. 

While Flow Calibration is the most common reason for fused joints, things like temperature, scale, design, etc., can also cause a print to fuse. Be sure to check your layers in the slicer for any printing paths that fuse joints due to a small scale.

There are more accurate Flow Rate tools that can be found online, but they require calipers and a bit of math. We like this one as an alternative: 3dprintbeginner.com/flow-rate-calibration


Settings:

We recommend using the same settings you would use for you models.

If you are just testing in general, 0.2 mm layers with 3 walls would be a great starting point.

Flow Rate Tool for Flexi Joints by CK

Flexi Flow Rate Tool by CK.stl

Looking for the cutest jumping spider STL that fully articulates and can be posed? 🕷😊 This is our Flexi Spooder, inspired by my own pet jumping spiders. Itemized files are listed as well as a separate zip folder if you want to save time and download everything all at once. Included in all our Commercial packages is a Media folder that you can use for marketing your prints as well as our authorized Seller Badge. Read on for details! 👇🏼

Design Details:

This spood was modeled after Bold and Regal Jumping Spiders with some abstract details to make them cartoonish and fun. They can be customized to look however you want in the slicer with some basic painting. These are also fun to hand paint for finer details!

Print Settings:

Some filaments like Silk PLA and PLA + can have a higher flow ratio which leads to tighter joints. You can select from our size options or scale it yourself. We don't rec scaling below 60% unless using a smaller (.2mm) nozzle. Use our Flow Calibration tool if you have issues with the joints fusing or they seem too loose or weak. Check out that post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/flexi-flow-tool-109432418  

These files print in place with no supports needed. Tested on a variety of filaments including PLA, Matte PLA and Silk.

Our settings:

100% scale or more.


0.12 to 0.20mm Layer height


3 walls minimum, 4 recommended


15% infill Gyroid or similar. Avoid Grid infill. 


Variable layer height if you have the time


Avoid fuzzy skin as it can weaken non fuzzy areas. At least test first.


Instead of a brim, use primitive discs if needed at the ends of legs or small parts, which can be easily cut off later

**Be aware that different types of filaments shrink and expand and that can affect the quality and flexibility of the print. Silk is known for expanding.

Some fun details about this model:

A 'Spinneret' spool and attachment clip holes have been added for mounting your spood and wearing as accessories, like you see me rocking the spood in my hair, or donning a ring (fun for Halloween!)🕷

We wanted this spider to be able to "spin" a silk thread, as Jumping Spiders do in real life, so the bottom hole in the abdomen is the "Spinneret spool." You can thread fishing line or a strong thread into this spool, turn it with a flat head screwdriver or a key, and it will thread the spider's abdomen. This makes for a fun way to display the spiders and have it hanging from it's "safety line." It also makes for cool videos to have the spiders dropping down. The hole in the head of the spider is for mounting and accessories. We've also added a novelty ring attachment in three sizes.

To this note, you may notice strange features like this in our designs. It's just us preparing for future iterations that may include fun accessories or other features (like adding motors or lights to make the models more interactive.) Cliff is an engineer at heart, so there's just no telling what he will dream up next! 😅

We put so much time, research, and refining into this design to get it just right and to make it printable for everyone, regardless of machine, filament type, and scale!

We hope you love it as much as we loved creating it! Reach out if you have any questions! 😊


Flexi Jumping Spider

Spood Wearable Rings 60p-75p-100p Scale By CK3D.step

Sabrina The Spood-V2 Scale 60percent By CK3DPRINTS.stl

Sabrina The Spood-V2 Scale 75percent By CK3DPRINTS.stl

Sabrina The Spood-V2 Scale 100percent By CK3DPRINTS.stl

Spood Mounting Clips V2_60p-75p-100p Scale_By CK3DPRINTS.stl

Looking for a fun desk game to shake up that 2:30 feeling, or a thoughtful gift for the disc golf enthusiast in your life? You gotta print these! Not only for novelty, this game actually works decently well with custom disc types, including: Driver, Fairway, Putter, and a Ring version. (More being tested and added). Would be a great "booth stopper" to get people's attention at your setup. We are working on more designs like this that are meant to be booth stoppers to help draw in people at your events. 🤙🏼

Customizable tabletop Disc Golf set.

Features:

No supports required

No additional Brims or "Mouse Ears" needed. Custom designed Brims and Mouse Ears are included where needed to improve bed adhesion

Print in place chains. Brims should not be needed. Included small tabs can be cut off. 

170mm tall! (95mm diameter basket)

Multiple print options (Some parts combined or all parts separated for easy multi color

Customizable Name Plate and Flag (Using most slicer Text and Boolean tools)

3(+) disc types, including: Driver, Putter, and a Ring version. (More being tested and added)

Easy assembly

Easy to scale up to nearly any size



Larry's Disc Golf Desktop Game With PIP Chains

Disc Golf V5 By CK3DPRINTS - No Chains or Discs.stl

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Download and print our entire catalog of engineering designs, inspired Flexi Critters, mechanical prints, desk organizers, practical prints, and attention-grabbing 3D Booth Displays to help you draw customers at events. We are constantly dreaming up new ideas we can't wait to share with you! 🥰

About CK Designs:

MOST of our models are print-in-place with NO supports needed. Some of our designs may be a bit more complex and require some supports and tuning depending on the type of design.

We spend hours dialing in our designs to be mechanically strong, flexible, and fun. We found an innovative way to design the joints system for our Flexi models and it has proven to create more durable, interactive and articulating models.

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