Crackasaurs! – Hatch & Collect!

April 3, 2025
Description
🦖 Crackasaurs: Smash, Hatch & Collect!
What’s hiding inside this egg? 👀
Crackasaurs are adorable little dinos tucked inside smashable surprise eggs!
Print your egg, crack it open with a spoon, and discover your new prehistoric buddy 🥚💥
Perfect for gifts, Easter hunts, parties, or just collecting for fun.
Every model is support-free and designed to print clean and quick. You can even pause mid-print and hide your own treats inside — from mini toys to stickers or coins! 💛
✅ Features:
- No supports needed
- Smashable design (yes, it cracks!)
- Collectible dinos in chibi style
- Custom insert-friendly (pause & hide)
🧩 Want more? Mix it with other Crackasaurs accessories like mini bones, plants, and fossils!
Let the egg-splosion begin! 🦕
:)
✅ Important Notes (Read Before Printing!):
🦖 Make sure your Crackasaur has a cute face! Seriously – it makes them 10x more lovable 😍
⚙️ Set seam alignment to “Back” when slicing – the model looks way cleaner from the front this way.
🖨️ The egg prints smoothly, but always test 1–2 first before going full herd-mode on your print plate (trust me, you’ll want to).
❄️ Let the print bed cool completely before removing the eggs!
If the bed’s still hot, the shell may crack unintentionally – and we don’t want that pre-hatch tragedy 😅
🥄 The eggs are a bit tougher to crack than the bunny version – but hey, it’s a dinosaur egg! 🦕
It’s designed to be slightly more durable, so give it a confident bonk and enjoy the reveal!
🎁 You can hide all sorts of fun little things inside!
In fact, I’ve included bonus printable assets in the files – like a prehistoric plant, a tiny fossil bone, a dino footprint, and yes… even a tiny dino poop 💩 (because why not?).
⏸️ Bambu Lab users – there's a pre-set pause layer so you can add surprises inside the egg before it seals.
Just be sure everything fits below the edge – no nozzle collisions allowed!
🎨 Mix and match these extras, paint them up, or use them as hidden collectibles inside each egg!
⚠️ Profile Notice:
This model has very specific print logic (including layer-based pauses), and I’ve already uploaded multiple official profiles to match different setups.
To keep things clean and consistent, please do not upload additional profiles.
🧹 Any extra profiles added by others will be removed – not because I don’t appreciate the effort, but simply to avoid confusion or a messy experience for users.
Let’s keep it tidy and dino-friendly! 🦖💛
⚠️ 📌 Important: What to do if the pauses are missing (YES in this case we have 2 pauses!)
If your print didn’t pause automatically to insert the surprise inside the egg, here’s how to fix it:
🔶 This egg uses TWO pauses!
1️⃣ The first pause is for smaller dinos – and also for the chunkiest one (yes, the extra round guy doesn’t fit later 😄)
2️⃣ The second pause is for our tallest friend – the Brachiosaurus!
🔁 Why the pause might be missing:
Sometimes Bambu Studio removes built-in pauses if you assign filament colors before importing the model.
✅ Fix: → Reload the model
→ Then assign colors
→ Then slice
📎 This usually restores the embedded pauses!
🛠️ How to add a pause manually:
If the pauses are still gone:
- Open the model in Bambu Studio
- Use the green layer slider to find the correct layer
- Match the layer with the preview screenshot (in description)
Right-click and choose "Add Pause"
⚠️ Super important tip:
📦 Always insert the dino first, then the extra assets (like plants, bones, footprint, poop 💩).
If you add the extras first, they may raise the dino too high – and if it sticks out of the shell, your nozzle could crash into it!
🎁 Psst… there’s more!
🧠 I’ve also prepared tiny label inserts you can place inside the egg — each one includes a fun little fact about the dinosaur hidden inside! 📜
Print them on A4 paper, without scaling!
If you resize the sheet, the little scroll might not fit inside the egg. 🥚
But no worries — if it turns out a bit too big, just fold the fact sheet and tuck it under the dino inside the shell (just be careful — printers love to blow lightweight paper around mid-print 😅)
💙 💙 💙 💙 💙📣 Hey, Early Bird Patrons!💙 💙 💙 💙 💙
I’ll be offering custom label versions in your local language, tailored for the countries where you’re selling your 3D prints.
That way, your dino eggs are even more fun and professional for your customers!
💛 Want to sell Crackasaurs as physical prints?
Join the Early Bird tier on Patreon — limited spots are still available at a special launch rate, but they’re going fast! 🚀