Print-A-Plant - Printable Monstera Plants

I want to make it clear - this is not my original design! This is simply me sharing Ocelotzlasu's original design from Thingiverse on MakerWorld with pre-arranged plates full of the leaves with filament changes pre-programmed. I am printing these for my wife and will hopefully remember to update with my own pictures when they are all finished! For now, these are Ocelotzlasu's images and description. I hope you will go over to his original post of this on Thingiverse and show him some appreciation and support! 

A few notes about printing this on your Bambu:

• If it looks like the parts are a solid color, don't be fooled. When you slice them and select the “filament” view, they will show up as the correct color in the preview.
• Do not accidentally run automatic flow calibration on a print where the leaves cover where the test lines would be. The slicer won't catch that, so don't let that mess up your print!
• If you do move stuff around between different build plates, keep in mind that the filament changes at different layers are saved per plate. If you move something onto or off of a plate, it will not carry with it those former programmed filament changes.  
• This is sliced for printers with an AMS. You can definitely still print this without an AMS, you will just need to change the layer color changes to layer pauses, then manually switch the filament out while your printer is paused.
• My X1's plates are filled to the brim with these leaves. If you are printing on an A1 mini, you'll need to delete and rearrange some leaves onto the smaller plate size. 
  • If you do this, please share it as a print profile as I'm sure others would find it useful!

I used all Bambu filament for mine and really like how they came out. I've linked the colors I used below in the maker's supply section!

Here is Ocelotzlasu's description of the design:

Summary

If you can't take care of a plant or don't want to pay for a fancy variant of Monstera, you're in the right place! Just print the planter and some leaves and your plant is ready.

Print at 0.2mm layer height.

Types of leaves you can pick:

• Deliciosa
• Deliciosa variegata
• Adansoni (Monkey mask)
• Adansoni variegata
• Minima
• Minima variegata

There are 3 versions of the planter:

• Big - big planter that fits 25 leaves
• Medium - smaller version that also fits 25 leaves
• Small - tiny planter that fits 13 leaves

It's available on printables if you want to earn some points!

How to make it

Veins

If you want to make the veins a different color, change the filament for the second layer.

Variegata version

To make the lighter parts in variegata version, change the color of the third layer. (Use lighter color, white or beige)

Shaping leaves

To shape the leaves and stem, use a lighter. Bending them cold can break them. They are thin enough to be bendable after a second of applying heat. The leaves can be bent to look more realistic.

Bend the leaf inwards through the middle, then bend the sides down. This should give it more natural shape.

Finishing the plant

After you shaped the leaf, cut the stem to the desired length and put it into a slot in the pot. There are a lot of slots for leaves in the pots, so make your plant as dense as you want.