October 18, 2025
Description
You can see the model in the videos at 0:58 and at 0:13, I'm so honored! Thank you Jet L!
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Lotus Lamp Shade, regular or upscaled size, fits E12 / E14 / E27 - EASY TO PRINT
I know, I know. I'm not the only one who made this type of lamp shade.
But hear me out and let me tell you what makes my version different.
This model... was made ALMOST ENTIRELY with just Bambu Studio. Yes, the slicer.
With the exception of the petal. For that I made a pencil drawing and converted it to an SVG using an image-to-SVG converter (https://picsvg.com for anyone curious).
No Blender, no Tinkercad, no special 3D modeling software. Just Bambu Studio. Why? Because I don't know how to work with 3D sculpting programs. Also I was determined about having this lamp shade and I was hyperfocused on the project, so I wanted it done before I lost focus. Where there's a will, there's a way.
For anyone curious about the whole process, I've written it in full at the bottom of this description. Not that you need to read it, but I couldn't resist not sharing the process.
Special thanks to the Bambu Lab Academy! I learnt a lot from there.
November 5, 2025:
Added a bigger version (25% increase in size) that will fit both E12/E14 and E27 bulbs.
October 18, 2025:
Initial release! Posted the regular version on Makerworld.
March 23, 2026:
Added files for stronger base circles from cprele to available files and assembly guide.
Description: a lamp shade in the shape of a lotus flower, easy to print (flat), no supports needed, easy to assemble
Positioning: can be positioned upright as in most of the pictures, but will also stay firmly together when hanged upside-down
Measurements: small version is about 32cm wide, 32cm deep, 22cm tall; upscaled version is about 36cm wide, 36cm deep, 28cm tall
If you will be printing in PLA, then make sure you use a LED lamp.
Regular version - suitable for E14
Suitable for: E12 lamp fittings, E14 lamp fittings
Lamp used: E14 LED lamp from IKEA, 470 lumen
Upscaled version (25% bigger) - suitable for E14 and E27
Suitable for: E12 lamp fittings, E14 lamp fittings, E27 lamp fittings
Lamps used: E14 LED lamp from IKEA, 470 lumen; E27 LED lamp from IKEA, 806 lumen
For the assembly: I have included detailed step-by-step instructions in the documentation, definitely check it out!
Other important printing instructions: each profile for the regular version has all the parts you need, each plate needs to be printed once. The same applies for the upscaled version, except for the first two plates. For the upscaled version, you'll need to skip either plate 1 or plate 2, depending on which size fitting you're printing for. If you want to print for an E12 or E14 fitting, skip plate 2. If you want to print for an E27 fitting, skip plate 1.
Big petal: 50 pieces
Small petal: 10 pieces
Column: 10 pieces
Circle: 2 pieces (for the upscaled version, choose between plate 1 or plate 2 in the print profiles depending on what size fitting your lamp has)
Petals are 0.6mm thick, 0.4mm was too thin to my liking.
Optional parts: stronger base circle, special thanks to cprele. If you want a stronger base circle, then please use their print profile named “125% Stronger Bases for E14/E27". If their remix was useful to you, don't forget to give their print profile a review! Their files are also separately available for download.
Printer: Bambu Lab P1P with ARC enclosure (printed with door open and top cover off)
Filament: Bambu Lab PLA Basic, Jade White
Profile: 0.20mm Standard @BBL X1C
Plate: Textured PEI plate
Nozzle: Hardened steel, Ø 0.4
The lamp shades in the pictures have the textured side on the outside.
Click on the images for more info!
And if you really want to know…
Good question, would love to tell you.
Pretty much everything is thanks to the Mesh Boolean option in Bambu Studio.
I imported the petal as an SVG. It wasn't symmetric so I duplicated it, mirrored one, used the cut tool to split them both in half, removed the bad half of each, merged the good halves, then did Mesh Boolean > Union. Now I had a big flower petal. The smaller petal is just a resized big petal.
The half-circle part was made using one big cylinder and one small cylinder. I centered both, merged them, then did Mesh Boolean > Subtraction and checked the box next to "Delete input". I used the same method to make a primitive object with a negative circle in a corner and then used that object to substract from the corners of the half-circle. Then again the same method to substract small rectangles from the circle to make the slots. Now I had the columns of the lamp shade.
The circle that would be at the top and bottom is also just made using one big cylinder and one small cylinder, I centered both and then substracted the small one from the big one. Then made a thin rectangle and copied it 10 times, positioned all 10 at the same location (top of the flat circle) and merged it with 1 thin rectangle. Mesh Boolean > Substraction and "Delete input" checked, now I had a slot. Rotated the circle-shape by 36° and repeated the whole process. Now I had the top and bottom of the lamp shade.
All that was left now was to check if the petals would fit. So I printed everything scaled down (to 25%), printed the petals at various sizes, and checked with my tiny printed model which size was a good fit. Finally I printed everything scaled at 100%, and that is now my newest lamp shade, shining radiantly in our living room.
I'm happy, partner is happy, everyone is happy.
Then of course after ALL THAT WORK, only then, did I think to check online. And then I came across models that were almost identical to what I made. Felt a bit bummed of course, but still proud of what I achieved. At least now I can say I made something, and all that without having any knowledge of 3D sculpting.
If you download and print my model, think of all the people to whom you can tell, "someone made this just by using the slicer!" :)
TL;DR is that I made a lamp shade basically using just Bambu Studio and didn't check beforehand if someone else already made a similar kind of lamp shade, but I'm proud of my result and still wanted to share my creation.
Enjoy.
License:
Standard Digital File License
Magamich
