Connected by Love – Valentine’s Day Sculpture

Connected by Love – Valentine’s Day Sculpture

a symbol of the bond and connection

 

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This romantic sculpture tells a quiet and powerful story about love and connection. Standing on a heart-shaped base, a man and a woman face each other, gently holding a heart between them. Though they stand apart, the heart unites them — a symbol of the bond that connects two people through love. The simple yet expressive composition leaves room for interpretation: a moment of devotion, trust, and shared emotion. The clean shapes and soft poses give the scene a timeless, elegant feeling. Designed as a decorative piece for the home, this model is perfect for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, or as a meaningful gift for someone special. A heartfelt 3D print that represents love not as distance, but as connection.

 

The figure measures 12.4 cm in height when fully assembled.

 

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Please read before printing:

This model features fine details and delicate structures.
Make sure your print bed is clean and free from dust, grease, or residue to ensure strong adhesion.
Place your printer on a stable, vibration-free surface, and confirm that vibration compensation is correctly calibrated.
Before printing, double-check that your filament profile matches the material and that your bed temperature is properly set.
For more tips on this topic, check out this video on YouTube. video (Youtube).

 

Print Recommendation:

I recommend printing this Models with the orignal intendet Print Profil: [original] variable layers, optimised settings.
This includes a layer height of 0.12 mm and the upper part of some parts (heads, heart, etc.) with a layer height of 0.08 mm and hidden seams. The variable layer height and hidden seams is already set in the 3MF file.

 

I recommend PLA Matte Bonewhite and the settings in my print profil for a high quality print.

 

Support Structures:

Be careful when removing the support structures to avoid breaking.

 

Additional supports have been added to the parts to minimalize the risk of print errors.

Brim is enabled in the 3MF file for increased print stability.

The Design and my Print Profil is designed with minimal but necessary supports.

 

Personalizing the Base in Bambu Studio:

 

To personalize the base in Bambu Studio, double-click on a text line. This will open the text editor, allowing you to edit the text in the pop-up window.
Each line must be edited individually. To achieve perfect symmetry, you can use the yellow cubes as a reference. These cubes are modifiers and are not printed. First, change the date and the names. Then simply align the names along the edges of the cubes. The date can be perfectly centered by making sure that the yellow point that appears when you select the date is positioned exactly in the middle of the yellow line of the modifier cube.

 

Assemble:

For assembly, I recommend using PLA glue or plastic glue, preferably a fast-drying one.
I personally use German super glue. It dries within a few seconds and creates a very strong bond.

 

First, glue the leg pins (the short pins) into the openings on the top of the legs. Then attach the legs to the underside of the woman.
The correct orientation of the legs is easy to identify: when the legs are connected to the upper body, the tips of the feet point outward. To be safe, you can dry-fit all parts first before applying any glue.

 

Afterwards, the man is glued onto the base. It is especially important that he stands straight, and I recommend pressing down firmly on the front of the feet after applying the glue.

 

After that, the woman is glued onto the base. The process is the same as with the man: press down on the front of the feet while gluing and make sure she is standing straight.

 

After that, the heart is glued to the hands.
I recommend first testing the perfect alignment without any glue—hold the heart in place, so you know exactly how it needs to be attached. The pins will help with alignment.

Then, apply only a small amount of glue to the pins on the heart, so that no glue runs along the heart or onto the figure’s arms.

Push the heart upward while at the same time applying gentle pressure with both hands of the figures downward against the heart.

After a short time, everything should be securely bonded and you can release the heart.

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Have fun printing!