SpaceX - Arabsat-6A Mission Launch Lithophane

Custom lithophane stand included.

You really need to use a warm white material on this lithophane. Colorfabb Standard White PLA works best for this style, but whatever you can get that's warm. Also, a warm white backlight is needed.

I'll post pics when I get around to printing this one.

Software used:
Photoshop, Blender, Maya, Meshmixer and S3D.

Dimensions: 171mm x 119mm x 6mm.

Print settings and information:
https://www.gadunky.com/litho-print-settings/

Note: This is a large and detailed stl file and may put some systems/slicers under pressure. It slices best in Slic3rPE, Cura 3.6+ or S3D.

A note on slicing in Simplify3D:
It’s easiest to slice the lithophane in Cura(or Slic3rPE) as there’s an extra step in Simplify3D due to the way the lithophanes are created(this by design to allow additional editing/printing options for more advanced users).

If you want to use Simplify3D you just need to do the following:

Load the lithophane STL into S3D as normal.
Click Mesh–Separate Connect Surfaces
Slice as normal
The added bonus of doing this is you can re-crop the image into the frame if you wish, or easily resize or remove the frame altogether. Using this method you can also print the frame in one colour/material and the lithophane in another if your printer has that option.

If you don’t do the above in S3D there may be a tiny gap between the frame and the lithophane when you actually slice the model.

Check out more on my site: https://www.gadunky.com/