Annotated Anatomical Human Skull in 18 pieces magnetically assembled.

I almost dread to post this as a remix, because it's clearly established on the brilliant work of Dave Makes Stuff's 18 piece Anatomical model.

Basically I've just annotated it, but I think that in doing so it makes it an even more valuable educational resource. I'd like to thank Dave for his lovely model, it's clearly the finest such work available on the internet today. Nothing comes close in regards to a truly accurate human anatomical skull.

I'd call this a moderately difficult build, in regards to overall volume it'll take up the better part of a fresh spool. Complexity is a challenge too, I've added helper towers to some of the models to make it easier, but if you use Cura's new tree supports is should work fine. You would want to keep the text oriented as vertically as possible for increased definition. So don't lay them flat. For the most part I retained Dave's orientation, as he generally places each bone on the build plate as it'll be oriented when assembled.

I annotated the model in Microsoft 3D builder using the embossing tool and did a very little bit of cleanup using MeshMixer, but mostly 3D Builder. All of the models should be manifold and watertight, if not overly complex. The font is Microsoft Himalaya and is at various pitches that seemed appropriate at the time, all embedded 1.5mm into the surface of the model. This should allow you to overpaint the labels and clean off what isn't a letter.

Printed in white PLA, sanded to 220, wet sanded, annotated in Tester's gold enamel model paint, sanded again. If you do not sand off the layers lines first, you'll play heck getting the extra paint off, and with white PLA at least it gives it more of a bone like appearance.

I've indexed the teeth using the French system rather than the American.

Here we would call the 3rd upper right molar tooth number 1. Seeing as MOST PEOPLE do not have a 3rd upper right molar I find that kinda silly.

The French system assigns each tooth an individual number. The first representing the quadrant of the mouth, the second the individual position of the tooth. So the 3rd right molar is tooth 18, the other 3rd molars are 28, 38 and 48. And you probably don't have those in your head.

If I've left anything out please say so and I'll correct it.

I also hope to publish a new stand I banged together for it using a model of a cervical spine.

Any suggestions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me.

Assembly order:

Occipital Bone
Temporal Bones

Parietal Bones

Sphenoid Bone

Palentine and Inferior Turbinate Bones (together)

Vomer

Frontal and Ethmoid (Together)

Maxilla Bones

Zgyomatic Bones

Mandible

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