by alfdsz 

This is a simple starfighter design. The first model I make for 3d print. So I might have made some novice mistakes (like making some thin parts that require a quite small line witdth to be printed).

Also, since I wanted to prevent using supports as much as I could I made all sepparated parts. In some parts like the canards or the wings, the fitting with the main body might not be very precise, so you might need to cut and/or press on the parts.

Print Settings

Printer brand:

Anet

Printer:

A4

Rafts:

Yes

Supports:

No

Resolution:

0.2

Infill:

around 40% for the big parts

Filament_brand:

Printalot

Filament_color:

Metallic Cobalt

Filament_material:

PLA

Notes:

The correct printer model is Anet ET4, wich is not on the selectable menu.

Being one of my first prints, maybe the settings weren't optimal. I used adaptative layers in Cura so the 0.2 resolution is relative. For detailed areas it's probably around 0.1

For specific elements and areas, a small line witdth is required for the slicer to be able to slice properly -for example, canards. This is my first model made for printing, so now I figure I should have modelled it diferently (not so many thin areas).

None of the ship parts required any support for printing, except the small canopy opener piece. And the legs of the base also did.

The material I used required a raft for many of the parts, most inconveniently, the bigger rear parts. If not, the base would strech upwards no matter what. Removing it for the bigger parts was a bit of a struggle for me, hence the gaps you can see in the photos. Probably you may not have this issues with other materials.

The canopy opener part was tricky to place properly for me. You can skip that and just glue the canopy alone. The whole thing should have been modelled diferently. That's because of my inexperience in modelling for 3d printing.