Art bowls and vases
Bowls with a wavy rim like hand-blown glass, swirling vases and holders for an LED tea light. Pick a shape, drag the sliders, and print it in translucent or silk filament. For decoration: the walls are thin and not made to hold water.
Good to know
Can it hold water or flowers?
No. These are decorative pieces with thin walls, and a 3D print with thin walls lets water seep through. Use it for dried flowers, fruit, keys, sweets or an LED tea light. For fresh flowers, put a glass or jar inside.
Can I put a candle in it?
Only an LED tea light. PLA goes soft at about 60 °C, so a real candle would melt it. Tick the tea light ring and a standard LED tea light (Ø 38 mm) sits in a ring in the middle of the floor.
Which filament gives the glass look?
Translucent PLA or PETG lets the light through, like the glass bowls it is based on. Silk PLA gives a shiny, pearly wall. Dual- and tri-colour silk changes colour around the bowl. A second colour from a set height gives a coloured rim: the 3MF has the filament change in it.
What is the difference between thin wall and vase mode?
Thin wall is a shell of 0.8 to 2.4 mm that every slicer prints as it is, also with a wavy rim. Vase mode (spiral) prints one continuous line, which is quick and looks very smooth, but needs a flat rim. Turn on spiral vase mode in your slicer for that file.
Will it print without supports?
The maker checks every part of the wall. A thin wall can lean about 50 to 58 degrees from upright before it sags. The overhang view shows steep parts in orange and red, and Make it printable softens the folds until it is fine. Print it the right way up, at 0.2 mm layers, with the fan on full.
How big can it be?
Up to 250 mm across and 240 mm high, so it fits on a 256 mm bed such as the Bambu Lab A1, P1S or X1C. Make it smaller for a 180 or 220 mm bed.
Is it free?
Yes. No account, no upload: the shape is made on your own device. The files are free for personal use.