Anniversary Panel (for KDS LED LightBox)

This front panel is for use with the LED LightBox (separate) I designed. It comes from 2 files, a hearts file and light up panel file. The hearts file gets printed first, then the Light up panel over the hearts; giving the plate the ability to have a total of three color change effects with a single extruder FDM printer.

Hearts - printed in red
Light up panel starts with white; then perform a color change at layer and change to black (or another dark color).

When lit up in a dark room, the text and hearts shine very well,without a huge amount of light.

README file included in .zip file. If you do not know how to do color changes in the middle of printing or with Z-hop enabled, search youtube, there are plenty of videos that teach it.

Cura Slicer instructions: (done with standard .2 layer height)
Open hearts.stl, make sure centered on the build plate in cura, and slice. Save the gcode file - don't delete the Hearts.stl file just yet.
- Do not use a brim, skirt, or anything that will print around the heart objects.

With hearts.stl file still in Cura, Open Light Up panel.stl, and make sure it is also centered on the build plate.
If completely lined up, just delete the hearts.stl file in cura and add any post-processing scripts you may need for color change at layer or Z-Height change/pause to perform your color changes as required.
- Ensure Z-Hop is set to atleast 1.2 mm and enabled or your print nozzle may crash into the printed parts.
- 100% infill (or max walls)
If the Hearts.stl file and the Light Up Panel.stl file are still offset, follow these instructions:
- Select the Hearts.stl on the plate in Cura.
- Shift-Select the Light UP panel on the plate in Cura.
- Right-Click, and select "Merge Models". This will set the Light Up panel over the hearts.
- Right-Click again, and this time, select "Ungroup models".
- Left click to select just the hearts.stl on the plate in Cura.
- Delete the Hearts.stl from Cura.
Slice and save the gcode file.

Print Hearts.stl first, making sure it is completely centered on the build plate (0,0,0 XYZ axis or whatever your center setting is).
- Do not use a brim, skirt, or anything that will print around the hearts.stl objects. If you do, the print nozzle will run into them while printing the plate.
- Once it is finished printing, maintain the bed temperature or the hearts may come loose.
Next print the Light Up panel.stl after having ensured the Light Up panel.stl matched up with the Hearts.stl in the slicer software.
Again, ensure Z hop setting is atleast 1.2 mm and enabled, or your print nozzle may crash into the printed hearts.
Ensure 100% infill or max walls are set to prevent infill walls from showing through when lit.
Use post-processing code in Cura slicer to set the Z height pause or layer color change to gain your desired result. My personal settings were Layer 8 or a Z-height of 1.6.