3D model description
Palace Constructor is a line of blocks of my design, that can be assembled into palace-like structures. I have created modular blocks of different kinds that can be combined with simple joints. There are walls, columns, balustrades etc. All are stylized as historic architecture. Still decorations are thoroughly designed to be easy to print without supports and their proportions are well adjusted so they would look good in prints. The Wall block is 62.7 x 7 x 72 mm. It is large enough to place well visible decorations there.
Modular blocks of the same size can have different decorations, thus even the same structure can gain a different appearance. But the best fun is when you assemble structures with all kinds of blocks, so the final constructions can be more interesting and richer.
The Part 1 contains the basic set of blocks and is available here for free. This - Part 2 - is a set of blocks with different decorations or design, still they can be assembled along with blocks of Part 1. Joints are exactly the same. What's new:
- twisted column,
- capital with acanthus motive,
- octagonal capital,
- little column and pedestal,
- 2 types of wall with braid motive decorations: one for windows, the other for port fenetre,
- decorative doors and port fenetre windows,
- 2 types of very decorative fanlight,
- arch with a shield at the top,
- balustrade, railing and balcony made of bars, + dedicated posts (straight and corner),
- parapet roof with spiral decoration, + dedicated posts (straight and corner),
- pyramidal roof with 2 types of top: simple and shrine,
- 16 mm tall platform to elevate roof.
I have a lot of fun with Palace Constructor, I hope you will too. You can check my palaces on my instagram. A structure built only with blocks available in this set (and in Part 1) is presented here, some details - here.
All blocks (but joints) that are available in this set are gathered in this photo
Some photos of my palaces in higher resolution:
PCon.19
PCon.15
PCon.14
PCon.11
PCon.12
PCon.13
PCon.10
PCon.17
PCon.09
PCon.16
3D printing settings
All blocks were 3Dprinted on Prusa MK4:
- in PLA (F3D Marble),
- infill 15% gyroid,
- all layers height 0.15 mm (including first layer).
Note1: I use slightly changed default Print settings "0.15mm SPEED MK4" in PrusaSlicer.
Note2: No support is needed for almost all blocks. Supports "for support forces only" are used for Wall.Door and Wall.Window. When Wall.Door is placed up side down in slicer, choose Paint-on supports, Tooltype -> Smart fill and click on overhangs; this would be the result. Here are screenshots of Wall.Window.A with the same procedure: screen1, screen2.
Note3: Door_LR means that there is left and right wing. Window is symmetrical, so there is no distinction.
Note4: I set min. 3 vertical perimeters for Capital. When I used default 2 vertical perimeters, sometimes the pin broke.
Note5: Sometimes you need to place a model on other face (e.g. upside down) to avoid supports, e.g. arch, capital, door, wall.door.
Note6: I advise you to set sequential printing for capitals. Otherwise in multiple printing there may happen some bumps/ unevenness on posts that will make smooth attachment to the column difficult.
Printing Time:
Blocks are small enough, so with Input Shaper printing time is usually short. The longest print is Wall.Window and it takes less than 2 hours. 4x Joint.B are 3d printed within an hour.
The most fragile blocks are Joints C - they're small and can be broken if dismantled too forcefully. But if you print correctly all blocks, they will interact smoothly, so no great force will be needed, thus no harm should be done. I have adjusted blocks very thoroughly to 0.15 mm layer height (also 0.15 mm first layer height), with 0.01 mm precision, so they can be assembled and dismantled easily.