This is a decorative foldable gift box which you can use to gift small presents, decorate your desk, put under a tiny Christmas tree, store candies, and whatever you can think of. This design features a box base and a lid that fit together. I designed it so that it requires no glue, tape or screws; minimal purge waste to print; different designs to choose from; and two sizes, the smaller one being able to fit on an A1 mini. It uses a single layer thin living plastic hinges and tabs that allow you to fold and snap it together to a sturdy box (as sturdy as a thin layer of plastic that is) and is surprisingly strong! Since it prints flat and folds up, the designs can come from Hueforge and only requires multicolor filament changes at layers which significantly reduces purge waste! This also means that an AMS is not required but is helpful. Unfortunately, the sizes are a bit small as you can only fit so much of a foldable design on the print bed.

Sizes (interior volume):

• Normal (Printable on X1C, P1S, P1P, A1): 7.5cm x 7.5cm x 7.5cm (2.95 in x 2.95 in x 2.95 in)
• Small (Printable on X1C, P1S, P1P, A1, A1mini): 5cm x 5 cm x 5cm (1.96 in x 1.96 in x 1.96 in)

Print instructions:

• Designs are separated by profiles, each pattern has two versions. One for the X1, P1, A1 printers, and one for the A1mini. The A1mini can only fit the small size while the X1, P1, A1 versions have both sizes! Read the description carefully and select the correct design you want. Make also sure to select the correct plates of the size you are interested in.
• If you have an AMS, use only the AMS plates in the profiles! If you don't have an AMS, use the pause swap plates. When using the pause swap plates, it will pause at the color changes. Simply unload and load a new color filament and resume the print. The profile description has a description of the order of colors so make sure to read them.
• All you need to do is decide on a pattern to print, then select my appropriate profile. Afterwards choose what plate you want to print, each plate will have a different part, size, and AMS requirement. Do not increase the number of copies as it will auto rotate the models which may cause the living hinges to fail.
• Tolerances are tight for this model due to the living hinges. Please make sure that your printer can handle a 0.15mm gap. Otherwise it may be a bit difficult to bend the hinges or it may fuse together.
• Make sure that your first layer bed adhesion is good, the living hinges are on the first layer and any first layer defect may affect the bend-ability.
• Check back every now and then, I will be updating this box with more designs as I test and print them!

Assembly Instructions

When removing your print from the print bed, please be gentle and slow. The living hinges are thin and can be torn off if you aggressively remove the print. If using a textured or hot plate, please wait for the plate to cool completely first before removal. If using a plate with high adhesion where you need to peel or pry it off because bending the plate doesn’t work, consider using a medium for easy release like a glue stick or hair spray. Please see documentation for bigger versions of these pictures.

Designs:

Spiral Pattern: Two colors, simple and fast print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.2mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu White (background, can be any color you want)
• PLA Sunlu Red (Spiral stripes, can be any color you want)

Swap Instructions:

See my print profile description for swap instructions if you don't have an AMS. I have included print profiles with plates that have pauses included for your manual swapping needs, make sure to choose the right one!

Snowflake Pattern: Two colors, simple and fast print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.2mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu White (background, can be any color you want)
• PLA Sunlu Black (Snowflakes, can be any color you want)

Swap Instructions:

See my print profile description for swap instructions if you don't have an AMS. I have included print profiles with plates that have pauses included for your manual swapping needs, make sure to choose the right one!

Maze: Two colors, simple and fast print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.2mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu White (background, can be any color you want)
• PLA Sunlu Blue (Maze walls, can be any color you want)

Swap Instructions:

See my print profile description for swap instructions if you don't have an AMS. I have included print profiles with plates that have pauses included for your manual swapping needs, make sure to choose the right one!

Poinsettia Pattern: Three colors, simple and fast print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.2mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu White
• PLA Sunlu Red (Petals)
• PLA Sunlu Grass green or Green (Leaves)

Swap Instructions:

See my print profile description for swap instructions if you don't have an AMS. I have included print profiles with plates that have pauses included for your manual swapping needs, make sure to choose the right one!

Ornaments: 3 colors, hueforge print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.1mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu Black
• PLA Sunlu Grass Green (Ornament color, any base color should work like red or blue)
• PLA Sunlu White

Swap Instructions:

See my print profile description for swap instructions if you don't have an AMS. I have included print profiles with plates that have pauses included for your manual swapping needs, make sure to choose the right one!

Snowy Trees: 4 colors, hueforge print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.1mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu Black
• PLA Sunlu Grass Green
• PLA Overture Matte Light Blue
• PLA Sunlu White

Swap Instructions:

See my print profile description for swap instructions if you don't have an AMS. I have included print profiles with plates that have pauses included for your manual swapping needs, make sure to choose the right one!

Watercolor Snowflake: 4 colors, hueforge print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.1mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu Black
• PLA Sunlu Blue
• PLA Overture Matte Light Blue
• PLA Sunlu White

Swap Instructions:

See my print profile description for swap instructions if you don't have an AMS. I have included print profiles with plates that have pauses included for your manual swapping needs, make sure to choose the right one!

Starry Night: 4 colors, hueforge print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.1mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu Black
• PLA Sunlu Blue
• PLA Sunlu White
• PLA Overture Matte Yellow

Swap Instructions:

See my print profile description for swap instructions if you don't have an AMS. I have included print profiles with plates that have pauses included for your manual swapping needs, make sure to choose the right one!

Blue Marble: 3 colors, hueforge print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.1mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu Black
• PLA Sunlu Blue (or any base color you want your marble to be)
• PLA Sunlu White

Swap Instructions:

See my print profile description for swap instructions if you don't have an AMS. I have included print profiles with plates that have pauses included for your manual swapping needs, make sure to choose the right one!

Great Wave: 3 colors, hueforge print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.1mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu Black
• PLA Sunlu Blue
• PLA Sunlu White

Swap Instructions:

See my print profile description for swap instructions if you don't have an AMS. I have included print profiles with plates that have pauses included for your manual swapping needs, make sure to choose the right one!

Hearts Pattern: Three colors, simple and fast print

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.2mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Filaments Used:

• PLA Sunlu White
• PLA Sunlu Red (lower hearts)
• PLA Sunlu Sakura Pink (upper hearts)

Swap Instructions:

• Start with White
• At layer #5 (1.0mm) swap to Red or Pink (lower hearts)
• At layer #8 (1.6mm) swap to Pink or Red (upper hearts)

Basic Box and Basic SLIM Box: The basic box, no design on the walls for easy remixing or customizing.

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.2mm with a base layer of 0.2mm

Any color you want.

Note the model differences:

• Basic Box has a wall thickness of the base at 2mm as all lids are designed to fit on a box that size.
• Basic SLIM box has a lip of 2mm for the lid and the rest of the walls are 1mm for your remixing or sticker needs, choose that one if you want to add some depth to your box.
• All lids are 1mm thick in this set, as nothing requires them to be thicker.
• Keep in mind how it bends when adding details to the 3d model.

Want to slice these files yourself?

While I recommend you use the profiles I have prepared and tested, you can slice it yourself if you follow these recommendations:

• For all projects, make sure to print at 100% infill, it is thin enough that having sparse infill can cause surface defects with a minor reduction in filament used which is not worth it.
• For all projects, the first layer must be 0.2mm thick, the living hinges are designed based on that thickness.
• For any boxes that include Hueforge designs, please print layer height of 0.1mm with a base layer of 0.2mm.
• Do not rotate the files or change the first layer infill pattern, the infill pattern must be 45 degrees to the walls of the model to allow the thin living hinge design to work well.
• I do not recommend scaling the model, it has tight tolerances on the living hinge and Hueforge designs are optimized at a specific scale.

Update Log

2023/11/23 Release with 4 designs: Spiral pattern, Watercolor snowflake, Ornaments, Snowy trees

2023/11/27 Update with 4 new designs: Snowflake pattern, Maze, Poinsettia pattern, Starry Night

2023/12/03 Update with 1 new design and opened remixes: Basic Box + SLIM

2023/12/31 Update with 2 new designs: Great Wave and Blue Marble

2024/2/11 Update with 1 new design: Hearts Pattern