Hexagon Tile Flower Pot Plant Holder with ridged base

This design is a set of plant-pot holders made up of hundreds of randomly oriented hexagonal tiles to give a chaotic or low-poly feel. The pattern is scaled with size for the various different pot types so that the hexagons get a bit bigger on larger pots but also there are more of them so the balanced look is preserved. These pot holders are designed to be slightly taller than the pots that fit in them so the plant will grow out over the ridges at the top of the design.

This plant pot design is part of a collection of geometrically themed plant pot holders that can be viewed at https://cults3d.com/en/design-collections/Steve_Reading/geometric-flower-pot-plant-holders

This version of the design has a ridged base and the hexagonal pattern extending all the way to the bottom. If you prefer a version with a flat base then that's available here https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/home/random-hexagon-tile-plant-pot-holder

I've supplied these designs in 2 versions, one with drain holes and one without for outdoor or indoor use. I've provided .STLs for some of the standard pot sizes that are listed at https://size-charts.com/topics/plant-pot-size-guide/ and if you've got a non-standard pot size then please feel free to DM me with measurements and I'll re-work the design to fit whatever size you need. You can of course scale this design to fit other pots yourself but I would recommend sticking to uniform scaling, non-uniform may distort the pattern in ways that won't look so good.

I printed this in PLA which isn't the most water resistant of plastics, it should work find in PETG, ABS or Nylon which would be more resistant or just coat the inside with varnish or epoxy to make it waterproof.

0.2mm layer height (but use thicker on the larger pot holders)
0.5mm nozzle size
60mm/sec for best finish or go faster if you're in a hurry!
200C/60C
8% infill (but use more if your plants are heavy!)
Brim or other bed adhesion will likely be needed

Support may be needed, it'll depend on your printer's ability to deal with overhangs. If you do need support then tree-type will contact all the overhanging points better than conventional support

If your printer struggles with overhangs you may prefer to print it inverted, which will require much more support material but is likely to give a better surface finish on the outside.

Make sure that if your slicer has some option like "print thin walls" that it's turned on. This design does have some intentionally thin areas where the hexagons meet. This was done because making them thicker would drastically increase filament use.