PRINT PROFILES:
The following are the only print profiles tested and approved by me. They are listed by the name I provided in the print profile description. I cannot guarantee the quality of any print profile that hasn’t been uploaded by me.

• Pokeball Upper
• Pokeball Lower
• Pokeball Top Shell
• Pokeball Bottom Shell
• Pokeball Button
• Pokeball v2
• Pokeball Stand
• Great ball
• Ultra ball
• Master ball

SUMMARY:
This is a simple pokeball that I designed to print without any additional hardware, and minimal supports. The intent was to make the pokeball as easy to print and assemble as possible, while remaining tough and functional. If you find any issues, leave me some feedback please.

Printing/Assembly:

If you decide not to use the print profiles, these are the settings I used.

• Global Settings:
  • 6 Wall Loops
  • Gyroid Infill
• Red and White Pokeball Shell:
  • Enable Supports: Normal (Auto)
    • Snug
    • On Build Plate Only

Assembly:

The assembly is done by first gluing the top shell and bottom shell to the pokeball internals. There’s a small square tab to help align the pieces. Once the glue is dry, slide a small piece of filament through the hinge while holding the two halves together. Cut the ends flush to the pokeball. I add a drop of glue to the outside pieces of the filament since the center hinge piece is the only one that needs to rotate in order to operate. Finally, glue the button onto the pokeball. There’s a post designed to help align the pieces.

The filament piece used for the hinge will be tight, so you might have to take an allen key and hollow out the hole a bit to get it to slide into place.

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CHANGELOG:

UPDATE 12/3/2023:

Added great ball, ultra ball, and master ball tops. I only added the top because everything else is the same, so I'll include 3 separate print profiles for these.

UPDATE 11/26/2023:

Added a guide post for the button, revised the connection to fit better, thickened the shells to prevent the banding, added alignment squares to align the shell and internals, added a stand.

INITIAL RELEASE (10/19/2023)

I created this model because the other Pokeball models I found either used external parts or didn't operate how I wanted. This one is designed to open and close using the button on the front. The button isn't 100% required to open the ball, but the intent was to make it functional so it just makes the ball pop open freely. The inside has a flat spot to aid in aligning the outer shell and make printing easier.