How to print the DRACO-S1

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The STL package of this model includes an “All-In-One” Print Profile created for Bambu Lab X1 and P1 Series 3D printers. If you intend to use any of those printers to print the model, follow this instruction to print all parts: How to use Bambu Studio’s All-In-One Print Profile

If you don’t have access to any Bambu Lab X1 and P1 Series 3D printers. All of the STL files are really straight forward to print. All you need to do is load them into your slicer software (e.g. Cura), select your desirable settings (e.g. layer height, infill percentage, etc.) and slice the parts.

Please note: I already saved the STL for each part in the orientation I printed them on my FDM printer. Hence, when you load the STL in your slicer software, you don’t need to orientate them again, unless you want to try to print them in a different orientation.

Below are some tips

You MUST use a 0.2mm nozzle (or 0.25mm if your printer doesn’t have 0.2) to print this model, otherwise, the details won’t be visible
I personally printed all of the parts separately, and glued them together at the end. But if you want to print all together using multi-colour print, simply load all the parts into your slicer and assign the correct colour to each part.

Please note: All parts were exported from the same coordinate so you don’t need to align them manually (for multi-colour printing) – they should snap together correctly

How to assemble this model?

So now you’ve got all your parts printed? Great! Let’s assemble the model. I’ll take you through the assembly process step by step but before that, you need to purchase some items:

5mm dia x 3mm thick N42 Neodymium magnets (LINK) | Qty: 3-off
Super glue (LINK) | Qty: 1 bottle

STEP 1: Assemble the Trunk

Parts required (refer to the photos below)

1x Trunk (White) (a)
1x Trunk (Black) (b)
5x Locating pin (c)
3x Magnets (5mm dia x 3mm thick) (highlighted in RED)

Assembly process

STEP 1a: Use 2x Locating pins, glue 2 halves of the Trunk together
STEP 1b: Glue 3x Locating pins to the top of the Trunk, and 3x magnets (5mm dia x 3mm thick) into their locations on the bottom of the Trunk