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Miniature Chinese Pavilion

This chinese pavilion is gorgeous as a standalone, and perfect for a bonsai display.
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updated December 10, 2024

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Visit the designer's Thingiverse page (beardofzeus - in the link from this model page) for his original summary and images, and to see other makes. In one of the comments he discusses how he sketched the roof which is spectacular. He kindly authorised posting here on Printables. I couldn't find anything at all to remix because it's already perfect! So this is a “reupload” (doesn't accrue any prusameter credits to me).

It's designed in three parts with little interlocking bits - just make sure you clean out the tiny blobs of support from the roof and post sockets after printing. It's done this way so that you can print the parts in different colours easily with any kind of printer. 

I made very little change to the default settings in Cura for my entry-level Elegoo Neptune3Pro although the results I get from this printer are far from entry-level, it all came out stunningly crisp and clean. 0.4mm nozzle, 0.2mm layers, “Normal” profile. I thought I would need to print the roof at 0.1mm layers but nope, no need. As it's a display model it doesn't need a lot of strength, I reduced the tops and bottoms to 3 layers. No adhesion needed on my textured PEI bed, but support is needed - the following are the settings I used, which are not obligatory, they worked for me on the first try.

Base - support density 30% zigzag. I used beige Elegoo PLA+

Bench and Posts - support density 40% zigzag. I used brown Rapid Elegoo PLA+ 

Roof - support density 30% zigzag. I used red Elegoo PLA+

While the parts do interlock, the interlock is minimal just to locate them really, they benefit from a dot of glue to secure them.

I probably overspecified the support density but I didn't want to risk any unsupported angles in the print lines. Downside - it was slightly fiddly to remove the dense support. You don't really need to remove the support from the base though as it's completely hidden. 

Big thanks to the original designer for posting this model, I love it!

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Miniature Chinese Pavillion
by beardofzeus (thingiverse.com)
 

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