Block Tree Craft

See updated version here: 

https://www.printables.com/model/1115913-assemble-your-own-tree-in-block-crafting-formation

Assemble your own tree in block crafting formation. Similar to Low poly only games such as roblox and minecraft.

cubes have attachment capability on all 6 faces.  Current design allows for attachment using short pieces of standard 1.7mm filament.  I suggest PLA to print, ABS or ASA for connector pieces.

Disclaimer:  The connection method bites hard.  This is version 1.  You can make cool stuff, but version 2 is coming shortly that will drastically improve the connectors and compatibility.

THe leaf blocks are not necessarily an easy print.  The final desired block is 20x20mm. However you will see that the model is not 20x20.  THe final dimensions depend highly on :

• the filament (I used Elegoo and Bambu PLA standard)
• The Cooling - Disable the Aux part cooling otherwise you will have 1 side of cube very different than the other.
• 0.2mm layer is mandatory
• Keep “Slowdown on overhangs” enabled and disable “slowdown on Curled Perimeters”.
• you'll have to play with your own printer settings if this doesn't make near perfect cube.
• I can provide exact settings for the above filaments with K1Max and/or X1C.  I am consistently successful with both now.

I'm working on a drastic improvement to the connectors as well as expanding beyond wood/leaves.

Enjoy humans!!

p.s.  Shrinkage is real, despite what she says… If you want Exact 20x20 (0.1mm off is 1mm after 10 blocks, depends your use case if this is OK), consider X-Y contour compensation @ 0.1 or 0.15 depending your first print results.  I prefer to scale the model instead after measuring first samples.  X-Y compensation seems to add significant print time..  All this is optional.  For the leaf blocks, as long as the connector faces are 20x20x20, you're OK for scale.  you'll never get the “leaf branches” perfect.