With the surge of more advanced and affordable 3D printers, any cheap, average machine can now poop a decent 3D Benchy. That defeats the very purpose of the benchmark, and calls for a new one that can stress the printers again. Also, 3D printing has spread beyond its original niche, with new users focused on designs, end results, speed, precision, and professional applications.

It is because of these reasons - and my very own needs while designing the ErgonoMouse - that I created the QuBenchy. An open, fast, light, compact and complete 3D printing benchmark to test and compare not only printers, printing profiles and filaments, but also the behavior and finishing of multiple design choices and features on all orientations, e.g. chamfer vs fillet vs sharp edges, wall thickness, embossing, engravings, round vs polygonal shapes, textures, overhangs, and much more!

I managed to pack more than 80 different tests and features into a convenient 3x3x3cm torture test cube that's easy to print, evaluate, compare and store. And I'm sharing it with the 3D printing community under a CC BY SA 4.0 license! You can share, remix, and use the QuBenchy commercially. Post your QuBenchies in the comments!

Printing:

Well, the purpose is to test all sort of printing profiles and configurations, so it's completely up to you! Just two general comments:

No supports are needed, although you can always print with supports to test their own configuration and performance.
If you're struggling with thin walls, you may want to try “Wall generator: Archane”.

NEW: You can stack and store your QuBenchies with this box set, and also turn them into Dummy 13's head!