Functional Pokeball Fully Detailed

**EDIT 04/26: I updated this model to have higher detail geometry.

I bring you a fully detailed, functional, and easy to print Pokeball! As with all of my designs, I tried to design something that can be printed without supports (or very minimal) while still looking how it should. 

My goals for this were:

• ✔ No supports “needed”

• ✔ Full interior detail

• ✔ Functional button / latch

• ✔ Easy to assemble

• ✔ Single color and multicolor print versions

• ✔ Good scalability 

I made both a basic version and full detail version. The basic version is with minimal detail in case you wanted to just use it as a prop or in something like a gacha machine. The full detail version is just that, glass panels, copper pins, energy source, and grooves. 

Overall I'm extremely happy how this came out and hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

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Scaling:

The original size of this model is ~75mm in diameter. I have successfully test printed it at 82% and 118% scale. I included a “scaling tool” to help provide you with a scale % for parts.

All you need to do is change the "Size" (red box) to the diameter you want the final outcome to be and afterwards look at the “Scale” (cyan box) to know what your desired scale % is on all of the pieces.

File explanation:

• 3mfs – Prusa slicer and Bambu slicer 3mfs of everything you need for each version separated onto different plates. SETTINGS NOT INCLUDED (see Printing Instructions)

• Pokeball basic design – No detail, but still functional. Fast print, fewer parts.

• Pokeball full detail - Single color printer – Everything you need to print full detail as a single color print and glue together.

• Pokeball full detail - Multicolor printer – Everything you need to print full detail with a multicolor printer. (Open the files that start with “TOP” and “BOTTOM” at the same time to get proper alignment of parts).

• Bottom shell_V2 – In testing, I made a newer version of the bottom shell that hugs the back hinge a little more. 

  • Slotted - Full detail version

  • Basic - No detail version (no slot on inside)

• Display stand – Simplistic display stand to prop it open 90 degrees to show it off. 

Printing instructions:

• Top/bottom shells

  • 0.12-0.16mm layer height

  • Don't NEED support to print, but you can add a little to the semi circle hole for a cleaner print.

  • IF YOU USE V2 BOTTOM SHELL: you'll want a tad bit of support for the curved overhang on the back side

  • The inside dome was designed to print cleanly without supports.

  • To get a clean top finish without gaps, be sure to "Enable vertical thickness: Partial" and use 7-8 top layers.

• Button

  • 0.2mm layer height

• Basic hinged pieces

  • 0.2mm layer height

  • NO SUPPORT NEED

• Insert frames / full color hinges

  • You can TRY 0.2mm layer height but I'd recommend 0.12-0.16mm for safer quality.

  • Slower external perimeters will help if you're getting poor quality.

  • I added a brim just because of the small surface area on the plate.

• Glass pieces (single color)

  • Use a brim for these to give more stability when printing.

  • 0.12-0.16mm layer height to improve print quality.

• Display stand

  • No special instructions, no support needed.

Assembly instructions:

MOST of the assembly is pretty self explanatory. You'll need a tad bit of glue to keep the shell on and button in place. 

• First, the button may need some breaking free. It should move in and out a little bit freely. If it's stiff, you can put the part sticking out face down on a table and press down on the outer edge on top to break it free.

• Hinged pieces

  • These are MEANT to be tight fitting. You CAN force wiggle it together but may break if pressure is applied at the wrong angle

  • HOWEVER, you can use a heat gun on the fork end of the hinge to heat it up a tad, insert the other half while it's still hot, then pinch hold it together as it cools down.

• Shells

  • Top shell goes on the hinge part with the button hole.

  • Bottom shell goes on the hinge part with just the latch tab and sits flush around the edge.

• Once the shells are on the hinged pieces, the green circular pieces go in the slot on the inside to complete the cosmetic look and provides an extra alignment point.
  

  

• Button alignment
  

  

  • This goes in like the picture. There are 2 alignment tabs to help with stability.

Single colored assembly:

If you do full single color, you'll have to glue everything in. The order I recommend would be - Frame + cosmetic bottom insert into shell --> glass pieces --> hinged pieces --> pins --> button

Filaments I used:

• Top shell - Bambu Basic red

• Bottom shell / button - Bambu Basic white

• Frame / hinges - Bambu Basic black

• Cosmetic bottom insert - Bambu Basic mistletoe green

• "Glass" - Atomic PLA Aqua Gemstone Translucent