Editable, fully-3D-printed postcard

Edit the postcard.3mf, print it and send it, or read my article to learn more about how to create your own 3D-printed postcard. 

They shipped without any issues from the Czech Republic and arrived both domestically and to the USA. 

How does it work

The text and pictures are easily exchangeable picture, it is designed to be printed in two-three colors on a single-extruder printer.  The filament change will be done manually by you, the printer will prompt it.

The 3mf files have all the settings, you can just open them in PrusaSlicer, change the text/picture contents, slice, and send the G-code to your printer. 

Classical postcard 

The file is set to having three virtual extruders - meaning three different colors. But in the end, it's up to you, which filament color you load into the printer. 

1. In the object list (right menu) find the SVG modifiers
2. Right click → Edit SVG → opens the SVG menu on the left side 
3. In the SVG menu, click on the little triangle under the picture → choose Change file…
4. Select an SVG from your computer. Adjust size if needed, but leave the Depth at 0.4 mm. 
5. In the object list (right menu) find the text modifiers
6. Right click → Edit text → opens the Emboss menu on the left side 
7. In the Emboss menu, change the text
8. Adjust the size and font if needed, but leave the Depth at 0.4 mm. 
9. Slice and print :) 

In case you change the printer, or you think you might have accidentally changed the settings, here's what's necessary to make it work: 

• Printers → General → Capabilities → Extruders: 3, Single Extruder Multimaterial: Yes 
• Printers → Custom G-code → Tool change G-code → Type in: M600; Filament change 
• Print settings → Multiple Extruders → Wipe tower → Enable: NO 
• Plater → Right-side menu → There will be two Filaments → Use the same material, assign different colors 

Or read the article where I give detailed instructions. 

• 3D-printable postcards: Because paper is so last millennium (Part I) - how to edit the models uploaded here
• 3D-printable postcards: Because paper is so last millennium (Part II) - how to create your own models like the ones here and even cooler ones 

Postcards with a secret message 

The secret message postcard (the one addressed to Sherlock Holmes) works on the same principle, but the text is hidden inside. It is only in the middle layer (0.2 mm height, 1 mm thick postcard, sliced on 0.2 mm profile) and I printed the postcard in Prusament Pristine White and the text inside in Prusament Vanilla white. This way, you can read it against a strong light, but otherwise it seems that the postcard is empty, just with an address on it.