DICE |dice|

| BASIC DESCRIPTION |

• this is a normal 6 sided dice with outer dimensions of 16x16x16 mm that was seperated in 2 parts so that you can have a multicolor dice withouth the need of using a multicolor printer
• the inner part (Dice_core) is just a normal cube, but the outer part (Dice_shell) has perforated dots to indicate numbering
• the outer part comes in 2 variants Dice_shell_v1 that has 1 solid layer (thickness of 0,2 mm) on the bottom on the dice (more on the reasons why in the next paragraphs) and Dice_shell_v2 without that solid layer (just normal perforations)
• the beauty of this sistem is that you can have even 2 different materials for the core and the shell because the materials are mechanically connected, there is no need for glue and they do not need to adhere to one another

| DESIGN DECISIONS |

• the edges are chamfered and not curved just because the cubes were ment to complement my 3D printed Catan set (heksagons)
• the one solid layer in Dice_shell_v1 helps with adhesion to the build plate and also makes the finished print cleaner - personally I prented all of the dice on the pictures with that file, but I also included the other file in case someone does not fancy making holes afterwards (but it is really quick and easy thing to do)
• this kind of design of a dice (with 3D printed insert) is not a new concept - there are a few more that use this kind of trick to get a 2 color print
• tolerances are accounted in the design so that you get a snug fit, but you do not have to put too much force to put he core into the shell

| PRINT SETTINGS |

• usualy I do not like to include 3mf or GCODE files because I do not know what kind of printer/filament/general setup do you use, SO BE CAREFUL WHEN USING THIS 3MF FILE - CHECK WITH YOUR OWN SETTINGS SO YOU DON'T BREAK ANYTHING ON YOUR MACHINE!
• for the core I used wood filled PLA, and for the shell normal PETG (in various colors)
• I included only the 3mf file of the shell, not the 3mf file of the core because the settings on the core do not really matter
• on the 3mf file of the shell you have 2 dice that are spaced out one from another - that is on purpuse to give space ant time for the other to cool while the other one is printing
• also, the settings for filament (PETG) are tweeked so that you get max cooling of the part (there is a very small footprint on some parts of the print

• General settings for Dice_core:
  • 0,3 mm layer height
  • 20% 3D honeycomb infill
  • no brim
  • minimal shell thicknes equal to the thicknes of the walls on the part (1,14 mm)
  • 2 perimeters (1,14 mm thickness)

• General settings for Dice_shell:
  • 0,15 mm layer height
  • infill doesn't matter because you just need to set it so that everything is printed solid
  • no brim
  • 2 perimeters (if you print with 0,15 mm layer height)
  • M601 (pause print) command on 14 mm height