This is an elegant little sailboat model, suitable for decorating a Christmas tree, wearing as a pendant on a necklace, or even an earring if printed really small.
I am quite proud of the parametric sailboat hull design I developed. All hull dimensions and shaping parameters are derived from parametric ratios of hull length. Bezier curves are calculated from those parameters for a smooth hull shape.
If you want a different size boat, don't scale it in the slicer, use OpenSCAD to generate a new STL.
In the OpenSCAD code, the parameter hull_loa
(hull length overall) is the primary parameter that controls the size of the boat.
Many other parameters are multiples of hull_loa
and can be adjusted to control the shape of the hull: depth of the keel, width of the stern, width of the beam, location of the deepest depth and widest width, location of the hull transitioning from V-shape to round. You can get some strange but plausible hull shapes from playing with these parameters.
The eyelet at the top of the mast can be set to a hook, a ring, or nothing (just a mast top), and you can set the size of the inside of the eyelet hole.
Printer: Prusa i3 MK3S MMU2S
Supports: Yes
Resolution: 0.20 mm adaptive, 0.4 mm nozzle
Infill: 15% triangle (or anything)
Filament: FilaCube ivory PLA+, Lee Fung orange silk PLA
Notes:
The sail may be delicate. Gently remove the support material from around the edges.
The mast should be pushed all the way into the hole of the hull. It should be snug, but if it's loose, put a drop of glue on the bottom end of the mast before inserting into the hole.
Make a Christmas tree hook from a small paper clip (that is what the boats hang from in the photograph).
Everything here is original and authored by me in OpenSCAD, although I got inspiration from two other designs:
Category: Decor
The author marked this model as their own original creation. Imported from Thingiverse.