FLEXI SKELTON SEAHORSE

FLEXI SKELTON SEAHORSE

After months of thoughtful design and weeks of hands-on sculpting, countless trials and adjustments led to the creation of this intricate articulated seahorse with detailed links that don’t compromise on precision.

Introducing the articulated Seahorse, print-in-place and ready to go. STL and 3MF included.

HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

If you like to read about how i designed the seahorse, feel free to check out my blog post about the seahorse :

https://mels3dlabs.blogspot.com/2025/02/articulated-seahorse.html

updates
FIN added
The fin can be printed seperately and plugged in,to any versions of the seahorse.

V5 Has the best of both worlds, stronger tail links, scalable down upto 75% and tail is now linear, means its visually symmetric.

Working Notes :

If you are using core XY printer, print the body as it is, for Bed slinger printers, Rotating Z 45 degrees will make the print easier and offering better bed adhesion.

FOR A RIGID TAIL PRINT V1 RIGID TAIL VERSION
• ONLY PLUGS FOLDER HAS PLUGS WHICH YOU CAN SCALE DOWN 1-2% IF PLUGS ARE TIGHT
• DEFAULT BODY DOEST HAVE AN ARTICULATED TAIL AS THE LINKS WOULD BE FRAGILE, V2 AND V3 HAS A FULLY ARTICULATED TAIL.
• The files are hi resolution and might take a while to load and slice.
• FREE

some BAMBU LABS s had bed adhesion issues on link 19-20,
V3 Folder contains a bigger first layer for those links.
Also if problem persist, You can also use the cut tool and cut away an mm to have a bigger first layer, or slowing down print speed, or enabling Z hop, or increasing bed temperature 10C, or by using a lower layer height. happy printing.

MODEL SPECIFIC SETTINGS
• FREE
• Use PETG for stronger and durable links.
• 10-15% infill
• 2-3 wall line

ESTIMATED AVERAGE PRINT TIME
100% SCALE
0.2 MM : 20 HRS
0.12 MM : 25 HRS

SCALING
• THE MODEL CAN BE SCALED DOWN UPTO 75 %
• RECOMMENDED MINIMUS SCALE : 90 %

⚠️MELS 3D LABS GENERAL MODEL SETTINGS & TROUBLESHOOTING⚠️

⚠️ Note⚠️
• If Slicer errors and warnings appear, they should be ignored as they are part of the reverse engineering protection. Models will slice and print correctly despite these warnings and errors. Be sure to check the slicing preview to confirm a successful slice.
• Model errors and warnings should not be repaired.
Please do us for any suggestions to be consider on future releases or modifications.
• In the event of first layer Mis print, gaps, use the cut tool in the slicer and cutoff 0.05-1mm from the model.
• The ed Zip folder may have different versions such as V1, V2, V3... It is recommended to always use the latest Version. You can still use older versions if you prefer it and if you face no issues with the older versions.
• For additional help, please do not hesitate to us.
• If Demo print pics has multi-colors, the model will have 3MF files attached for multi-color printing.

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