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This page documents the creation of a 3D printed Catan board and custom box for storing the pieces. This project involves 3D printing the many board game pieces, woodworking to create the box, wood painting, and figuring painting. This project is based on an online [https://www.instructables.com/3D-Catan-Designed-3D-Printed-and-Painted/ Instructables tutorial]. | This page documents the creation of a 3D printed Catan board and custom box for storing the pieces. This project involves 3D printing the many board game pieces, woodworking to create the box, wood painting, and figuring painting. This project is based on an online [https://www.instructables.com/3D-Catan-Designed-3D-Printed-and-Painted/ Instructables tutorial]. | ||
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* Painting the game pieces | * Painting the game pieces | ||
== Printing the Pieces == | |||
The 122 different pieces you will need are: | |||
* 1x desert tile | |||
* 1x each of the hill/brick tiles (3 total) | |||
* 1x each of the mountain/ore tiles (3 total) | |||
* 1x each of the pasture/wool titles (4 total) | |||
* 1x each of the forest/lumber tiles (4 total) | |||
* 1x each of the field/grain resource (4 total) | |||
* 6x water borders | |||
* 16x citys (4 for each player) | |||
* 20x settlements (5 for each player) | |||
* 60x roads (15 for each player) | |||
* 1x dragon | |||
Most of these pieces can be found on the [https://www.instructables.com/3D-Catan-Designed-3D-Printed-and-Painted/ Instructables webpage], but the water border pieces can be found [https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zmwxln4ezmj8jxc/AADnuYvWSwlxNjyWKAV_1k9La?dl=0 here]. | |||
It will be a long process of printing all the pieces as the best option is to print them individually as they are prone to error. Luckily, the infill only really needs to be at 5% since they do not need to be insanely sturdy. The layer height can be .2mm for the hex tiles and water pieces and .1mm for the dragon, cities, settlements, and roads. The only piece that will need support is the dragon, however you will likely want to use dissolvable support PVA as ripping PLA support off can damage the pieces. In total, the printing time will be somewhere around 75-100 hours, depending on the running variables. | |||
The color of the pieces does not matter much if you are painting over the pieces. The best options are either to try and match the printing material color with the desired painted color, or use a neutral color like a light grey or white that paints over easily. | |||
Revision as of 19:29, 20 March 2022
Build Overview
This page documents the creation of a 3D printed Catan board and custom box for storing the pieces. This project involves 3D printing the many board game pieces, woodworking to create the box, wood painting, and figuring painting. This project is based on an online Instructables tutorial.
The board completed and being played.
The box storing all the pieces.
The build can be broken down into a few different steps:
- 3D printing the pieces
- Laser cutting the box
- Gluing the box together
- Painting the box
- Lining the box
- Decorating the box
- Painting the game pieces
Printing the Pieces
The 122 different pieces you will need are:
- 1x desert tile
- 1x each of the hill/brick tiles (3 total)
- 1x each of the mountain/ore tiles (3 total)
- 1x each of the pasture/wool titles (4 total)
- 1x each of the forest/lumber tiles (4 total)
- 1x each of the field/grain resource (4 total)
- 6x water borders
- 16x citys (4 for each player)
- 20x settlements (5 for each player)
- 60x roads (15 for each player)
- 1x dragon
Most of these pieces can be found on the Instructables webpage, but the water border pieces can be found here.
It will be a long process of printing all the pieces as the best option is to print them individually as they are prone to error. Luckily, the infill only really needs to be at 5% since they do not need to be insanely sturdy. The layer height can be .2mm for the hex tiles and water pieces and .1mm for the dragon, cities, settlements, and roads. The only piece that will need support is the dragon, however you will likely want to use dissolvable support PVA as ripping PLA support off can damage the pieces. In total, the printing time will be somewhere around 75-100 hours, depending on the running variables.
The color of the pieces does not matter much if you are painting over the pieces. The best options are either to try and match the printing material color with the desired painted color, or use a neutral color like a light grey or white that paints over easily.