I happily float 3D printed snowflakes in the rain in the south.

You are snowing in the sun in the north, and I am raining in the cloudy days of the south. Everyone loves beautiful and pure snow, but the winter in the south is always rainy and rainy. At most, there are some small snow particles. Snow is a rare thing. Seeing that Christmas is coming, it is better to use the Snowflake Machine to create some beautiful 3D printed snowflakes to create an atmosphere!

Recently, Thingiverse user Laura Taalman uploaded an algorithm program on her homepage to make it easy for people to make 3D printed snowflakes. The most surprising thing is that the snowflakes printed by this program will hardly have the same two pieces. And super realistic.

To achieve the above results, Taalman specifically looked at the real snowflake, she explained that the snowflake is hexagonal when it first floats down, but with different temperatures and humidity, they will have different shapes.

Although 3D printed snowflakes can't change shape according to temperature, this design allows users to make different changes to the original file according to their own preferences, so it will produce countless unique designs. The size of the snowflake can also be adjusted, you can print a large snowflake, or you can use the ultra-fine nozzle to print countless miniature snowflakes.

Although Snowflake Machine can be used directly through Thingiverse, Taalman recommends that you use OpenSCAD to design related .scad files. This software can also be downloaded for free on Thingiverse. By using OpenSCAD, users can more intuitively see the specific details of the snowflake design.

Taalman's profile has some ready-made .scad files, but she encourages everyone to design and share photos for her. Because almost everyone has different snow designs, she hopes to see how many kinds of snowflakes will be created.

Let's quickly turn on the 3D printer at hand and make snowflakes together happily!

(Editor)