Tree trunk pencil holder / desk organizer “Thuja Occidentalis” (Patreon)

This is the community voted winner of the last Idea poll in the discord. It won with quite the margin, and I am very happy to present the results today!

The design is based on a 3d-scan of a beautiful “thuja occidentalis”. I paid close attention to preserving all details and original features while embedding the functionality. I scanned multiple trees over the past weeks searching for a specimen that divides into multiple big branches right at the bottom while also being sufficiently straight to be able to accommodate pencils. I got lucky on a hiking trip to the alps. Such big scans are a burden to clean up and get printable. It took me two full days to turn the point clouds into a usable mesh.

The three branches are hollowed out to a height that allows the usual pencil size to stick out enough to be easy to grab. The design incorporates a compartment for pen related supplies like erasers that uses my well tested stacking feature.

The print is rather simple, and your default profile will do the job just fine. The overhangs were already optimized by nature itself which allows for no support.

Description

A tree trunk organizer with a compartment for supplies. You can use it for your pens and desk utilities, brushes and painting equipment or as make-up organizer.

The design is based on a 3d-scan of a beautiful “thuja occidentalis”. I paid close attention to preserving all details and original features while embedding the functionality.

Size assembled: 140 x 140 x 200 mm

Print settings

Required build volume: 140 x 140 x 180 mm

Material usage: 260 g

Material: PLA

Print direction: stls are rotated correctly, check images

Support: none

Nozzle size: 0,4 mm

Line width: 0,4 mm

Layer height 0,2 mm

Outer walls: 3

Infill: 15%

Build plate adhesion type: none

Licensing

Individual purchases, free downloads and and all memberships besides the tiers that specifically allow for commercial use are for personal use only! Make sure to fully read and understand the License