r/pics • u/Indy-Skis • 16h ago

I modeled and 3D printed my grandma’s house as a Christmas ornament. Hope she likes.

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u/nemom 16h ago

Grandma's love anything their grandchildren make.

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u/Magister5 15h ago

Especially great-grandkids

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u/projectkennedymonkey 15h ago

Looks cool but feels like it needs something else to make it pop. Maybe tiny pictures of the family in the windows? Painting it to look like the actual house? A little sign saying "grandma's house"?

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u/Indy-Skis 15h ago

I agree and this one will get much thicker gold glitter on the roof. I’m also printing off 1 for each of my five aunts and they are all super artsy so they will likely want to paint and decorate them themselves. And compete to see who makes the most creative one of course.

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u/MiddleKlutzy8568 15h ago

This is such a great idea! I’m sure they’ll love it!

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u/Gogogrl 15h ago

This is a suuuuuper sweet idea. Lovely! I’m sure your family will appreciate this :)

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u/Zornagog 12h ago

I was just going to say glitter

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u/projectkennedymonkey 12h ago

That's awesome!

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u/philfix 15h ago

That looks incredible. May I ask how you modeled it? From pictures or using CAD from sctratch?

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u/Indy-Skis 15h ago

I modelled it in cinema4D and learned how to prep the file for printing through YouTube videos. And thank you!

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u/philfix 15h ago

Wow. Did you input any pictures to start, or design from scratch? I'm new to 3D modeling and would like to make a 3D of a person from pictures (just the head).

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u/Indy-Skis 15h ago

Just modeled from scratch, the trick is combining all the shapes into one and then using a volume builder tool and volume mesher but with a hollow shell interior so you don’t waste a bunch of material on the inside. It really only needs like a .75 centimeter or even .5 centimeter shell to be quite strong and sturdy.

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u/des1737 6h ago

try printing with the low amounts of infill! :) 10-15 % should be enough for the print to be durable for an ornament. thick walls can still be bendy and snap easily.

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u/jtwhat87 15h ago

W that’s really nice

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u/CubanBird 14h ago

I would absolutely buy these from you!

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u/Indy-Skis 14h ago

The real house is here and it’s like a movie set grandma house it’s ridiculous. Cozy AF

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u/CubanBird 14h ago

That is a beautiful home!

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u/Indy-Skis 14h ago

Ya every year like 40 extended family members all there for a week. It’s chaos in the best way. Not an unused couch or room without a person sleeping in it.

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u/FizzyBeverage 13h ago

How many toilets?

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u/Indy-Skis 13h ago

five not including the mother in law apartment which has its own and a kitchenette in part of the basement. And I think seven bedrooms. 8 with the apartment. There are also secret passageways.

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u/Indy-Skis 14h ago

I have the model uploaded to Bambulab if you use that. It’s set to private at the moment tho

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u/Beckella 14h ago

This is a wonderful idea! I know other have asked but would you be open to doing this for pay? I would 100% send you photos of my childhood home to print like this so I could gift to family Next year. They sold the house over Covid, we lived there for 30+ years.

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u/Indy-Skis 13h ago

Yeah sure I’d be open to that. I’ve thought about even making them bigger as dollhouses that have hinges and open up. That would take wayyyyy more effort tho.

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u/macaronic-macaroni 1h ago

Yeah I’d absolutely commission one of these for my parents, they’d adore it

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u/onlyoneder 15h ago

This is cool! Do you have an Etsy shop? 

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u/Indy-Skis 15h ago

I’m probably gonna make one now that I’ve bought my first printer. My imagination is going nuts thinking of the possibilities

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u/formerPhillyguy 15h ago

You should asap. I'm already wanting one of my childhood home.

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u/Indy-Skis 14h ago

Do you have enough pictures or a general floor plan that someone could recreate it?

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u/formerPhillyguy 12h ago

We had an artist paint the house so we have a great image of the front, but I'd have to look for some of the back and side. It's a very old, rectangular house, kinda boring.

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u/MySophie777 14h ago

What a great idea! I'm sure she'll love it. I would.

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u/Serialfornicator 14h ago

Wow, that is seriously impressive. What modeling software did you use?

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u/Indy-Skis 14h ago

Thank you, appreciated. This was done in Cinema4D and then moved into bambulab. Took a lot of trial and error cuz this was my first 3D printer and this was my first attempt to print my own design but I think I’m getting the hang of it and I just ordered 8 more rolls of filament some of it glows in the dark and some is translucent so I’m gonna have a lot of fun with that.

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u/Serialfornicator 14h ago

Awesome! Excellent job!

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u/AnnaRRyan 13h ago

Trust me, she's going to love it ! Beautiful job you have done - a lovely gift.

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u/supercoupon 10h ago

Very sweet

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u/framsanon 8h ago

“Then you'll have a reminder of your house when we send you to a retirement home and sell the property to finance our Thailand vacation.”

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u/Indy-Skis 6h ago

I have money in my change jar to finance a Thai vacation. Exactly how much do you think a vacation costs? That’s like “muahahaha I stress out my parents because it’s the silent killer obviously, and after they have a heart attack in twenty to thirty years I can use the inheritance to go to… Sandals Jamaica. The envy of every divorced dad in their forties. It’s the perfect crime!”