Your Leaves Are so Unchanging!
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the countdown to Christmas day has begun! As you bustle about, checking gifts off your “Give List”, adding presents to your significantly longer “Get List”, stealing just one more ball of cookie dough, and humming the tune of “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, why not put your 3D printer to work with some Yule-tide decorations?
Though many of the traditions surrounding the Christmas tree are staggeringly irrational, it’s impossible to deny the cheer that it brings to a household. If you’re looking for that extra cheer but don’t have the printer to make it, consider using a 3D printing service. With Craftcloud by All3DP, you’ll instantly find the best price and provider for your needs, with no extra fees!
Now, let’s take a look at 10 fantastically festive models that are sure to boost your holiday spirit!
"Droop-Loop" Christmas Tree
What is it? The first Christmas tree model in this list is, by far, the most popular on Thingiverse. If you’re looking for a unique yule-tide hall-decker, this may be the model you’ve been waiting for all year. The resulting print is extraordinary, but make sure you print according to the designer’s recommendations. The Thing Details include much more, um, details, but here are the main considerations:
- Only 0.3-mm or 0.4-mm layer heights will work.
- Use a single wall (for the tree) and two walls with 0% infill for the inner core.
- Don’t use retraction or part cooling.
Who designed it? SynJa
Who printed it? Don’t get scared off by the many slicing instructions. Over 50 Thingiverse users have posted at least one successful make of this design.
Where to find it? Thingiverse
Hollow Geometric Tree
What is it? If you’re familiar with 3D printed Christmas decorations, you’ve probably run across this model. It’s a big, bold, beautiful model that is sure to fill your shop with a cheery glow. You don’t even have to worry about excessive filament or time usage. This large model requires only four hours to print. Just make sure to print in vase mode with 0% infill.
Another perk of this holiday model is that it can be scaled easily in all axes to make it fit on your printer or to simply customize it into a fatter or thinner tree. Just keep in mind that drastic scaling could result in difficult overhangs for your printer.
Who designed it? idig3d
Who printed it? Seven prints have been shared on Pinshape, and nearly 300 have been posted on Thingiverse. Needless to say, this is a very popular Christmas print.
Where to find it? Pinshape, Thingiverse
Christmas Tree Jamboree
What is it? What’s better than a Christmas tree model? Five Christmas tree models of course! If you’re having a difficult time choosing a Christmas tree model to print, definitely take a look at this Thing. It gives you five choices from which to choose. And if you still can’t decide, why not print all five?
Each model requires between 25 g and 48 g of filament with one shell and 0% infill.
Who designed it? cerberus333
Who printed it? 20 makers have printed at least one of these trees. Maybe you could post the 21st make this holiday season!
Where to find it? Thingiverse
Snowflake Profile Christmas Tree
What is it? This model is unique because it exhibits a beautiful snowflake profile. And if you think it looks cool from the side, wait until you turn it over. The bottom reveals a breathtaking snowflake. If you have a dual-color machine, be sure to check out his multicolor version. It makes the snowflake even more impressive.
Who designed it? Genapart
Who printed it? Though no Cults3D users have posted makes yet, nearly three dozen Thingiverse users have printed this tree model.
Where to find it? Cults3D
Spinning Tree
What is it? If you don’t know what a spinning tree is, don’t feel bad. Few do. For now, just think fidget spinner plus Christmas tree.
Jukka Seppänen, an extremely talented 3D modeler on MyMiniFactory, designed this wild gadget in the wake of the fidget spinner boom. Even now, this is a fun design to print and assemble with standard bearings and nuts you’re bound to find laying around in your shop.
After printing seven parts, you’ll be spinning into the holidays. Print with enough infill to render the tree structurally stable, but any more than 20% infill and 3 walls would be excessive.
Who designed it? Jukka Seppänen
Who printed it? Jukka has successfully printed this design. If you want to give it a shot, gold for the star, green for the branches, and brown for the trunk are clearly appropriate.
Where to find it? MyMiniFactory
Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter
What is it? Assuming you know what Christmas trees and cookie cutters are, the title of this next model should explain it all. If you’re looking for a Christmas-y print that’s also useful, look no further. Your cookies are sure to take the cake (er, the cookie?) at this year’s Christmas party.
No special settings or materials are required for this model. As long as the cookies don’t burn, all will be smooth sailing!
Who designed it? OogiMe
Who printed it? 26 Thingiverse users have posted makes of this model. Their cookies look beautiful.
Where to find it? Thingiverse
Creeper Christmas Tree
What is it? “Creepy” and “cheery” aren’t usually two words that go together… unless you’re talking about this particular fantastically festive design! Once you 3D print the ten parts of this Minecraft-inspired Creeper Christmas Tree, assembling the model is a breeze.
The designer suggests painting the tree green after printing, but if you have green filament on hand, that’s even better.
Who designed it? Penolopy Bulnick
Who printed it? You can be the first to share your make of this model on Instructables! The finished part by Penolopy looks fantastic.
Where to find it? Instructables
Simple Christmas Tree
What is it? Need a quick and easy print to help you decorate your house for the winter season? This may be the perfect model. Quick, simple, beautiful… you can’t go wrong!
Don’t worry about special settings or colors. Just download, print, and enjoy the little extra holiday spirit this model brings to your home.
Who designed it? upperpeninsulaplastics
Who printed it? Seven Thingiverse users, plus the designer, have printed this design. We hope your print looks quite as cheery!
Where to find it? Thingiverse
Customizable Christmas Trees
What is it? If you think that if you’ve seen one Christmas tree, you’ve seen them all, then you haven’t seen these models. According to the designer, you can customize the following aspects:
- Height and diameter of the Christmas tree
- Number of horizontal segments
- Number of pages
Again, don’t worry about excessive filament use. Remember that this model can be printed with only 2 walls and 0% infill.
Who designed it? MightyNozzle
Who printed it? Only one make has been posted on MyMiniFactory. Why not be the second to share this Christmas?
Where to find it? MyMiniFactory
Voronoi Christmas Tree
What is it? Forget “boughs of holly!” Deck the halls with this Voronoi tree! The plain 3D print looks impressive enough, but once you light it, find some mistletoe. You might just want to kiss someone!
Unlike the other models in this list, this tree is not a free download. You’ll be set back $2.93. Perhaps consider buying this as a Christmas present?
Who designed it? Zalesov
Who printed it? As of yet, no one has posted makes of this model on Cults3D. The prints made by the designer are beautiful though, especially the green ones.
Where to find it? Cults3D
(Lead image source: idig3d via Pinshape)