House a young ant colony
A starter nest for a young ant colony: four chambers joined by a winding gallery, an entrance hole for the feeding area, and a flat lid you can swap for a sheet of acrylic to watch them.
Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.
Filament: at most about 149 g of PLA printed solid (roughly $2.98 at $20 per kg); normal infill uses less.
To get the files, open it in the generator and choose File › Download STL (one file per part) or Download 3MF (every part on one plate).
The ant formicarium nest model measures 160 × 110 × 14 mm (width × depth × height). You can change every size in the free SO3D.xyz generator before you download it.
No. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.
At most about 149 g of PLA (120 cm³ printed solid), roughly $2.98 of filament at $20 per kg. Normal infill uses less.
2 parts. The download lays each part flat in its best print position: Download STL gives one file per part, Download 3MF puts them all on one plate.
Yes. Open it in the SO3D.xyz generator (free, in your browser), change the size, walls, dividers, holes, text or anything else, then download it as STL or 3MF for your slicer.
Change the size, walls, dividers, holes and labels of the ant formicarium nest model in your browser, then download it for your printer. Free, no CAD needed.
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