Dual Color 3d Printed Image

I have been seeing a lot of 3d printed images and decided to make my own but in 2 colors. This is pretty easy to do. I have only tried a couple images so far and the method seems to work well.

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Step 1: What You Will Need

• Tinkercad
• Simplify3d or other software that can convert image to 3d
• An image
• 2 color 3d printer (1 color will work if you pause and swap filament)

Step 2: Make the Single Color 3d Image

I used simplify3d

But there are others methods

• Go to add ins
• Click convert image to 3D
• Choose image
• you may or may not need to invert it (this one isn't)
• Save it

Step 3: Design

• Go to Tinkercad editor
• Upload the stl you made
• You will need to scale it down and then stretch it up
• Make the piece that will be under it
• Duplicate that
• Convert duplicate to hole
• Align hole and image(not up/down)
• Group hole with image
• align the remaining 2 shapes(not up/down)

Step 4: Printing

Save file as obj then use slicing software to make it 2 colors

Do not save as .stl tinkercad is only multicolor on obj.

in some software you might need to hit separate connected surfaces or something like that

In mine I just drag and drop colors but in other ones there is a dual extrusion mode where you select what head does what

This is different depending on what software you use.