Christmas tree with spiral garland, & decorations with small present.

Here is a multicolor multipart decorated Christmas tree that can be printed on a single color printer.  Endless creative color combinations are possible.  Includes optional present with ribbon and bow.  For extra color, you can paint the ends of the rods of the deco part in the slicer if you have a multicolor printer.  I would love to see makes of all of the different color combinations you can come up with. I am currently making this with small color changing leds in the holes instead of the deco part.

Print instructions:

In general most parts use a 0.4 mm nozzle and 0.2 mm layer height.  PLA works fine.  I've submitted this project as 3mf project files which includes all of the supports, brims, pauses, print orientations, and layer height changes.  All of the parts should be ready to slice.  See notes specific to each part below. The deco part can be a little tricky. Read the instructions first.

Tree - Print with custom supports on.  Remove supports carefully.

Spiral - Print with custom supports on.  Holes may need to be cleaned up with a small round file.  Remove supports carefully.

Deco - Print the print helper and the little helper first.  These act as scaffolding to keep the long rods from being dragged by the print head while this part is printed.  The 3mf file has 2 pauses inserted.  Make sure not to move any of the axes during the pauses.  At the first pause, slide the print helper over the rods with the flat surface oriented up.  When in place resume the print.  At the second pause, slide the little helper over the rods in a similar manner.  When in place resume the print.  See pics below.  When done, the helper parts should be easily removed to reuse to make your next tree.

Star Post - Prints with brim.  0.15 mm layer height

Star - 0.15 layer height

Skirt - Print with custom supports on.  Remove supports carefully.

Trunk - Default settings.

Present - 0.15 layer height.  You can scale to different sizes.  If you scale the present, then scale the ribbon and bow the same amount.

Ribbon & Bow - Same as present.

Assembly: The spiral slides down through the tree.  Check the orientation of the holes.  If they do not align retry after rotating 120 degrees.  Next the decorations slide up through the bottom of the tree use the notch to align this part.  Use a short piece of filament and a  small dab of glue to attach the star to the star post. The star and post assembly are set in the pocket in the top. The skirt slides over the trunk which then goes into the pocket in the bottom.  Assemble the present(s) using a small dab of glue to hold the bow.