Graduation Cap - Customize Name and Year - Key Ring

Hello!

I made a bunch of key rings for “kids" graduating this year as gifts.  It’s possible to do 4 colors by playing with the height of each component, name, year, tassel and cap; this is because I only print with one nozzle and have to change the colors manually.

Because the object is tiny, you may have to adjust the FLOW RATE on the upside just enough to avoid gaps in the top surfaces — which I forgot to do, so I have a few gaps in the lettering, oh well.

I designed the cap in TinkerCAD and used the PrusaSlicer to add the name and year; I am including the 3MF file so you can edit the name and the year of graduation.  I did export the STL for Anna if one of yours has that name :)

TinkerCAD file link if you need to change the height of individual pieces of the cap so you can have fun with it.  Note: if you scale the object and/or change nozzle size, you will have to change when the pauses to change the colored filaments occur, clearly.

In this case, I only used 3 color; however, I made the bottom part of the cap thinner so it would be see-through enough for the blue to turn teal due to the layer of yellow below.  Something to think about when you pick colors for the tassel if you use my design as is.

SETTINGS:

• MINIIS printer

• 0.25 nozzle

• 0.07mm layer height

• PLA — blue, yellow, and white

• 10% infill — gyroid (I used this pattern by default) it is mostly solid though considering the total height

• no supports, no brim, no skirt

I also SLOWED PRINT SPEED by 50%; I prefer marathons to sprints that end up in redos/waste.

Kids loved them despite the little holes, which I don’t think they even saw but look like ravines to me — no time to fix, I was in a crunch lol

Happy printing and congrats to the grad(s)!