Eiffel Tower at Dusk

A view of the Eiffel Tower as dusk falls in a stained-glass styled print. This particular model requires the ability to support automatic filament changes of six colors as it is printed as a single model. Many of my previous models were done as two or three-part models to allow them to be printed with swap by layers. That is with no layer having more than one color on it. This model was created with the some to be released Color Drop 2.0 plugin in HueForge (expected release before November 2026).

Note that a system capable of supporting five colors can be used, if a pause is added on the layer before the second color is started. The base color is not reused after the colored layers start, so the sixth filament color can be substituted for the base transparent filament at the pause. For example, a Bambu PS1 with a single four slot AMS with the use of the rear feed port can make this model with an added pause applied in the slicer.

A BambuStudio 3MF file is provided to simplify printing. Filaments other than those specified in the description below can be substituted. Similar colors and TD values should be chosen. PETG filaments are assumed to help ensure the models don't warp in strong sunlight. PLA filaments can be used, if it can be assured that the model will not be in strong sunlight as the heating effects can warp the model.

If another slicer is intended, please reference the filament description below for the coloring. The STL files provided for this purpose are loaded as a SINGLE assembly made of six models by color. Use the Global slicer feature to assign the colors to each model as indicated in the title of each STL.

Project: Eiffel_at_Nighty.hfp

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.08mm with a base layer of 0.16mm

The Model is 150x152.88mm in size

You may print at higher layer heights below the Base Thickness of 0.56mm

The Max allowed Thickness is 2.32mm and the Actual Thickness is 1.36mm

PETG GeeeTech Transparent Transmission Distance: 100
PETG Kaaber Red Transmission Distance: 6.5
PETG Duramic 3D Army Blue Transmission Distance: 5
PETG Overture Black Transmission Distance: 0.5
PETG Bambu HF Yellow Transmission Distance: 5.8
PETG BambuLab Basic Green Transmission Distance: 1.7

This print uses 6 unique filaments
Swap Instructions (Color Drop -- one STL per color run):

Base:
Start with Transparent

At layer #8 (0.72mm) swap to Red
At layer #11 (0.96mm) swap to Army Blue
At layer #15 (1.28mm) swap to Black for the rest.

Branch 2 (starts at layer #8, 0.64mm):

Start with Yellow
At layer #13 (1.12mm) swap to Red for the rest.

Branch 6 (starts at layer #8, 0.64mm):

Start with Red

Branch 4 (starts at layer #8, 0.64mm):

Start with Green