The SPATHI Planter borrows it's texture from the stunning spadix of the Spathiphyllum plant, also known as the Peace Lily. This example of precision and repetition in nature makes for a great sturdy planter. Alternatively, it can be used as a bin for waste or storage! This design is also versatile in size, able to be scaled to virtually any size you desire and printable in standard or vase mode, with models for both styles included.

Printing Guidelines

This download has versions for standard printing 'solid' and vase mode printing 'vase', with and without drainage holes. There are 3 pre-scaled variations at 160mm, 200mm, and 270mm height (and equal width). These sizes work well but you can really print at any scale successfully-- just resize any of the models uniformly.

Up to 200mm height, Vase mode will generally produce the cleanest print when using a 0.4mm nozzle. You can set perimeter extrusion width to 0.6mm (good for 160mm size) or 0.8mm (good for 200mm size).

For vase mode, print at 0.16mm layer height, 1-2mm thick solid bottom layers, no top layers.

The photographed model was printed at 270mm height. At this scale, if being used for a planter, the solid version is ideal for providing sufficient strength. If you have a 0.6 or larger nozzle, you can use a 1-1.2mm extrusion width to pull of vase mode at this scale.

For the solid version, print at 0.16mm layer height with 2 perimeters. To speed up printing, disable 'gap fill', disable 'ensure vertical shell thickness', disable 'extra perimeters if needed', disable 'detect narrow internal solid infill', and set 'solid infill threshold area' to 0... basically, turn off any settings that try to fill the space between the perimeters, since it isn't necessary with the wall structure of this design. You can set infill to 0%, just make sure to have enough solid top/bottom layers to make the bottom solid (for the 270mm size I had 5 top/6 bottom solid layers).

Set top fill pattern to 'concentric' for a clean top edge.

Photographed model was printed on the QIDI Plus4 3D Printer (Also on Amazon) using Polymaker Panchroma Army Purple Matte PLA

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