Can I print a solid, interesting, and decent quality large scale ornament suitable for outdoor use during the holidays?

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I used an ornament design that was provided with built in supports, which made sense for the complex geometry. I scaled up the print to 175% of original, with a final print size of 148mm x 147mm x 122.5mm.

The print is a little rough – the pre-fit supports weren’t designed for a print at 175% scale, so there is some drooping filament, and the attachment points for the supports don’t separate cleanly. But it’s still clean enough when viewed at a distance, and will fit (scale wise) with other outdoor ornaments we have.

• Maker: laurentine
• Source: Five Intersecting Tetrahedra
• License: Creative Commons – Attribution – Share Alike
• Model: fit_with_supports.stl
• GCode: –
• Materials: Prusa White PLA 1.75mm
• Scaling: 175% Original Scale
• Print Date: 2017/12/8
• Print Time: 13 hours 20 minutes
• Estimated Print Time: 12 hours 49 minutes
• Estimated Filament: 57.5 meters
• Slicer: Slic3r
• Slicer Settings:
  • 0.35mm layers
  • 5% infill
  • no supports (pre-modeled supports)
  • no brim
• Printer: Prusa i3 mk2