GBS1 Print Settings

You need to print 28 parts to complete the build and I used PLA for everything. Here is a list of the parts that need printing. The part numbers are just for reference and can be compared to the exploded diagrams available here. Please note that several have a “(x2)” in the name which indicates to print 2 of them. The character in the [] brackets is a colour suggestion which I will discuss further below.

001 KeyHalf A [a]
002 KeyHalf B [a]
111 Lid with Support [b]
113 Corner Gravity Lock (x2) [b]
121 Cap 1 Simple [r]
122 Cap 2 Advanced [r]
123 Top Ribbon Key (x2) [r]
124 Top Ribbon Fixed [r]
231 Stowage Door Lid with Support [b]
232 and 233 Stow Door Grid and V Key [g] (available in .stl and .3mf)
241 Spring Latch (x2) [a]
411 Main Box [b]
412 Inside Top (Grid) [g]
421 Side Ribbon Sliding (x2) [r]
422 Side Ribbon Fixed (x2) [r]
441 L-Key A [a]
442 L-Key B [a]
611 Bottom Door with Support [b]
612 Bottom Grid [g]
631 Sprocket A [a]
632 Sprocket B [a]
641 Bottom Latch A [a]
642 Bottom Latch B [a]

Print Settings

I recommend the following settings:

  • Material: PLA
  • Nozzle: 0.4mm
  • Layer Height: 0.2mm
  • Line Width: 0.4mm
  • Wall Count: 4 (1.6mm)
  • Top and Bottom Layer Count: 5
  • Detect Thin Walls: ON
  • Wall Generator: Arachne
  • Infill: 40% (Cubic)
  • Ironing: Not required
  • Brim: No
  • Support: No, a few pieces of support are included in the design

Filament Colour

Filament colour for the most part is entirely up to you. But I found using 4 different filaments made a pretty nice end product (no AMS required). I have indicated my colour suggestions in the file names inside the square brackets []. I used the following nomenclature:

[b] – box elements & elements designed to blend into the box (I used white)

[r] – ribbon elements (I used blue/green filament)

[a] – internal accent elements, could be same as [r] (I used red)

[g] – alternative internal colours, could be anything and even same as any of the colours above, but I like to separate them (I used grey)

Here are all the parts repeated from above by grouped by my suggested colours:

[b] colour group – suggested White

111 Lid with Support [b]
113 Corner Gravity Lock (x2) [b]
231 Stowage Door Lid with Support [b]
411 Main Box [b]
412 Inside Top (Grid) [b]
611 Bottom Door with Support [b]

[r] colour group – external ribbon colour, suggested blue green silk or silk red.

121 Cap 1 Simple [r]
122 Cap 2 Advanced [r]
123 Top Ribbon Key (x2) [r]
124 Top Ribbon Fixed [r]
421 Side Ribbon Sliding (x2) [r]
422 Side Ribbon Fixed (x2) [r]

[a] colour group – internal accent colour, suggested red

001 KeyHalf A [a]
002 KeyHalf B [a]
241 Spring Latch (x2) [a]
441 L-Key A [a]
442 L-Key B [a]
631 Sprocket A [a]
632 Sprocket B [a]
641 Bottom Latch A [a]
642 Bottom Latch B [a]

[g] colour group – other internal accent, suggested grey

232 and 233 Stow Door Grid and V Key [g] (available in .stl and .3mf)
612 Bottom Grid [g]