Quick and dirty 5 minutes craft: Draw a rough shape, define the contact surfaces & load, click run, and get the optimized shape. The last step is converting the output to a printable shape and running one more simulation to double-check it is strong enough.

This particular holder is a filament spool holder designed to be loaded with up to 5.5kg of filament (1x2.5kg, 3x1kg).

  • marcos@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Less filament, yes. But it’s almost always weaker.

    It’s common to add holes so you get a stronger part.