3D Printed Business Cards
Utilizing my Snapmaker U1 for multicolor prints
I recently got the Snapmaker U1 3D printer, but haven’t used it a lot for multicolor prints yet. So I came up with the idea to print some business cards to give people that are interested in what I do.
Design
I used Blender to design the cards. Size is 85mm x 54mm and 1mm thick.
There is a minimum size for the text, otherwise the printer will have trouble printing it, especially on a textured PEI sheet. So I had to decide on a single word to describe myself, which was pretty difficult. I settled on just “Maker”.
3D printing
I’m using Snapmaker Orca here. The main card profile gets imported normally, and the colored sections like the text get imported as modifiers to that part so the color can be set. I made the style and colors to match my new website design.
Considering that this is a multi-color print, 1h 27m print time is incredibly fast on the U1 compared to printers with an AMS or similar filament changing options.
The cards are printed face-down since that ensures a better surface finish.
The result
