A quarter-scale T. rex in black ASA

Black 3D-printed T. rex, assembled, side view on a patio — The assembled T. rex, side view in the garden.

Hi! I adore Split3r, and making this T. rex was so easy using it.

I'm an architect and I am experimenting with larger and larger scale 3D prints, hoping to do custom exterior wall materials some day. This quarter-scale rex was made to test out black ASA filament over the blazing Arizona summer. Because it held up so well, my next experiment will be making a stucco wall look like an ancient Inca irregular stone wall.

Black T. rex seen from the front, jaws open, in a garden — Front view, jaws open.

Tim Boyle sitting next to the T. rex body and tail, parts marked with tape — The maker with the main parts before assembly; tape marks the joints.

Split3r allowed me to quickly try different scales and different ways of lining up the cuts, and to create an efficient print that shaved about a week off the total printing time.

Split3r screenshot, T. rex exploded into 57 coloured pieces — Split3r in Explode mode: 57 pieces and 187 tenons.

Split3r screenshot, T. rex head split into several pieces — Close-up on the split head with its tenons.

I haven't tried the latest version, but I am hoping for a smoother interior wall when creating a hollow model. There were a few times when the flat surfaces were upside down in the print, so they needed supports, where if they'd been smoother they would have printed fine without them. I think this means a higher-resolution version of the interior skin.