SnapToBrick

Your first SnapToBrick

Meet the Calibration Llama

One tiny llama. Seven snap-together pieces. Download it and print it on your own 3D printer—no account or calibration needed.

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The real black-and-white llama that inspired the model

The muse

The assembled seven-piece Calibration Llama print

The print

The real llama and the assembled Calibration Llama it inspired.

Quick start

Llama in three steps

  1. 1

    Get the print plate

    On its page, find Downloads and choose Print Plate (OBJ).
  2. 2

    Slice it

    Open the OBJ in your slicer and use your usual print settings.
  3. 3

    Print & snap

    Use the Calibration Llama page's assembly animation and connect the pieces from the lowest layer upward.
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When you are ready

Make your own creation

1. Upload a photoUse one clear subject with a simple outline.

2. Keep the defaultsChoose your printer, leave Bumped grip and Calibration at +0.000 mm, then create.

3. Print the plateDownload Print Plate (OBJ) and follow the same three steps above.

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OptionalNeed a better fit? Calibrate

Skip calibration for your first Calibration Llama. Come back only if the cooled pieces are too tight or too loose, or after changing printer, filament, nozzle, or print profile. The coupons work with the default Bumped grip only.

S•

−0.050 mm

Tighter

M••

+0.000 mm

Default

L•••

+0.050 mm

Looser

XL••••

+0.100 mm

Loosest coupon

Print all 17 STL files at 100% using the same PLA and profile as the final build, without supports. Let them cool, then choose the size that snaps together best for each shape.
Download coupons (.zip)
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Fit calculator

Choose the best fit

Pick one size for each coupon shape. We'll average the four choices for you.

PIP — small 1×2 bar
SLAB — solid 6×6 block
RING — closed 8×8 loop
ZIG — flexible zig-zag

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