As a gift for a friend I scanned and 3D printed a plant pot replica of her breasts.
I used my handheld 3D scanner to take a 3D scan of her chest, carefully moving up and down.
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This .obj file was then imported into Blender where I cleaned up the scan. I then edited the scan to make it into a plant pot with screw hooks holes in the back.
With the size and level of detail I wanted I knew this print would take a long time and so I first printed a quarter scale test. This allowed me to fine tune the temperature of the new brand of filament I was using as well as decide on the orientation I wanted.
I tested the miniature to see how well it would contain water. It held water fine but I know PLA can absorb water and deform over time so I decided to give the final model a coat of resin on the inside to protect it.
The full model took 50 hours to print and I was very happy with the result. My only issue was that by changing the orientation of the model, the slicer had moved the Z seam to the front leaving an unattractive line that wasn't in my test print.
While I had designed the pot with screw supports, ultimately my friend decided to place it on her windowsill.
