OpenSCAD Chess

Name: OpenSCAD Chess (3D printed)
Brand: Hark Tech
Price: 4.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

From £4 printed to order · UK postage from £2.95, free over £40 · usually dispatched within 2 working days
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Typical cost for this model in PLA: ~£4 + postage from £2.95 (free Tracked 48 over £40). We prepare your model, print it across our calibrated production fleet and quality-check it before it is usually dispatched within 2 working days.

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We didn’t design this model. It’s a community file from its original creator, and now and then a file has a fault that only shows up when we print it, such as walls that are too thin or parts that don’t join properly. If that happens we’ll let you know and try to fix the file, which can add a day or two. If we can’t get a good print from it, we’ll refund you in full.

Good to know before you order

TPU has a £11.50 print-order minimum. ABS, ASA, PC, Nylon and PETG-CF have a £46 minimum; PA-CF has a £69 minimum. Delivery is shown separately in your cart.

Need a few parts? Add them to one cart. One order minimum and one postage charge cover the cart: £6.90 for standard materials, £11.50 with TPU, £46 with ABS, ASA, PC, Nylon or PETG-CF, or £69 with PA-CF.

Please check the model files include everything you need before ordering. We print the files as published by the creator, so you receive the parts in the model, not necessarily a finished assembly shown in any photos. These are community designs by their original creators; we manufacture and post them but cannot guarantee fitment for your specific appliance or use case - check the original design page for compatibility.

About this print

A complete chess set comprising all standard pieces, designed in OpenSCAD with hand-drawn profiles for each piece type. Split versions of most pieces are included to reduce overhangs and make the set accessible on a wide range of printers. The set is suited to tabletop play or display use. PLA works well for chess pieces as it produces clean, sharp detail and is available in contrasting colours for the two opposing sides.

From the original design page

Original maker's notes

By TimEdwards on Thingiverse · CC-BY-SA

This is a chess set derived from my glChess chess set, but with many improvements. I have redrawn all the piece profiles by hand and now generate all the pieces in OpenSCAD using rotate_extrude. I have remixed the knight from zheng3's "Garden Guardian", which is an improved version of my original knight (June 23, updated "horse3.stl"; cleaned up a few wayward lines and points, and widened the muzzle so that it looks more like a horse and less like a dragon when viewed from the front).

June 26, 2015 update: Added split versions of all the pieces except the rook to avoid overhangs and make the pieces printable without support (the rook has worse overhangs when printed in halves).
All pieces, both the whole and split models, have been widened a bit at the neck so that they are not quite so delicate and prone to snapping in half. Also, removed all the individual DXF and SVG files and collected them into two ZIP files.

Update: If you insist on printing upright, take a look at the remix at http://thingiverse.com/thing:3381939 which has modified the outlines to smooth out the sharp transition from vertical to horizontal, beefed up the cross on the king's crown to make it less likely to snap off, and added a support under the knight's chin that can be left in and doesn't detract from the piece's aesthetics.

For an OpenSCAD-designed chess board to go along with the chess set, see http://thingiverse.com/thing:957958

Formatting may have been simplified. These are the independent maker's instructions and fitment claims; Hark Tech has not independently verified them.

Printing OpenSCAD Chess

For OpenSCAD Chess we would normally reach for PLA — it is the easy, economical default and suits the majority of models. We set the layer height, wall count, infill and supports to suit the model and how you will use it, and those choices are already priced into your instant quote. Want a specific colour or material? Tell us and we will match it where we can.

Model details

Downloads at source	100,462
Likes at source	3,470
Original model	View on Thingiverse
Designer	TimEdwards
Licence	CC-BY-SA

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