
PROJECTS: Tessellated LED Tote
1. PREPARE THE PRINT FILES
FOR THE FABRIC
Download the design files from the project page at
makezine.com/go/tessellated-tote. The full lattice
of 3D-printed tiles measures about 11"×13",
larger than most desktop printers’ print beds.
The grid can be printed in four (or more) smaller
sections. If you’d prefer to subdivide the grid
yourself, the full design file is in GeometricTilesAll.
stl. Otherwise, two subsections of the grid
are in the files GeometricTilesPartial1.stl and
GeometricTilesPartial2.stl. Print two copies of each
to generate the entire front panel.
Import the STL file into your slicer program to