Low Poly Dog
A low-poly faceted dog figurine. The key lesson: print it upside-down (legs up) to eliminate all overhangs and avoid needing supports.
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- Author
- Andrew_Sink (remix of EliasRosseau)
- License
- CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Print time
- ~1h
- Layer height
- 0.2 mm
- Supports
- None
- Filament
- PLA
3D preview
Why print this
This model teaches one of the most useful beginner skills: thinking about print orientation before hitting print. The dog printed legs-down needs supports under its belly and chin. The dog printed legs-up has no overhangs beyond 45° — it prints clean with zero supports and no post-processing.
Before you slice
Rotate the model 180° so the legs point up. This is the only setting that matters. The model was designed to be printed inverted.
No supports. No brim needed. 0.2 mm layer height, 15% infill.
What to expect
- Import the STL and immediately rotate it 180° in the slicer (legs pointing up).
- Verify in the layer preview that the slicer shows no overhangs requiring support.
- Slice at 0.2 mm, 15% infill, no supports.
- Print time is approximately 1 hour.
- The legs will print in mid-air but they’re short enough to bridge cleanly with good cooling.
- Let the bed cool. Pop off the part — it should have a clean surface all around.
If it goes wrong
- Leg tips not printing cleanly — cooling fan issue, or layer speed is too high on small features. Enable “minimum layer time” in the slicer (10–15 seconds).
- Part warping during print — clean the bed, add a small brim if needed.
- Accidental supports added — check that the model is correctly inverted. No supports should be needed in the correct orientation.
Recommended slicer settings
Paste into PrusaSlicer or OrcaSlicer — adjust to taste.
layer_height: 0.2 mm infill: 15% perimeters: 3 supports: none filament: PLA nozzle_temp: 200°C bed_temp: 60°C speed_print: 50 mm/s