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The bonsai treehouse part 1: 3D print design.

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Currently, I use Oakwood Manor as an Asian house from before I had a 3D printer. I always dreamt of a bonsai treehouse instead. As soon as I planned on buying a 3D printer years ago, I downloaded all 3D files I could ever use, which came cheap or free. Over the years, I did check every now and then to add more designs.  I only wanted to start designing a large treehouse as soon as I felt that my designing skills were good enough to do so, especially as the use of TinkerCad was no longer an option for this plan: designs to import are way too big for it to handle. This meant using MeshMixer and Blender instead, and Blender is a bit of a pain to get used to. I will repurpose Oakwood Manor after we move, as my community center, as the one I printed fell apart due my previous expensive 3D printer not printing dimensionaly accurate. My current inexpensive printer brand is way better! Working on the new model, I was also inspired to improve my current setup a bit more. I even ma...