Front view of the verified red, yellow, black, and white Cute Dragon print

DEMO-001 Print Verified

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Multi-color Cute Dragon

Original model: Adorable Baby Dragon / No Supports by IK3D

Founding ContributorSpecial thanks to IK3D, creator of the Cute Dragon, for providing the first model used to demonstrate and help shape SnapCentral’s verification and education system.

A four-color, support-free decorative dragon verified end to end on the Snapmaker U1. The controlled print retained the intended geometry and four-color registration at excellent quality, with only minor cosmetic imperfections.

Founding Contributor · IK3DReal U1 printPrint Verified

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Actual elapsed2 h 48 m 46 s

Sliced filament50.49 g

Nozzle0.4 mm

Dimensions51.37 x 57.94 x 60 mm

SupportsDisabled

ResultExcellent quality + minor imperfections

Red - 25.00 g Black - 5.45 g White - 5.68 g Yellow - 14.37 g

Print Verified - Controlled confirmation passedThe four-color boundaries registered cleanly, and the model completed with only minor cosmetic imperfections.

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Overview

This SnapCard shows what was recommended, what was configured, what was sliced, and what the U1 actually produced.

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Creator

IK3D

Creator identity, source listing, attribution, permission, and file-hosting boundaries are documented.

Verified Printer

Snapmaker U1

Four 0.4 mm standard steel nozzles, firmware 1.5.1.2, and Snapmaker Orca 2.3.5.

Construction

Single Object

No supports, articulation, assembly, adhesive, or post-processing were required.

Creator Prepared Profiles

P1P / P1S / X1C

Creator-declared prepared profiles are retained separately from SnapCentral's verified U1 compatibility.

Verified Scale

60 mm High

The controlled project matches the creator's 60 mm example scale. Scaling down may reduce visible detail.

Quality Result

Excellent

Verified detail, color registration, and boundary integrity passed. Fine stringing, the selected rear seam, and slight localized surface roughness remain documented.

Front view showing the verified Cute Dragon face, eyes, belly, feet, and claws — Verification viewClean front registrationExcellent overall quality

Side view showing the verified horn, eye, belly edge, legs, wing, and tail — Side evidenceCurves and transitionsColor boundaries remain aligned

Rear view showing the verified yellow spine, horns, tail, and selected rear seam — Rear evidenceSpine, tail, and seamMinor stringing and rear seam documented

Top view showing the verified horns, head surface, eyes, and yellow spine — Top evidenceHorn and spine alignmentLocalized surface texture remains cosmetic

Bottom view showing the textured first layer, feet, black claws, and yellow belly — Bottom evidenceFirst layer and clawsTextured plate; complete underside

Verified Cute Dragon beside its completed multicolor wipe tower — Workflow evidenceModel plus completed wipe towerStable tool changes through full model height

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Model Result

Excellent Quality

The follow-up Cute Dragon retained its face, horns, spine, belly, claws, tail, and support-free geometry with clean four-color registration and sound boundary integrity.

Documented Imperfections

Minor and Cosmetic

Fine stringing near the horns and crest, the selected rear seam, and slight localized surface roughness remain visible. None affects completion, form, or integrity.

Public picture set approvedThe six verification photographs are approved for public demonstration use. Verification photographs by Tretsven & Associates.

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Filament and Supply List

RFID identity, sliced allocation, and the documented tool order are retained for each verified color.

Supply item	Verified filament	Sliced allocation	Status
Red filament	Snapmaker SnapSpeed PLA / Polymaker / SKU 900002 / 1.75 mm	25.00 g	Verified
Black filament	Snapmaker SnapSpeed PLA / Polymaker / SKU 900001 / 1.75 mm	5.45 g	Verified
White filament	Snapmaker SnapSpeed PLA / Polymaker / SKU 900000 / 1.75 mm	5.68 g	Verified
Yellow filament	Snapmaker SnapSpeed PLA / Polymaker / SKU 900003 / 1.75 mm	14.37 g	Verified
Build plate	Snapmaker U1 textured plate / no adhesive	1 plate	Verified

Generated Toolpaths

50.49 g Total

The slicer total includes the model, wipe tower, brim, and purge paths. Model-only and purge-only grams were not separately exposed.

Printer Report

16,969.870 mm

Only 0.24% above the sliced 16,929.57 mm estimate.

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Print Verified Configuration

Print Plan

This is the exact U1 configuration used for the accepted controlled print.

Printer	Snapmaker U1 / four 0.4 mm standard steel nozzles	Verified
Slicer	Snapmaker Orca 2.3.5 / build 01.10.01.50	Verified
Firmware	1.5.1.2_20260703125508	Verified
Layer height	0.22 mm / 0.25 mm first layer	Print Verified
Walls and shells	2 walls / 5 top / 3 bottom	Print Verified
Infill	5% gyroid	Print Verified
Supports	Disabled	Print Verified
Orientation	Upright / 51.371 x 57.936 x 60.000 mm	Print Verified
Adhesion	Textured U1 plate / automatic 5 mm brim / no adhesive	Print Verified
Temperatures	220 C nozzle / 65 C bed	Print Verified
Tool order	Red / black / white / yellow	Print Verified
Wipe tower	Enabled / rib wall / 15-degree cone / completed upright	Print Verified
Final slice	2 h 52 m 26 s / 50.49 g / 16,929.57 mm	Sliced
Actual result	2 h 48 m 45.962 s / 16,969.870 mm / no machine error	Print Verified

Time variance passedThe controlled print finished 3 minutes 40.038 seconds faster than the slice estimate (-2.13%), within the defined tolerance.

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Multi-color Cute Dragon

Overview

IK3D

Snapmaker U1

Single Object

P1P / P1S / X1C

60 mm High

Excellent

Excellent Quality

Minor and Cosmetic

Filament and Supply List

50.49 g Total

16,969.870 mm

Print Plan

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Post-Processing

None

Not Applicable

None

Why These Settings

0.16 vs. 0.20 vs. 0.22 mm

Creator vs. Verified

Disabled and Successful

46 g Listing vs. 50.49 g Slice

2:32 vs. 2:52 vs. 2:48

Red / Black / White / Yellow

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