Koi Fish Automaton

The ModelI enjoyed making my Inchworm Caterpillar Automaton so much that I immediately planned on making another two in the same style, further exploring movements of animals. I got such good feedback on the last one that I started on this one immediately :) This model is a simple, abstract depiction of two koi in a pond, circling a couple of lily pads.Again, simply turn the crank and watch them swim!PrintingI printed everything on three different plates. The first one is for mechanical parts where precision is not all that important. I combined all mechanical parts into one object, except for the lily pads, to give them a different color without having to swap colors for each layer. The second one is for the lids, which use adaptive layer heights to make the water ripples a bit smoother, without making the entire print take too long. The third plate has the fish and the crank. The fish are divided into objects, and again, everything is set to print by object, making it possible to giv