This came out great printed them 75% size in pla and abs.

Love this so much! Scaled it down to 10" x 10" and I'll mount it into a shadowbox.

Printed w/ PLA filaments:
Matterhackers Green
Overture Grey/Blue
Prusa Marble Grey (edited)

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Frafri

@Frafri_1644723

I love it. Thank you very much for this!

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Welt der Geduldspiele

@WeltderGeduld_316153

Thanks for this puzzle. It is discussed in the blog Welt der Geduldspiele featuring mechanical puzzles and 3D printing: https://welt-der-geduldspiele.blogspot.com/2023/12/parkett-von-mc-escher-fische-und-vogel.html

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BobRBBFL

@BobRBBFL_1845487

I printed in ASA without difficulty. My plan was to mount it outdoors but the colors looked better indoors. Thanks for the design and a callout to 3DBob and others for the escaping birds idea. I made them progressively smaller for effect.

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3DBob

@3DBob

Superb design! Thank you!!

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JonS

@JonS

@3DBob I love those birds flying off. It put a big smile on my face. Thank you for sharing it.

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Dushan

@Dushan_1604244

Nice and clever. Printed 8 pieces on plate, 0.4 nozzle, 0.15 slice height (1 hour, 45 minutes). Black vs Gold (Prusament Galaxy Black vs Creality CR Silk Gold) PLA.

I didn't use adaptive layer height and actually sort of like the grain this way as it is!

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Dangerosive

@Dangerosive_68154

This is the same design that's found on the water purifying plant "Houtrust" in The Hague, Netherlands. Pic attached. (edited)

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JonS

@JonS

@Dangerosive_68154 Yes. I saw some photos of that and really, really wanted to have my own on my wall. Initially I tried creating my parts by tracing a photo like that, but it wasn't accurate enough. That's why I tracked down an original Escher drawing, and traced that instead. In that drawing, the fish had pectoral fins, which I liked and kept. (edited)

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Onofrei/ro/

@MihRei_138598

Very good design turned out very well. Printed in white no brand name PLA with 0.6 mm nozzle and variable layer height.

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JonS

@JonS

@MihRei_138598 It looks great. I love the multi-color lighting. I think I should upgrade the lights on mine now.

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Chongfun

@Chongfun

Printed using ZLR Green&Blue Silk PLA and Eryone Gold&Copper Silk PLA. Uniform 0.10mm layer height with 1mm top and bottom. I glued them onto a canvas from IKEA to mount them on the wall.