# Good prints out of a new form 3 - caterpillar; daddy longlegs

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043>\
**Category:** Projects & Prints\
**Created:** [June 24, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043 "2020-06-24T07:16:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![KlausLeitl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/klausleitl/32/58_2.png) [@KlausLeitl](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/KlausLeitl)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043/1 "2020-06-24T07:16:24Z")

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I printed this little animals a day ago. A caterpillar and a daddy longlegs. The legs are very thin and printed great. the body length of the daddy longlegs is 22 mm. the caterpillar is about 52 mm. With the legs the daddy longlegs is ø 180 mm

 ![Weberknecht-Raupe-fertig---3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/0/2/029c93570b780920e5e45d638b9cd73c053549d1.jpg)  
 ![Weberknecht-Raupe-fertig---1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/0/1/01485508150dba729e0ae2a6485dd5b9b3d54d72.jpg)

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**Author:** ![greymatter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/greymatter/32/14541_2.png) [@greymatter](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/greymatter)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043/2 "2020-06-24T08:24:22Z")

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Incredible as usual. Still love your flea.

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**Author:** ![Jonnyhifi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@Jonnyhifi](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Jonnyhifi)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043/3 "2020-06-26T21:36:18Z")

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Wow that’s extraordinary . Presumably needed supports ? Os were the leg self supporting ?

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**Author:** ![KlausLeitl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/klausleitl/32/58_2.png) [@KlausLeitl](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/KlausLeitl)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043/4 "2020-06-27T07:30:53Z")

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thank you

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**Author:** ![KlausLeitl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/klausleitl/32/58_2.png) [@KlausLeitl](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/KlausLeitl)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043/5 "2020-06-27T07:35:18Z")

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The legs needed supports and were printed separately and then mounted to the body

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**Author:** ![MrCruz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MrCruz](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/MrCruz)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043/6 "2020-07-10T00:53:01Z")

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I’ve gotta know. Is the caterpillar’s fuzziness a post-process, or was that printed as well?

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**Author:** ![KlausLeitl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/klausleitl/32/58_2.png) [@KlausLeitl](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/KlausLeitl)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043/7 "2020-07-10T05:19:21Z")

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If you mean the hairs - they are post-process.

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**Author:** ![luben111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@luben111](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/luben111)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043/8 "2020-07-10T08:29:41Z")

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Great quality and excellent post processing - your little animals look absolutely realistic!

I also have the same experience with Form3 printer - superb quality, precise dimensions of the prints and very reliable operation - it’s my best purchase for the last year.

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**Author:** ![MrCruz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MrCruz](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/MrCruz)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/good-prints-out-of-a-new-form-3-caterpillar-daddy-longlegs/28043/9 "2020-07-14T01:24:51Z")

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Yup, that’s what I was curious about, and suspected.
