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DARUMA 3D PRINT · 15-FILE AUDIT

Can you 3D print these Daruma models?

Not yet. The current GLBs are made for browser inspection. Zero STL or 3MF files have been released, and all 15 models still have physical-print gates open.

See the result for every model.
PRINT RELEASE0 / 15WEB-ONLY · NOT RELEASED

SHORT ANSWER

A model that rotates in a browser is not automatically printable.

Every file passes the separate Daruma Atlas Web-delivery audit. That proves glTF conformance, delivery size, scene cost, PBR slots and origin placement—not wall thickness, a closed printable solid, physical scale, slicer success or reproduction rights.

Inspect the Web models in 3DRead the Web technical audit

TWO DIFFERENT JOBS

Web GLB and a physical print file answer different questions.

CURRENT RELEASE

Web inspection GLB

Built to load on demand, preserve surface appearance and rotate in a browser.

Proven now
glTF conformance, triangle budget, PBR texture slots and browser delivery
Format
GLB with Draco-compressed geometry
Permission
Inspect on the site; no print-download licence is published
FUTURE GATE

Physical print edition

Must survive geometry repair, real measurements, a named production process and a physical sample.

Still required
Manifold surface, wall thickness, intersections, supports, scale, slicing and test print
Release format
To be decided after slicer and rights review; no STL or 3MF exists yet
Permission
Written model rights and source-object approval

DECODED TOPOLOGY · 2026-08-27

The files were opened, decoded and counted—not judged from screenshots.

The audit expands each Draco mesh, welds position-identical surface seams at a disclosed tolerance, then counts degenerate faces, open boundaries, edges shared by more than two faces, orientation conflicts and connected shells.

Models decoded
15 / 15
Topology candidates
0 / 15
Open + non-manifold
35495 + 729
Print files released
0 / 15
Topology candidate would still not mean print-ready.Wall thickness, self-intersections, support strategy, exact scale, slicer output, physical testing and rights require separate evidence. None of those manual gates is marked complete.

The table scrolls horizontally on a narrow screen. Numerical cells are right-aligned for comparison.

One row per current Web GLB. Nominal dimensions follow glTF metres but are not calibrated source-object measurements.
Regional studyNominal W × H × DBoundary edgesNon-manifoldDegenerate facesShellsRelease
Takasaki Daruma117 × 150 × 102 mm*01111Not released
Shirakawa Daruma136 × 150 × 128 mm*0601Not released
Matsukawa Daruma116 × 150 × 117 mm*04501Not released
Miharu Daruma113 × 150 × 112 mm*0721Not released
Koshigaya Daruma120 × 150 × 99 mm*04201Not released
Suzukawa Daruma117 × 150 × 98 mm*846241Not released
Hime Daruma986 × 1600 × 807 mm*02721Not released
Matsumoto Daruma150 × 150 × 145 mm*429501Not released
Mihara Daruma1292 × 1902 × 1272 mm*21133011Not released
Sankaku Daruma1156 × 1901 × 1067 mm*14262001Not released
Koshu Oyako Daruma108 × 150 × 84 mm*01421Not released
Utoubori Daruma58 × 150 × 50 mm*12138131Not released
Tama Daruma116 × 150 × 107 mm*06801Not released
Soshu Daruma108 × 150 × 95 mm*0911Not released
Fujieda Daruma114 × 150 × 90 mm*0501Not released

*Nominal, not a product size. Thirteen current files are normalised to about 150 mm high, Sankaku to 200 mm and Hime to 1,600 mm under glTF units. That inconsistency is direct evidence that the Web staging scale must not be reused as a print instruction.

Download the complete topology audit (JSON)Compare the separate Web-delivery audit

WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN NEXT

Five gates before one file can be offered.

The first release should be one rights-cleared regional object, engineered and tested as a real edition—not a bulk conversion of all 15 Web meshes.

  1. 01

    Repair the surface

    Resolve boundary, non-manifold and degenerate geometry after decoding the actual mesh.

  2. 02

    Calibrate the object

    Measure an authorised source object; do not inherit the normalised Web scale as a product dimension.

  3. 03

    Engineer for one process

    Set wall thickness, internal structure, base, overhang and supports for a named material and printer class.

  4. 04

    Slice and test

    Export the intended STL or 3MF, inspect the slicer result and complete a physical sample print.

  5. 05

    Clear the edition

    Record the model licence, source-object permission, maker review and exact downloadable release file.

TECHNICAL REFERENCES

Why these gates exist.

The Atlas applies project-specific release gates, while the underlying format and inspection concepts come from the responsible technical sources below.

  • Khronos glTF 2.0 SpecificationDefines glTF as a runtime asset-delivery format and defines metres as its linear-distance unit.Open official reference ↗
  • Blender Manual — Mesh AnalysisExplains why overhang, minimum thickness and intersecting surfaces matter to 3D printing.Open official reference ↗
  • Blender Manual — 3D Print ToolboxDocuments checks for non-manifold edges, bad contiguous edges, degenerates, thickness and overhang.Open official reference ↗
  • Prusa Knowledge Base — 3D model formats and slicingLists STL, OBJ and 3MF for PrusaSlicer and explains that a slicer converts a model into printer instructions.Open official reference ↗

DARUMA 3D PRINT QUESTIONS

The release boundary, in plain language.

Can I download a Daruma STL or 3MF from Daruma Atlas?

No. The current release contains interactive Web studies, not downloadable print files. No STL or 3MF has passed the project’s topology, scale, wall-thickness, slicing, test-print and rights gates.

Can a GLB file be 3D printed?

A GLB can contain triangle geometry, but successful Web display does not establish physical scale, wall thickness, watertightness, self-intersection safety, support strategy, slicer compatibility or permission to reproduce the object.

Are any of the 15 Daruma Atlas models print-ready?

No. All 15 decode as triangle meshes, but every file currently requires topology review and every manual release gate remains open. Zero files are released for physical printing.

What would make a future Daruma model ready to print?

It would need repaired topology, source-object scale calibration, wall-thickness and intersection checks for a named process, a documented build orientation, successful slicer import, a physical test print, and written rights and source-object approval.

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