Year of the Ox - Tealight Covers

Set of Tealight Covers made for a celebration of Chinese New Year (also known as 'Lunar New Year')

Next Year of Ox starts January 31, 2033, ends Feb 18, 2034
It will be a year of a Water Ox

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Full set of ALL Chinese Zodiac Tealight Covers (more than 370 tealight versions):
https://cults3d.emulatorsite.com/en/3d-model/various/chinese-zodiac-tealight-covers-full-set
There are also links to other zodiac signs

Free models with all Zodiacs (hanzi_pattern models in both simplified and traditional chinese)
https://cults3d.emulatorsite.com/en/3d-model/various/lunar-new-year-tealight-cover

More Chinese Zodiac Models in my collection: (tealight covers and bookmarks)
https://cults3d.emulatorsite.com/en/design-collections/c47/chinese-zodiac

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6 base models + 4 addons
You can make around 31 different tealight covers out of it
You have also 2 test files to try different heads (one with holes and one without it)

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ADDONS
Merge it with base models, ignore errors notification

Ch_Addon_2flowers-remover - this one is for removal of flowers above and below the head

Ch_Addon_Diff - this will add a 0.4mm thick wall in the middle of the Pattern. Will close the holes and diffuse the light, pattern will still be visible. It will be easier to print than original model

Ch_Addon_Ox_Head-inverted - this will 'invert' the holes. Where in the original there is a hole it will be a sticking out wall there. It's easier to print than the original model

Ch_Addon_Wall-filler - this will completely remove the Pattern (or any other decoration on every second wall). There will be a solid wall there instead

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Flowers on models are considered 'lucky' for this year
It's tulip and peach blossoms

Model with a blessing is with a flipped hanzi (upside down)
As far as I know it is usually used like that on lanterns or decoration strips to let the blessing 'descend' down on the house or reader

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Made in Blender 3D

Tested on PLA prints
No deformations were noticed (nor in walls nor in the bottom) but there can be some if you will use bigger candles - be advised

Still I'm recommending a LED candles instead of real ones - as I used it

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There is more, different Tealight Covers in my collection:
https://cults3d.emulatorsite.com/en/design-collections/c47/tealight

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Edit 25 I 2021
Updated all the models.
Remodelled ox nose holes (will print better now)
Resized all the models (slicers should now have less problems to set it right)

Edit 04 II 2021
New model made for 2x bigger print (8x bigger volume)
Year Of The Ox Cover_Ox-head_blessing_BIG
~18,4cm diameter

Update 29 XII 2024
Models are in 2025 version now
Improved head shape and holes shapes
Now it uses addons instead a lot more of models (wich uses space)
Cleaner, easier to print, with additional ornament and with added zodiac names in models

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Models are made for 0.4mm nozzle
No s needed
2 walls
20% Gyroid infill (it's used just for a base)

Recommended layer height 0.1-0.2mm

Models with a Pattern with Ch_Addon_Diff and a Head with Ch-Addon_Ox_Head-iverted are much easier to print than original files without addons

You can print a test files to see what will look better on your printer and slicer configuration
Print them with a brim

You can print a test files to see what will look better on your printer and slicer configuration
Print them with a brim
It is also a good way to test your filament. It should not be too dense to let the light go through. Usually the lighter colors or transparent ones are better

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