Classroom Plant Pot

I modeled and printed a pot specifically designed for the Mother of Thousands plant, however it functions for most potted plants. My priorities were functionality for both the plant, how it could be useful in a classroom, and for it to be visually pleasing. I designed a pot with a main large area to house the plant, including holes for drainage. It also has 3 surrounding cylinders, 1 for another smaller plant (as it has a side hole to allow drainage to the main pot), and 2 taller ones for pencils/pens. I placed the surrounding cylinders asymmetrically so it was more visually interesting. The design includes a tray to catch any overflow.

To design this pot for the Mother of Thousands plant I first did some general research on their preferred living conditions. This website and others emphasized the need for drainage and the need for a space for the plantlets. With this in mind I sketched the idea of the pot.

I used Autodesk Fusion 360 to model the pot. I did a good deal of fine tuning of hole size, cylinder placing, and making sure the pot would stably nest in the tray.

I sent it to the 3D printer with MakerBot with the settings: no raft, 0.18 mm layer height, 0.15% infill density, and breakaway supports for angles 85°. I printed this in my 3D Modeling and Prototyping class so I had to scale my pot to fit within 3" by 3" by 3" and use less than 100g of filament. This smaller size made the pen/pencil holders less useful but it was still very functional for the Mother of Thousands seedlings.

Here is a link to my design if you want to download and print it yourself!

https://a360.co/3miMNCC