Build & print guide

The grid spec, print settings and assembly order for every Gableworks building. Tuned on a 0.4 mm nozzle at 0.2 mm layers.

Assembly: Townhouse · Stonecroft Cottage · Hollybrook Cottage · Gilded Tankard Inn · Cinderbrook Smithy

The grid

How many clips? (Townhouse)

Townhouse assembly

1. 
   1 · Ground floor plates

   Lay the flagstone plates F001 (front) and F002 (back, stair slots at the back left) one wall’s width apart.
2. 
   2 · Interior wall

   Clip the interior wall W005 between the plates. It has clip ports on both faces.
3. 
   3 · Story 1 walls

   Front W001 and back W002 run full width; the sides W003 and W004 fit between them. Clip each wall to the floor.
4. 
   4 · Stair

   Push stair S001 into the slots in F002, foot against the left wall.
5. 
   5 · Doors

   Stand a door leaf in the doorway and push a 44.5 mm piece of 1.75 mm filament down through the wall top and the leaf.
6. 
   6 · Second-floor frame

   Set frame B001 on the walls. The V groove centers it.
7. 
   7 · Story 2

   On its frame: floors F003 and F004, five walls, the stair, the rail and the door. Lower it onto story 1.
8. 
   8 · Story 3

   The same on the second frame: F004 turned around and F006, five walls, the rail and the door.
9. 
   9 · Roof

   Set the roof R001 on top. Lift any level off to play.

Stonecroft Cottage assembly

1. 
   1 · Floors

   Lay flagstone floor F017 (cottage room) and F013 (woodshed, long side running front to back) one wall’s width (12.8 mm) apart.
2. 
   2 · Partition

   Set the partition between the floors: W022 at the back, W024 (door) at the front. It has clip ports on both faces, so clip it to both floors.
3. 
   3 · Front wall

   Left to right: W040 (window, corner block), W037 (door), W043 (its block butts the partition), W055 (open woodshed bay). Clip each one to the floor.
4. 
   4 · Back wall

   Left to right as seen from behind: W038 (woodshed, corner block), W042 (its block butts the partition), W035 (window), W039 (corner block). Clip each one to the floor.
5. 
   5 · Gable walls

   West: W045 fits between the corner blocks, window toward the front. East: two W053 open bays close the woodshed. Clip them to the floors.
6. 
   6 · Doors

   Stand door leaf W061 in the doorway and push a 44.5 mm piece of 1.75 mm filament down through the wall top and the leaf. Hang the partition door the same way.
7. 
   7 · Cottage roof

   Glue R003 (gable end), R004 (chimney slice, chimney to the front), R002 and R005 into one section; R005’s plain face glues to R002. Set it on the walls; the V seat centers it.
8. 
   8 · Woodshed roof

   Fit OpenLOCK magnetic clips in the two ports on R005’s woodshed face and the two facing ports of the second R003. Turn that R003 so its gable faces out and set it on the woodshed.

Hollybrook Cottage assembly

An L-shaped timber-frame cottage: hall, kitchen and parlor. 241.6 × 241.6 mm, one story. The roof lifts off in three pieces, one per room, so each room opens on its own.

Speed build: 19 parts. Component build: 27 parts, every 2″ bay and tile on its own. Front is the door side; left and right are as you face the wall from outside.

You also need

• OpenLOCK clips: 24 minimum (the center port of every bay), 72 to fill every wall-to-floor port. 84 are in the print file.
• 8 OpenLOCK magnetic clips for the roof joints (Printable Scenery, not included)
• 3 × 44.5 mm of 1.75 mm filament for the door pins
• Optional: the furnishings and yard props file

Speed build guide (PDF)Component build guide (PDF)

Gilded Tankard Inn assembly

A stone town inn: great hall with a gallery, a kitchen wing with two guest rooms above, and an outside stair down to the cellar. 343.2 × 228.8 mm (343.2 × 294 mm with the cellar-stair pit), cellar plus two stories.

Lift-off play: the roof comes off in two sections, the upper story lifts off on its trays, and the ground rooms lift off the cellar on theirs. Speed build: 61 parts.

Before you build: deburr the bottom edges of every wall and the edges of the lifting trays so the walls seat solidly. Once a floor is final, glue it to its tray so they lift off together.

You also need

• OpenLOCK clips: 70 minimum, 210 to fill every wall-to-floor port. 222 are in the print file (last two plates).
• 1.75 mm filament for the door pins: six pieces of 44.5 mm and one of 50 mm
• Optional: window glass, the hanging inn sign and the furnishings

Download the assembly guide (PDF)

Cinderbrook Smithy assembly

A stone village forge with a slate roof and a fenced horse yard. 228.8 × 127.2 mm, one story; the roof lifts off in one piece, chimney included. The yard tile is loose, so set it wherever your table needs it. Speed build: 9 parts.

Before you start: deburr the bottom edges of every wall with a fine file or deburring tool so the walls seat solidly on the floor.

You also need

• OpenLOCK clips: 12 minimum, 36 to fill every wall-to-floor port. 48 are in the print file.
• One 44.5 mm piece of 1.75 mm filament for the door pin
• A fine file or deburring tool
• Optional: the forge and yard furnishings

Download the assembly guide (PDF)