Solar System Lithophane Calibration Panel

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IntroductionThe two models provided here are simple test prints to find out how a lithophane will turn out with a specific filament and illumination. All Lamps of the Solar System Lithophane Planet Lamp Collection use a maximum wall thickness of 0.6mm and a maximum thickness of 2.8mm. The right side of the panel (present in both the standalone and jupiter version) shows these thicknesses with a step size of 0.2mm. The optional left side of the panel (jupiter-version) shows a small section of the jupiter lamp.Optimally, your filament-illumination combination should be very dark at 2.8mm and very bright at 0.6mm. If you print this and post a make, please also post the filament you are using in combination with the light source you've used as a guideline for other people. FilamentFilament matters. A lot! Depending on the Pigments in your filament, your lamp may have more or less contrast or a warmer or cooler color temperature. The brightness of your lamp also depends a lot on your choice of filament. The picture below illustrates this. All four panels were printed with different filaments but the photos were taken in the same environment: a darkened room with a 1W LED bulb illuminating the panesl from behind. The filaments used here (from left to right, then top to bottom) are:Esun PLA+ WhiteElegoo PLA+ WhiteBambulab PLA matte WhiteFilament PM PLA+ WhiteKeep in mind that this does not mean that either of those filaments are good or bad in terms of quality! In fact, all filaments shown here printed perfect with very little stringing or other problems. Their usability for lithophane lamps depends on your personal preferences and on your light source. I love for example the Filament PM PLA+ White in combination with a 4W warm white LED, because the light is very warm and cozy with a lot of contrast. With a light source with 1W or less, it is not bright enough and I prefer Elegoo PLA+ White.Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with either of the mentio