Singularity Dice Print Guide

Below you will find the print and play guides for Singularity Dice.

Singularity Deck Dice Print Guide

The files for the Singularity Deck Dice are found in the Singularity Games Patron Drive -> Singularity Dice -> Singularity Deck Dice

In the folder you will find two files for each dice:

The dice on their own

Fully supported for resin printer

Additionally, there is a file with all of the dice together and oriented for FDM Printing.

Click here for advice on Inking and sanding the dice

Sing Deck D12.stl
This file is just the dice on it's own.

Sing Deck D12 Full Support.stl

The"Full Support" files include supports for resin printers. Don't try to print this on an FDM printer.

Printing the Dice on a Resin Printer:

If printing the dice on a resin printer you'll want to use the presuported files labeled "Full Support."

The full support files use both fin supports and "normal supports." In my experience it was better to error on the side of slightly under-curing, otherwise I got excess resin curing on the bottom of the dice where the fin supports meet together. In my case, I was test printing with a translucent resin, which can be trickier to print with due to light bleed. After printing, all of the supports should snap off with relative ease. A flush cutter can help with the fin supports if they don't come off cleanly. If trimming the fin supports, it's best to leave a little of them on and sand them off after post-processing.

Printing the Dice on an FDM Printer:

If printing the dice on a resin printer you'll want to use the file labeled "Singularity Deck Dice for FDM Printers.3mf"

This file includes all of the Singularity Deck Dice oriented for optimal printing on an FDM machine.

I printed these at 0.2 mm layer height with a brim. I used 75% infill, mostly to help give the dice a bit more weight in the hand. I have found that I don't need supports. Obviously, the detail won't be as sharp compared to printing on a resin printer, but I was actually pretty surprised how well they turned out.

I wanted to test-print the dice as-is, but for best results on an FDM printer, it may be worth bumping up the size by about 10-20%. If bumping up the size, it would probably be worth turning supports on.

Role Playing Dice Print Guide

The files for the RPG Dice are found in the Singularity Games Patron Drive -> Singularity Dice -> RPG Dice

In the folder you will find two files for each dice:

The dice on their own

Fully supported for resin printers

Additionally, there is a file with all of the dice together and oriented for FDM Printing.

Click here for advice on Inking and sanding the dice

RPG D20.stl
This file is just the dice on it's own.

RPG D20 Full Support.stl

The"Full Support" files include supports for resin printers. Don't try to print this on an FDM printer.

Printing the RPG Dice on a Resin Printer:

If printing the dice on a resin printer you'll want to use the presuported files labeled "Full Support."

The full support files use both fin supports and "normal supports." In my experience it was better to error on the side of slightly under-curing, otherwise I got excess resin curing on the bottom of the dice where the fin supports meet together. In my case, I was test printing with a translucent resin, which can be trickier to print with due to light bleed. After printing, all of the supports should snap off with relative ease. A flush cutter can help with the fin supports if they don't come off cleanly. If trimming the fin supports, it's best to leave a little of them on and sand them off after post-processing.

Printing the RPG Dice on an FDM Printer:

If printing the dice on a resin printer you'll want to use the file labeled "Singularity RPG Dice for FDM Printer.3mf"

This file includes all of the Singularity RPG Dice oriented for optimal printing on an FDM machine.

I printed these at 0.2 mm layer height with a brim. I used 75% infill, mostly to help give the dice a bit more weight in the hand. I have found that I don't need supports. Obviously, the detail won't be as sharp compared to printing on a resin printer, but I was actually pretty surprised how well they turned out.

I wanted to test-print the dice as-is, but for best results on an FDM printer, it may be worth bumping up the size by about 10-20%. If bumping up the size, it would probably be worth turning supports on.

Inking, Sanding, and polishing the Dice

This advice applies to both the resin and FDM printed dice.

Inking the Dice:

This is actually an area where lots of folks have different approaches, so if you have a preferred method go for it.

I tried a few different options and for now my preferred method was applying a generous amount of acrylic paint into the recesses of the dice a few faces at a time. I let it dry before applying paint to the other faces.

The excess paint will be removed during the sanding and polishing step. Its important to make sure the paint is completely dry before sanding.

Sanding the Dice:

The same sanding method is applied to both the resin dice and the FDM dice.

Sanding will remove the excess paint while leaving it in the recesses for the numbers and icons. I used around a 600 grit sand paper for this. The goal is to just get most of the excess paint off and clean up any nubs or bits of support material. You don't want to be too aggressive with this or you will reshape the dice.

Also, always remember to wear a mask when sanding resin.

In the photo adjacent photo, the left d12 is before sanding and the right d12 is after.

Polishing the Dice:

Now comes the most time consuming part of the process, polishing. I like to use ZONA 3M WetorDry Micron Graded Polishing Paper. Basically just polish each side of the dice going from the coarsest sheet to finer and finer sheets of the polishing paper. Then just stop at a finish you are happy with.

I used the same polishing process for the FDM prints although I stopped much sooner than I did for the resin dice as you are going to hit a point of diminishing returns quicker.