Case study Product design · Additive manufacturing
- Challenge
- Support two watering profiles in one planter without compromising either root zone.
- Approach
- Split the inner planter 5/6 and 1/6, linking the larger zone to a reservoir while isolating the smaller zone from constant moisture.
- Evidence
- A baffled top-fill column, dedicated wick channels, and twist-lock 80 mm moss-pole sections turn the irrigation strategy into printable geometry.
- Outcome
- A documented three-plate PETG build that combines self-watering, top-down maintenance, and modular vertical growth in one footprint.
- Scope
- Concept / CAD / Prototype / Print
- Build
- 0.2 mm layers / 5 walls / 10% infill