Introduction

Advanced LED Lamp: Starfield Edition

I often see LED lamps, the idea is nice, but they are often not successful, that's why I decided to make one by myself, and learn the steps necessary for the design.
I improved the principle by using a reflector where the LED strip is housed, improving the brightness, and allowing diffuse lighting behind (optional)

Design process

I learned a lot from this step. I give you the method here, it requires some preparatory work

Find the good picture

The image should be as large as possible, not have too many colors, or you will have to do some initial processing to reduce the colors.

Prepare the image before vectorization

You then have to work on the image to the nearest pixel. The picture must only have pure colors, and no gradients between shades (to facilitate the precision of vectorization)
Make sure the shapes of the different colors are correctly closed, with clear differences

Vectorization

use your favorite vectorization software, set it to differentiate color areas, and export an SVG file

Design the logo in your favorite 3D software

I imported the SVG, I first made sure that all the shapes were well closed to extrude them individually. I had to try it several times (the previous two steps).
Once done, I extruded each part of the same color at the same time, in such a way that the software takes it for a component (composed in some cases of several bodies). I named each component of the desired color.
Once all the colored parts were finished, I continued the design of the lamp in the normal way. But I export it in STEP, so that the components (and therefore the colors) are recognized in Bambu Studio, so you just have to assign the right color to each component, no need to color.

why advanced ?

Most LED lamps stop here, one back and that's it, it's up to you to stick a shiny sticker at the bottom, attach the LED, and close it.
I made things easier by creating a relfector (to be printed in white) which has a small groove (13mm) making it easier to glue an LED strip.
Once glued, simply slide it inside, and glue the back.

For the back, two options:
A classic, completely opaque back
An openwork back, allowing the back of the lamp to be illuminated, creating a white aura behind the lamp (more light diffused, a logo less aggressive to the eyes)

It is these small additions which improve the rendering and facilitate assembly which in my eyes make this lamp advanced compared to the other proposals.

Needed and instructions

For this lamp, you need 2 AMS

PLA in withe, yellow, orange, red, blue, fark blue, and black

glue stick

Led Strip

Choice of LED strip:

I highly recommend COB LED strips, in 5v or 12v at your convenience, the light is much better distributed and you don't see a light point in the logo)

How colorize

In Bambu studio, select the object view, then adjust color with yours own AMSs

I highly recommend using the glue stick on the entire surface of the tray with the main (colored) piece to ensure the best result.

Final assembly

Stick your LED strip in the reflector, let the cable pass through the opening, which will arrive in the right foot of the lamp.
Carefully slide the reflector into the lamp.

For the back, use a negative part with Bambu Studio, round if you leave a cable, rectangular to let a USB socket pass through.
Depending on your choice, remember to pass your cable before doing the soldering.

For example, here a negative part : a large rectangle, adapt the dimensions to your needs (such as a female USB socket to insert)

who give you the hole you need for a usb socket, for a cable, like you want.

Tip: To improve stability, you can stick large nuts in the feet (or something heavy, pebbles, stones, etc.)

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