# 3d-Printed Graviton Instance Logos

This blog post combines two of my favorite things - 3d printing and the AWS Graviton. The 3d prints are based on the standard instance logos,

![ec2 instance types in aws](https://redblink.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ec2-instance-types-in-aws.png align="left")

(Source: [AWS EC2 Instance Types](https://redblink.com/amazon-ec2-instance-types/))

The process for taking these logos and 3d printing them is straightforward.

1. Find an SVG of the above logo. Eliminate the letters.
    
2. In Fusion360, import the SVG. I then made it into two different 3d layers. A "base" layer makes up the entire share, and then a second layer which is just the orange parts. The font is [Amazon Ember](https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/branding/echo-guidelines/identity-guidelines/typography). In the digital model, the layer is 2mm thick and the square is 100mmx100mm.
    
3. From Fusion360, export the project as an STL file. This file gets imported into [PrusaSlicer](https://www.prusa3d.com/page/prusaslicer_424/). This is what transforms the 3d model that Fusion360 has created into a set of instructions, called [G-code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-code), which the 3d printer uses. Note that all CNC machines use G-code, so it is worth being familiar with. For a great intro to CNC, see [Build Your Own CNC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0XfRPi_h2M) by This Old Tony. In the slicer, you can schedule a color change. I had the color change happen right when the second layer, the orange layer, rises above the gray base layer. The slicer settings I used were:
    
    1. 0.2mm extrusion
        
    2. 5% infill
        
4. The filament that I used was:
    
    1. [Prusament PLA Prusa Orange](https://www.prusa3d.com/product/prusament-pla-prusa-orange-1kg/)
        
    2. [Atomic PLA Light Gray v2](https://atomicfilament.com/collections/opaque-pla-filaments-1/products/light-gray-pla-filament?variant=28495624269)
        

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1684853710653/610c6dde-2c65-4804-a8aa-6ffb4d08b137.jpeg align="center")

I used the same technique on the AWS logo.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1684853735591/c5e9d2f9-9c34-46e8-88d3-85e3f358a12a.jpeg align="center")

The files are [available here](https://devgraph-aws-made-easy.s3.amazonaws.com/3d-printing/AWS-logo-100pct.zip).