PURPLE LADYBUG 3D Prismictm Dog Light Cool Gifts Instruction Manual
- June 17, 2024
- Purple Ladybug
Table of Contents
INSTRUCTIONS: PRISMIC™ DOG
INTRODUCTION
With this kit, you will create a 31cm (12.25”) tall PRISMIC™Dog. This project
could take 150 – 180 minutes to complete.
For a video tutorial on making this PRISMIC™ shape, pleasevisit
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PRISMIC™ shapes are created by folding and interlockingthe included
panels and inserting the USB-Powered LEDstring light inside the shape to light
it up.
Before you start assembling panels, take some time toread these instructions
and familiarize yourself with thevarious parts of the panels and the kit. This
will make yourPRISMIC™ building much easier and much more fun.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
This PRISMIC™ kit contains:
- PRISMIC™ Panels
- Locking Pins
- LED light strings
- Mirrored Base
Panels
Each panel comes flat inside this package. Each panel has:
- Flat Edges
- Tabs
- Connecting Holes
- Fold Marks
- An Inside and an Outside
More on what this means below:
The panel images on these instructions are shown outside side up.
Some panels may look very much alike, but they are not. Be extremely careful
to match up the panels to the instructions. A misplaced panel or connection
will disrupt your entire PRISMIC™ build, and you’ll have to backtrack.
Fold Lines
On the surface of each panel, you’ll see creased lines creating shapes. These
are the fold lines, along which you’ll fold or bend the panel.
The red lines are meant to be folded towards you as you look at the panel.
The blue lines are meant to be folded away from you as you look at the panel.
As for how far you bend each piece, they vary; Most require around a 15-45
degree fold.
The Tabs are the edges that protrude out of the main panel and look like a
little tab (Identified in the sample image with a B). TABS ALWAYS GO ON THE
INSIDE!
Tabs don’t all look the same but are easy to distinguish from Flat Edges. If
they are hard to distinguish, there will be a note on the instructions as to
which is which.
TIP: A Tab will always look out of place on the outside of thePRISMIC™
shape.
Each Flat Edge has a matching Tab to connect to (sometimes on the same panel,
but most often on other panels).
Connecting Holes
The black circles on the sample panel image are holeswhere you insert the
connecting pins to connect Flat Edgesto Tabs.
The instruction diagrams (whether it’s an overall diagram, or a smaller
section-specific diagram) will have lines between holes on the Flat Edges and
their corresponding match on a Tab.
The connecting holes will have little plugs in them. They can be pushed out
using the locking pins, or the tip of a pencil to get them out of the way.
Not every hole pairing will be indicated in these instructions, but once you
start with the matched ones, the remainder are easy to figure out.
TIP: The holes are accurately placed. If a pairing looks like it matches up,
but it isn’t perfectly aligned, it’s not meant to connect, as tempted as you
may be. They probably connect to another panel in a step further down the
instructions.
Locking Pins
The included plastic locking pins are how folded panels are connected to
themselves and other panels, forming the PRISMIC™ shape. Locking pins have a
larger round end, and a pointy one.
Locking pins are always inserted from the Outside of a panel towards the
Inside, going through the hole in the Flat Edge first (A), then the
corresponding hole in the matching Tab (B). Use one hand to push the pin in,
and the other to provide support from the backside of the hole you’re pushing
the pin through.
They require a little pressure to push through the holes. It’s easier to push
through one layer at a time. Push through the Flat Edge first, then the
corresponding Tab. It is possible to go through both at the same time, but it
does require more pushing force and doesn’t really save time.
As you join the panels together, if you can’t get one pin in, don’t worry, it
won’t affect the final result. The surrounding ones will hold it in place.
Just place the pin through the flat edge, and don’t worry about getting it
through the tabbed edge underneath.
LED String
PRISMIC™ shapes are lit up from the inside with USBPowered LED Lights (USB
Charger not included).
These strings are placed evenly inside the PRISMIC™ shape during the final
steps of the assembly and are locked in place when the final panel is
attached.
They have a 1m (39”) lead with a standard USB plug at the end. They can be
plugged into an existing USB power port.
Tips on How to Fold/Bend the Panels
The diagrams are looking down on the panel with the Outside up and the Inside
down.
As you fold the panels, regularly check against the panel layout on the
instructions to make sure you have the Outside of the panel always facing you.
Following the diagram at each step, you can start folding or bending along the
marked crease lines.
Red lines are folded up towards the Outside.
Blue lines are folded away from you towards the Inside.
To fold each crease, secure one side of the crease between one thumb and index finger and use your other hand to fold the other side of the crease in the direction indicated.
The smaller creases will fold with one motion, whereasthe longer ones may need
you to crease a couple of timesalong its length until the panel starts to
fold.
Make sure that the fold is consistent along the length of thecrease, so the
edge is nice and even.
Start folding at one end of the panel and work your way to the other side. When you reach the end of the panel, make any indicated connections with the Locking Pins.
GETTING STARTED
A PRISMIC™ build can take some time and needs a cleanand flat surface where you can lay out the panels and have enough room to work. A desk or large table is ideal.
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Start off by taking the Panels, Locking Pins and LEDLight Strings out of the package. Set the LED lightsaside. You won’t need them for a while.
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Find a safe place on your workspace to place thelocking pins. You’ll need these on each step, so it’s agood idea to keep them within easy reach.
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Make sure that each panel matches the location and shape exactly. Some panels look alike, even when flipped over. To make sure your project goes smoothly, match them exactly as laid out on this diagram.
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The panels have protective film on both sides of the panels. You can remove it all now, making sure you place the panels back in the correct position before continuing. Alternatively, you can remove the protective film at each step.
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Before you start folding and bending the panels remove the protective film from both sides of the panel.
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Double check that you have the panels in the correct position before starting off, and if they are, it’s time to get started with the assembly process!
REMEMBER THE BASICS:
Remove protective film from both sides of the panel before folding.
Outside of the panel is facing you, the inside faces down as laid out in Step
- RED LINE = fold UP towards you
BLUE LINE = fold DOWN away from you
Flat Edges on OUTSIDE of Tabs, and tuck tabs onto the INSIDE of your PRISMIC™. Push locking pins INWARDS (pointy end goes in).
If you need help, ask an adult to help out.
For each step, there is a main layout of all the panels indicating which to
use for the step.
There is also a larger version of that same panel showing the fold lines and
which Edges connect to which Tabs (if any on that panel), along with any
additional notes for that step.
Step 1
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Take the panels and lay them out according to the diagram below. This will
make it much easier to follow the steps forthe instructions. This diagram will
be shown in each step of the instructions and used to show you your progress
andmore easily identify the panels needed.
You can remove the protective film from both sides of each panel now, or do
them at each step as you go.
Step 2
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Using the highlighted panel
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Fold/bend the panel along the red and blue lines. Then connect the highlighted Flat Edges to the highlighted Tabsby matching up the holes (connected by lines below) andfitting a locking pin in place (this will help determine how far you need to fold/bend the lines).
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Make the connections in the order specified and the pieces will form into place as you go to make the left ear of the dog.
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When you get to connections 10 through 12, gently press in the middle of the ear to make the holes match up more easily.
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You should end up with something like this:
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Once you have this piece folded and connected, Set it aside for now and move on to the next step.
Step 3
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Pick up the highlighted panel.
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Bend the red and blue edges accordingly and make the connections in green.
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Make the connections in the order specified and the pieces will form into place as you go to make the right ear of the dog.
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When you get to connections 9 through 12, gently press in the middle of the ear to make the holes match up more easily.
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You should have something that looks like this:
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Once you have this piece folded and connected, you should have the 2 ears of the dog ready to connect after the next step.
Step 4
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Pick up the highlighted panel.
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Bend the red and blue edges accordingly. This panel does not have connections within itself.
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You should have something that looks like this:
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Once you have this piece folded, you’ll join it to the other 2 and create the top side of the Dog’s head.
Step 5
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Take the right ear you created in Step 3 and connect it to the band from Step
4 by lining up the pieces as shown and making the indicated
connections.
- You should end up with something that looks like this:
Step 6
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- Take the left ear you created in Step 2 and connect it to the band from Step 4 and right ear by lining up the pieces as shown and making the indicated connections.
- You should end up with something that looks like this:
Step 7
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Pick up the highlighted panel.
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Bend the red and blue edges accordingly. This panel does not have connections within it self.
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This is the top of the back of the head and it will connect to the back of the ears
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You should end up with something that looks like this:
Step 8
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Take the piece you folded in the previous step and connect it to the rest by lining up the pieces as shown and making the indicated connections.
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You should end up with something that looks like this:
Step 9
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Pick up the highlighted panel.
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Bend the red and blue edges accordingly. This panel does not have connections within itself.
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Once you have this piece folded, You should have something that looks like this:
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