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Personalised name puzzles to 3D print
A board with a pocket for every letter of a child's name, and chunky letters in bright colours that press in and lift out again. Type the name, and the board, the pockets and the play around each letter are worked out for you.
For parents, grandparents and makers of nursery gifts.
At a glance
- Letter colours
- 1–6
- Knobs
- 9 mm, optional
- Name length
- Up to 28
- Files
- 3MF + STL
- Plan
- Free for 3 exports a day, for prints for yourself, family and friends. The Small tools pass (€5.99 a month) lifts the limit and lets you sell what you print.
What you can make
Pockets with play
Every letter drops into its own pocket with a little play on every side, so small hands can get it in and out.
Letters stand proud
Pieces stick up above the board, so they're easy to lift. Letters with holes, like O and A, sit over posts left in the board.
Knobs for toddlers
An optional 9 mm round knob on each letter, placed on the stroke itself for curved letters.
Bright colours in turn
Choose up to six letter colours and the pieces take them in turn, plus a heart or star after the name if you like.
Make it fit
One click finds the largest letter height at which the board still fits your printer's bed.
Several words
A name of several words can put each word on its own centred row.
How it works
Type the name
Pick a soft, rounded font, the board shape, the colours, and whether to add knobs or a heart.
Placeholder: Screenshot of puzzleprint with a name typed, the board and the coloured letters in 3D.
puzzleprint, with the board and the letters in 3D. Download the files
The board on its own, then one file per letter colour, each laid out for your bed.
Placeholder: PrusaSlicer with the puzzle board on the bed, and the letters of one colour on a second plate.
The board, then one plate per letter colour. Print and press in
Print the board and each colour's letters, then drop them in. No glue, no sanding.
Placeholder: Photo of the finished name puzzle on a table, a few letters lifted out beside it.
The finished puzzle, letters in and out.
The play is in the file.
Every pocket is cut a little bigger than its letter, so a letter drops in and lifts out again without forcing, even if your printer runs a touch wide. The letters stand proud of the board, so small fingers can get hold of them.
- 0.3 mm
- Play on every side of every letter. If your letters come out tight or loose, change it.
- 4 mm
- Pocket depth: deep enough that a letter stays put while it's played with.
- 4 mm
- How far each letter stands above the board, to lift it out.
- Posts
- Letters with holes, like O and A, sit over posts left in the board.
Questions
4 layers · 0.20 mmIt's a classic first-name puzzle; knobs make the letters easier to grip for toddlers. It's a 3D print, not a certified toy: print with care, check for sharp edges, and supervise young children with small parts.
Yes. The play per side is in the files (and adjustable), so the letters drop in without forcing. Every solid is checked to be closed before you download it.
Any filament colours: the board in one, and the letters in up to six, taken in turn along the name.
With the Small tools pass, the Suite or a credit, yes. The free plan is for prints for yourself, family and friends.
