No. The thread's flanks stand at 45°, the jar's inside turns in at 45° under the neck, and the lid prints upside down on its top, so both parts print without supports.

What clearance should I choose?

Start with 0.1–0.3 mm. If the lid binds, give it more; if it rocks on the thread, less. The lid closes flush with the jar either way.

How much does it hold?

The Size step shows the capacity filled to the rim in millilitres, with the inside diameter and the opening, and updates as you change the size or the wall.

What sizes can I pick?

Ready sizes hold 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 or 2.5 litres filled to the rim, whatever wall and pattern you choose: the tool fits the height to them. Test makes a 30 mm jar at the same diameter, a whole jar with its lid, to try the fit, the colours and the patterns before the big print. Any height and diameter from 25 to 160 mm works too.

Yes, for free. Put a word in one of eight fonts and an icon on the jar's front, framed like a spice-jar label, an oval or a plain panel, raised or cut in; quick words set coffee, tea, sugar, salt and more with their icons in one click. The label shrinks to fit small jars and prints without supports.

The richer patterns, from hexagons and swirls to Greek keys and flowers, on the jar and the lid, Surprise me, which picks from all of them, and your own SVG or picture over the pattern. Pro patterns work in the preview for everyone; downloading a design that uses them needs a one-time unlock that covers every project, for good.

Designing and downloading a jar in the simple patterns (ribs, dashes, slashes, squares, checkers, bricks and zigzags) with a plain, ribbed, slashed or rectangle lid is free, on one plate or two. You need a free NabiMakes account to download the print files; the Pro unlock's price is shown before you pay.

Jar Studio: design 3D-printed screw-top jars

About Jar Studio

Jar Studio turns a size into a jar you can 3D print with a lid that screws on: set the height, the diameter and the wall and see what it holds, pick a thread that prints without supports, wrap the jar and the lid in a pattern, colour them and download both parts, ready for your slicer.

What it is for

Spice jars of one size on a shelf, each in its own colour.
Small parts storage for screws, beads or SD cards.
A gift jar for tea or sweets with a textured lid.
A kitchen set in an old-world look: Greek keys, fluting and rope, or flowers.
A replacement lid for a jar printed earlier.
A kitchen set labelled coffee, tea, sugar and salt, each with its icon.

How to use Jar Studio

Size it. Make a jar and its lid, or either alone; pick a ready size from 0.5 to 2.5 litres or a short test jar, or set the height, the diameter and the wall yourself, and read the capacity, the inside and the opening.
Pick the thread. Choose a pitch from 1 to 4 mm and the clearance your printer needs; the tool says how many turns the lid takes to close.
Choose a pattern. Wrap the jar in one of 41 patterns, geometric (with interlocking crosses and a Y weave), classic (Greek key, fluted, Doric flutes, herringbone, fish scales, egg and dart, rope, dentils) or flowers (daisies, cherry blossoms, little flowers, roses), cut into the wall or raised from it, as deep as you like and faded in at the ends, or let Surprise me pick a jar and lid pattern for you; put your own SVG or picture over the pattern, once, around the jar or tiled, and label the front with a word and an icon, each in the jar's colour or a colour of its own.
Style the lid. Pick a small, medium or large lid, taller above the same thread, and give it a grip: ribs, tread, arrows, hexagons, a Greek key or a daisy chain and more.
Colour and download. Pick the jar's and the lid's colours, and the artwork's and the label's, and download a 3MF with every part coloured, on one plate or two, or an STL per part. Artwork and a label in their own colour print as parts of the jar, for a printer with several filaments.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need supports?: No. The thread's flanks stand at 45°, the jar's inside turns in at 45° under the neck, and the lid prints upside down on its top, so both parts print without supports.
What clearance should I choose?: Start with 0.1–0.3 mm. If the lid binds, give it more; if it rocks on the thread, less. The lid closes flush with the jar either way.
How much does it hold?: The Size step shows the capacity filled to the rim in millilitres, with the inside diameter and the opening, and updates as you change the size or the wall.
What sizes can I pick?: Ready sizes hold 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 or 2.5 litres filled to the rim, whatever wall and pattern you choose: the tool fits the height to them. Test makes a 30 mm jar at the same diameter, a whole jar with its lid, to try the fit, the colours and the patterns before the big print. Any height and diameter from 25 to 160 mm works too.
Can I label my jars?: Yes, for free. Put a word in one of eight fonts and an icon on the jar's front, framed like a spice-jar label, an oval or a plain panel, raised or cut in; quick words set coffee, tea, sugar, salt and more with their icons in one click. The label shrinks to fit small jars and prints without supports.
What is Pro?: The richer patterns, from hexagons and swirls to Greek keys and flowers, on the jar and the lid, Surprise me, which picks from all of them, and your own SVG or picture over the pattern. Pro patterns work in the preview for everyone; downloading a design that uses them needs a one-time unlock that covers every project, for good.
What does it cost?: Designing and downloading a jar in the simple patterns (ribs, dashes, slashes, squares, checkers, bricks and zigzags) with a plain, ribbed, slashed or rectangle lid is free, on one plate or two. You need a free NabiMakes account to download the print files; the Pro unlock's price is shown before you pay.