hka 131 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 I read about some thoughts about making a 3D printed case in another thread. I have thought about it as well, so instead off bringing that thread off topic (and making stuff hard to find) lets have a new thread for 3d printed case designs. A first question. Does anyone have a good 3D model of the Pro1? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) I got a rough 3d scan of it as a starting point for making a case. Here is the obj file if anyone is interested: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uee2exvq1k9l0g8/AADEZnXLLar2HUjdHvcaj3O1a?dl=0 It got some artifacts due to the fact that I had to cover it in tape for the scan to work (can't scan non-reflective black surfaces or surfaces with specular reflections). Edited March 8, 2021 by hka new link, old died 4 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Suppose next step would be to clean that up 🙂 (I've no idea how to do that otherwise I would) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Well, I did a quick test file yesterday as well, might give printing it a try this evening:) 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,350 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, hka said: Well, I did a quick test file yesterday as well, might give printing it a try this evening:) Interesting! Just a hint on the hole for fingerprint. You should give it slanted edges, otherwise it will be hard to get to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Yeah that is probably a good idea, I'll update that. When I have something that prints ok I will post all files. The entire thing did not fit in my printer, but I printed the top part for testing and the camera hole is correct (camera position is actually visible in scan), but other holes need some adjustment. 8 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 That's not too bad for a first try! 👏 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,350 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 3 hours ago, hka said: The entire thing did not fit in my printer, but I printed the top part for testing and the camera hole is correct (camera position is actually visible in scan), but other holes need some adjustment. That you only get half, has the benefit that you can investigate the detail of the fit to the curvature towards the side edges, and how the 'lip' is grabbing the edge. For the same reason you could consider cutting the part you already made in two, to see how good it fits the end-profile. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 All parts test printed, I will do some adjustments tomorrow and post the design 😃 Then I will try and print it in one piece during the weekend. Th msla I am using is just so slow, to print it in one piece I need to print it standing and it takes about 1h/cm. 7 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ahunter 108 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 This will be great to share on shapeways once you have refined it. That way we can order and print in any matierial of our choosing. https://www.shapeways.com/?utm_campaign=search_branded_desktop&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=%2Bshapeways&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwP3yBRCkARIsAABGiPrft4iy12F44thmg4yTuAhKiBLDt6ZL_fVAG2iG7Po4MkfUo3UOXEQaAmqOEALw_wcB 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david 914 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) That URL didn't work for me. You might have been inside an account when you copied it. This one might work better for others. https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace/tech/cases?q=&sort=popularity&facet[pdcId][]=255&facet[isCustomizable]=1&facet[price][min]=1&facet[price][max]=2500&facet[price][from]=1&facet[price][to]=2500 Or how to upload the models: https://support.shapeways.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006420413-How-to-upload-a-model I see on another page (https://support.shapeways.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042090753-Materials-not-available-on-the-marketplace) that TPU isn't available. It looks like the following are available for this application: - Versatile Plastic - Multi Jet Fusion Plastic - Fine Detail Plastic Edited March 5, 2020 by david Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david 914 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) Some other possible options: https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/5fimbr/alternatives_to_shapeways/ Edited March 5, 2020 by david 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) I did some more adjustments now based on the test print, should be quite OK. If anyone wish to test and print it: https://aelv.se/hka/ul/FxTecPro1_case.stl And the files for modifying it are here: https://aelv.se/hka/ul/modelFiles.7z I can post it to shapeway when I have tested printing it and is satisfied with it, but seemed expensive, $22 for the cheapest option and about $50 for TPU. Edited March 5, 2020 by hka links didn't auto detect 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 How much of a roll does it take when you did the test one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,350 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, hka said: I can post it to shapeway when I have tested printing it and is satisfied with it, but seemed expensive, $22 for the cheapest option and about $50 for TPU. If it can be made in transparent TPU, one for the top could be interesting too. 🙂 How good is the grip, could the bottom part hold without the 'lips' at the long edges and only on the short? That would allow a top part to have lips on the long edges, and not on the short, so the whole thing can close without the lips conflicting. Perhaps it should be made not to fit perfect, but have material tension help holding it in place in the direction without lips. Like this very rough principal sketch. ADD: Let me try to explain better: If what I painted with red in your image is removed, and the whole thing lifted in the middle, like the blue curve (sketch line, only the principle) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Yah it could probably work, but some testing needed. I think that it might be possible to get it to stay almost without lip by printing it slightly to small. But I need to find a good mixture of resin to get a good amount of stretch (using Monocure flex 100 and regular transparent resin). I will try making a part for the top as well! 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Started print this morning, 10h to go still:p 5 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Print finished, but it was a bit to small and stiff so it cracked in the top. But here are some images. It is very hard to get a good print with thin walls (about 0.5 mm thick), I think next time I will print with thicker walls to make it more robust. 2 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nadsanm 8 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Just a small idea, shouldn't the headphone jack area be bigger in the case if someone wants to use for example PC-style headset with a big and thick 3.5mm jack? An issue I atleast have often faced is that with a case and a headset like that, many cases block the plug because the plug is too big for the hole in the case. This is just an idea, I know we aren't that far into making complete usable cases yet. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Yeah, I measured the size of the plug on my earphones, so it is 6 mm in diameter in the case, but easy to modify 🙂 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nighplyer32 38 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I have edit the 3d case that Was made by hka to fit my specs i printed it with pla and made the holes a bit bigger and the outer Walls thicker Here is the stl file pro1-v8-PLA.stl 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Nice! Looks good, did you have to adjust the size any to get a good fit when printing in PLA? I haven't had time to do any more testing on my side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,350 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Allow me to suggest rounding, as the 'hooks' will likely have a tendency to get caught in fabric like the a pocket-linning. e.g something like 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nighplyer32 38 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 @hkaYes I have 0.2 mm more in X and Y @EskeRahn Ok that's right I'll change that Next I want to print in TPU what is like a normal cover 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david 914 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 19 hours ago, Nighplyer32 said: Next I want to print in TPU what is like a normal cover This is what I have been waiting for, is someone who can get it to print in TPU. I would love a TPU cover that has extra bumpers at the corners, with possible air between the inner case and the extra bumper material. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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