A 3D model of a handheld case for your remote or gadget, with holes for its buttons and a display window

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A case for an 85 × 56 mm board with openings for its ports

The base and the lid, ready to print side by side

Seen from above

Size: the case is 92 × 63 × 26 mm. There are two parts, the base and the lid, laid 8 mm apart. Files:

• model.stl and model.3mf for printing;
• model.obj and model.glb;
• outline.dxf;
• model.js, with the board's size, its holes and every opening as named numbers at the top;
• a README.

The README tells you to check the openings against your board before printing. The lid's lip has a 0.3 mm gap, so it sits on without force.

Client: a hobbyist building a small home server on a single-board computer. Task: a case for a board of 85 × 56 mm with four M2.5 holes 3.5 mm from its edges. It needs three openings on the long side for two USB ports and a network port, two on the short side for power and video, and a lid with vent slots that sits on with a lip.

The client and all details are made up.

About this service

A 3D model of a case you hold in your hand for a remote, a game pad you build, a measuring gadget or another small device on your own board. It is a compact box with rounded corners: a base and a lid, holes right over your board's buttons, a display window, openings for a USB port, a switch and LEDs, posts for the board's screws and room for a battery holder of the size you give. You send the board's size and holes, the position and height of each button, the display's visible area and the battery's size. You get a ZIP archive with STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, a DXF outline, the code with the sizes at the top, a README with printing advice and pictures from four sides. The grip is a geometric shape, not sculpted to a hand. It is for low-voltage devices: no wiring, no electrical safety and no waterproof rating, and the battery and its charging are yours.

What is included

• What you getA ZIP archive with model.stl and model.3mf for 3D printing, model.obj for 3D editors, model.glb for viewing on the web and in augmented reality, outline.dxf with the outline seen from above, model.js with the board's size and every button position as named numbers at the top, a README with printing advice and 4 PNG pictures from four sides, also shown on the order page. The base and the lid lie side by side, ready to print separately.
• Holes over your buttonsPlaced from the button positions you give, sized to the button tops
• Display windowSized to the visible area you measured
• Room for a batteryA space for the battery holder of the size you give
• Easy to holdA compact box with rounded corners, as thin as your parts allow
• A lid that holdsOn a lip, on screws or on snap clips, depending on the package

How it works

1. 1
   Board and buttonsYou send the board's size, the buttons, the display and the battery
2. 2
   3D modelWe build the 3D model and check that it is a closed solid of the sizes you asked for
3. 3
   Try the boardYou check the pictures and the README and print the base first to try the board in it
4. 4
   ChangesYou send what to change, with measurements, within your package

What we need from you

The board: its length and width in mm, its mounting holes from one corner, and the height of the tallest part on each side. Every button: its position from the same corner, its diameter or size, and its height above the board. The display: its outer size, visible area and position. The USB port, the switch and the LEDs. The battery or battery holder: its length, width and thickness, and where it sits. How big the case may be in your hand, and whether it needs a strap hole or a stand. A photo of both sides of the board with a ruler helps.

We will ask you:

• What is the device?
• Board size and holes, in mm
• Buttons and display
• Battery and ports
• Lid and material

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