DesignMicrocontroller project box
A 3D model of a box for your Arduino or ESP32 project, with openings for USB, buttons and a display
Pricefrom $13
Single-board computer case3D Modeling
Payment protectionDetails
- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Example for the Standard package
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 to print for your single-board computer, such as a Raspberry Pi or a similar board, for a home server or a media player. It has a base with posts at the board's mounting holes, a lid that fits with a 0.2-0.4 mm gap, and openings where your board has its USB, network, video and power ports, the memory card slot and the LEDs. From Standard there are ventilation slots, and in Premium an opening and holes for a small fan of the size you give. You send the board's size and holes or a link to its published drawing, plus anything that changes the height, such as a heatsink or an add-on board. You get a ZIP archive with STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, a DXF outline, the code with the sizes at the top, a README and pictures from four sides. It is for low-voltage boards: no mains voltage inside, no wiring, no waterproof rating, and no promise on how cool the board runs.
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, its holes and every opening 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.
- Openings for every portUSB, network, video, power, the memory card and LEDs, where your board has them
- Posts for the boardAt the mounting holes, for the screw size you give
- Room for add-onsHeight for a heatsink, an add-on board or plugged-in cables
- Air in and outVentilation slots from Standard, a fan opening in Premium
- A lid that holdsOn a lip, on screws or on snap clips, depending on the package
How it works
- 1Board sizesYou send the board's size, holes and ports, or a link to its drawing
- 23D modelWe build the 3D model and check that it is a closed solid of the sizes you asked for
- 3Try the boardYou check the pictures and the README and print the base first to try the board in it
- 4ChangesYou send what to change, with measurements, within your package
What we need from you
Which board it is, with its exact version, and a link to its published drawing if there is one. If not, its length and width in mm, the positions of its mounting holes from one corner, and their diameter. Every port that needs an opening: which edge, the distance from a corner, and the width and height of the plug you use, not just the socket, since plugs are wider. The height of the tallest part, including a heatsink, a fan or an add-on board on top. Whether the case stands on a desk, hangs on a wall or sits behind a screen, and where the cables go. The material, if you know it.
We will ask you:
- Which board, exactly?
- Board size and mounting holes, in mm
- Which ports need openings?
- What else is inside or on top?
- Lid, place and material
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicSimple case$13 | StandardCase with vents$25 | PremiumCase with a fan and extras$47 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Parts | base and lid | base and lid | base, lid and up to 2 small parts (button caps, light pipe, stand) |
| Openings for connectors, buttons and display | up to 4 | up to 10 | up to 20 |
| Screw posts for the board | up to 4 | up to 4 | up to 6 |
| How the lid holds | sits on with a lip | screws | screws or snap clips |
| Ventilation slots | No | Yes | Yes |
| Wall-mount tabs or a stand | No | No | Yes |
| Files | STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, DXF | STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, DXF | STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, DXF |
| Board size and holes | from you or the board's published drawing | from you or the board's published drawing | from you or the board's published drawing |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Do you already know my board's sizes?
We take the sizes from you or from the board's published drawing that you link to, and never guess. Boards of one family differ between versions, so name the exact version and check the openings in the pictures.
Will my board stay cool?
Ventilation slots from Standard, and an opening for a fan in Premium, let air move, but we make no promise on temperatures: they depend on your board, its load, the fan and where the case stands.
Can it fit an add-on board or a display?
Yes, if you give its sizes and how high it sits. A display needs a window the size of its visible area and posts for its holes; these count towards the openings and posts of your package.
Can a power supply go inside?
Only a low-voltage one: no mains voltage (110-240 V) goes inside. We do not do wiring or electrical safety, and we promise no waterproof rating.
Do you print it, or edit a case file I found?
Neither. We do not print, sell or ship anything, and we cannot open a file you send, such as STL or STEP, and edit it: we build a new case from your sizes. Port labels are not put on the case; add them in your slicer or stick them on.
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