Normand C. :ubuntu: (@normandc@fosstodon.org)
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Attached: 2 images I printed this smartphone stand (found on Youmagine) for my sister as a belated Christmas gift. Like me she's crazy about cats, so it made her happy! Will print two more for a relative and a friend. The original I printed was too small. I scaled it up, but on my old printer the whiskers and mouth were barely visible. I ended up remodelling it in #FreeCAD to make the face details more pronounced. #3Dprinting

Model found on Youmagine. Had to remodel it in #FreeCAD to scale it up and make the face details more pronounced.

A stand for a smartphone in the stylized shape of a cat, with the cat tail curling up to retain the bottom of the phone. The part is 3D printed in light green colour.

The smartphone stand shown in FreeCAD, a computer-aided design software. The left side panel shows a tree containing the sequence of operations to build the model.

    • @NormandCOP
      2•3 years ago

      I made one for myself in natural ABS. I completed another one in red. And now I’m already dissatisfied with the design! I made it 25 mm wide. It’s not enough, the base is unstable. Printing it 50 mm wide would be best for a smartphone placed in portrait orientation (I tested with the two stands together). But that would double the plastic and print time.

      I’m thinking about a remix made of three parts. Two thinner sides (maybe 10mm thick?), spaced 50mm apart, and a cross piece to link them. There could be a longer cross piece for tablets…

      It wouldn’t be as simple and clean, but more functional…