Xeno

chat I'm looking for keywords/solutions for something 3D printable.
I want to to make a panel with buttons, switches, connectors, ... but I don't want to design it from scratch.
what are these things called? what is already out there?

more details:
imagine the modularity an AV/server-rack, but instead of one <thing> per height, I'm looking at one HU that contains multiple <things>. "like keystone?" yes exactly! just more compact.
I imagine a box where 2 sides are just slots for custom covers

Nov 10 at 1:13pmWeb
Show threadXenoNov 10
since I dropped using Fusion360, I also dropped the ability to 3D-model anything because I can't get my brain to learn how to use blender/freecad/... v_v
Show threadXenoNov 10

possibility: mount DIN rail, print clips that attach to it, then any box I find can be a "module"

heck, I'd design that box in the slicer directly

Show threadXenoNov 10
with that in mind, any box with a hole in it would work, they can just be attached next to each other
Show threadXenoNov 10

re: DIN Rail
something like this would work in that case: https://www.printables.com/model/849182-din-rail-box

it's still somewhat bulky, and not aesthetically pleasing

Din Rail Box by Tom_Designs | Download free STL model | Printables.com

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Show threadXenoNov 10

also, shame on me, I don't have a DIN rail laying around at the moment v_v

I could just make it small boxes that attach to each other, maybe via some long screw

Show threadXenoNov 10
takes 3 primitives and some dimensional juggling to create a thing that can take 30*3*Xmm covers
should be enough for now so I can glue some things together to get a feeling for it
Show thread7heoNov 10

@xenontechs

DIN rails, on the other hand, are something you can easily print!

Show thread7heoNov 10

@xenontechs

Finding circuit breakers for din rails will be a no brainer.

Show threadXenoNov 10
@7heo yeah but also bulky and expensive. a case in that volume to put some holes/buttons/connectors in, that would work tho. but that's oddly specific
Show threadJibi LazairNov 10
@xenontechs
Uhhhh... hmmm... what is a macro pad or a button box?
Show threadXenoNov 10

@jibi2k "button box" is the correct direction, it's just hard to find something modular
"macro pad"s are very specific

I need something more "here's a frame, slide in that cover*"

*sheet of plastic where I drilled 2 holes to insert switches

Show threadJibi LazairNov 10

@xenontechs

so then a blank faceplate where you can drill your holes and some printable rack which you slide those into like

https://www.printables.com/model/1276503-yaesu-ftm-100dr-faceplate-trunnion-for-10-rack

Yaesu FTM-100DR Faceplate / Trunnion for 10＂ rack by k8md | Download free STL model | Printables.com

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Show threadXenoNov 10
@jibi2k yes, but smaller and sideways.
like, one faceplate is 3cm high and variable (less than 5cm) in width
Show threadJibi LazairNov 10

@xenontechs
yeah ok i see. i think thats not happening ootb. i have never seen that for a good reason probably...

There are gridfinity baseplates that you can probably modify for your purpose
https://www.printables.com/model/368313-clip-on-gridfinity-baseplate-and-bin

Make it rectangular remove the center strut and then you can clip variable width faceplates top to bottom.

Clip-on Gridfinity Baseplate and Bin by Jo | Download free STL model | Printables.com

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