bfollowell Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I want to design an enclosure for my AtariMax SIO2PC-USB Dual Port board. I know a lot of you have designed cases and other things for your projects and are undoubtedly much more knowledgeable on the subject than I am. What is a good, free, beginner-friendly design program? Also, I don't have a 3D printer, and really can't justify purchasing one. Is anyone familiar with a good for-hire 3D printing service? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin1968 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Google's Sketchup works well, or Blender. And I have an amazing 3D printer, when you are ready to send me over your design and I can give you a quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandor Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I like tinkercad, very easy to use. Never use a 3D printing service because an Ender 3 can be bought for less than $200.- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Google's Sketchup works well, or Blender. And I have an amazing 3D printer, when you are ready to send me over your design and I can give you a quote. Thanks for the advice and the offer Gavin. I'll check Sketchup and TinkerCAD out and will let you know when I get something I like, that I think will work. I know there are various 3D file formats. What would you need to print something, just to make certain whatever I use will work with your setup. Thanks to you as well Gandor for suggesting TinkerCAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin1968 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Thanks for the advice and the offer Gavin. I'll check Sketchup and TinkerCAD out and will let you know when I get something I like, that I think will work. I know there are various 3D file formats. What would you need to print something, just to make certain whatever I use will work with your setup. Thanks to you as well Gandor for suggesting TinkerCAD. STL format is the standard. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 STL format is the standard. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Yeah, I hate having a bare PCB just sitting there with no protection. I have an 800XL and a 1050, so I think I want to try to design something similar to the SDMax case; something that's at least similar to the XL styling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I recently did some initial designs. I started out with Autodesk Fusion 360. It is pretty good. Though its cloud based and the hobby licence may disappear. For my next project Ive been trying openscad. Its a simple programming language rather than gui driven. I quite like it and it fits my mindset better. Depends if you are a coder or more used to using guis. For printing them Ive been using 3dhubs. Upload the stl design then select material and choose a company to print. They add/remove supports for you typically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 4:47 PM, bfollowell said: I want to design an enclosure for my AtariMax SIO2PC-USB Dual Port board. I know a lot of you have designed cases and other things for your projects and are undoubtedly much more knowledgeable on the subject than I am. What is a good, free, beginner-friendly design program? Also, I don't have a 3D printer, and really can't justify purchasing one. Is anyone familiar with a good for-hire 3D printing service? Thanks. I have one too, I am going to design an enclosure for it this afternoon, I have used Tinkercad before to make an enclosure for my Ultra Satan board. Russ And 3D printing at our library is totally free but I am limited to 3 hours on really good machines, I actually just got it, has anyone started a design that I can work on modifying ? Dimensions I can get ok as I have the board with me.... picture coming of the board itself. Steve: if you are reading this, do you want a few to sell cheap? Russ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 3D printing at your local library free...Wow... We barely have a local library still let alone offering 3D printing...I just love the States... Must have a play with those programs, perhaps I could fabricate a new 800 space bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Even the filament is free .... they don't charge a cent, and the have 4 Cubicon Plus 3d Printers Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Is this what everyone is after for a 3d printed housing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griz Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Openscad No GUI. Kind of like POVRAY but for 3D printing. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 1:03 PM, rcamp48 said: Is this what everyone is after for a 3d printed housing? Yes, that's what mine looks like. I was working on one that would have an XL line look to it, but I got busy at work and never got it finished. Actually, I never got much more than the base done. I'm new to this was experimenting and learning as I went. When I got to the top, and the slanted edges/vent holes, it got a little harder, then I got bust at work and it was quickly forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcamp48 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 1 minute ago, bfollowell said: Yes, that's what mine looks like. I was working on one that would have an XL line look to it, but I got busy at work and never got it finished. Actually, I never got much more than the base done. I'm new to this was experimenting and learning as I went. When I got to the top, and the slanted edges/vent holes, it got a little harder, then I got bust at work and it was quickly forgotten. Ya, well I just got mine now looking for an extra SIO cable for it, found the KWEST Atari ST library while I was looking , so I may never get around to designing and printing that housing, see my new post on that one..... Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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