3D Design System for Models
Designed with resin (photopolymer) printers in mind
- Reusable power mount format for USB-C
- Dovetail joints for connecting blocks to each other
- Size grid / standard form factors
- Dovetail locking mechanisms
- Detachable connections without dovetails
- Detachable dovetails, similar to DIN rails or some other solution to be designed
- Standard wire pass-through holes
- Standard ventilation / cooling grilles
- Standard rounded edges (fillets)
- Petal / lobe design style
- Standard spring guides so that covers snap-fit by friction
- Standard countersunk holes for M3 and M4 screws to secure components
- Standard friction-mount frames — grooves along the edges of rectangles/squares
- Standard through-holes for carrying blocks on keyrings, lanyards, etc.
Frame Enclosures
A rigid frame that wraps around a PCB while providing openings for wires.
The main idea is to have surfaces for laying glass panels and/or filling the spaces with epoxy/silicone. Such enclosures would be waterproof/dustproof, anti-vibration, or impact-resistant.
Half-frames, bent frames, or other shapes can be made.
To secure PCBs, a clamp with a threaded stud needs to be designed — it should be tweezers-type, preferably with parallel-sliding jaws.
Frames can include openings for USB-C and any other elements of the design system.
For connectors, openings should account for the direction of cable insertion.