PiPBox _ Print in Place Live Hinge Parametric Box by Lysyndre

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X1 Carbon

P1S

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X1E

0.2mm layer, 4 walls, 30% infill Strong & Fast

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1.4 h

1 plate

5.0(1)

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

34 min

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Description

Enter the measure of the object you want to keep safe and print it! I used this design over a year with my personal belongings that I don't want to be scratched, damaged while carrying such as aluminum frame electronics, playing cards, miniatures and so on.

I highly suggest play around the parameters and find your perfect spot. You can have funny but functional outcomes with just a little excessive play around the parameters

Sure there are improvement can be made even with the short comings of the platform but I'm willing to try and improve so I would love to hear your ideas and suggestions!

There are limitations to the dimensions in terms of extreme but as long as you follow the simple notes under the parameters you should be absolutely fine!

If you like the project press the button! I love this community and your support means a lot to me!

Comment & Rating (17)

@MrPractical

@lysyndre I was bugged by the flat side where the hinge is so I fiddled with your original code and made something that is more pleasing of a design. I'm not sure how to get you the code etc. but I think others would like it too and I don't think it varies enough for a "Remix" of your original design.

The designer has replied

@MrPractical

The hinges also could be improved so they don't stem from the top and bottom edges if the height is sufficient.

@lysyndre

Replying to @MrPractical :

I agree, I was also back and forward about the inner corners, at the time of publishing I didn't think I could publish to versions for some reason lol. I added your contribution as you listed thank you so much!

@lysyndre

Replying to @MrPractical :

I don't think I completely understand the hinge stemming suggestion (probably partly due to lack of my vocabulary when it comes to english), can you provide a sketch?

@donnay

nice design! printed out a little box for my soldering iron tips. I had to help the hinges a bit with an exactonknife to free them, after that they work perfectly!

@chomuske

Even with my ancient printer and uncalibrated bed, managed the print just fine! No cap (pun intended lol) now i can keep my cuties safe :p

@olesya_positive

When I tried to close the box, everything broke.

The designer has replied

@lysyndre

Sorry to hear that, I can see that with few tweaks it should be solved: 1. Hinge diameter is seems small for the size of the box if you keep hinge diameter +5 mm it would probably fix the issue by it self 2. Increasing wall loops should keep the bond between individual hinges stronger (3 at least) 3. I highly suggest making infill lines parallel to hinges (Aligned Rectilinear) with high density amount 4. Also 0.2 or higher layer height would make it stronger 5. If still struggling I highly suggest checking if the filament absorbed moisture most of my troubles caused by this issue even when its enclosed 6. If you printed the model with more than one filament miss painting also greatly reduces strength If you still encounter issues I am more than happy to help since I printed multiple variations I'm sure it can be fixed!

@janoe93

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perfect for my multimeter where i lost the original case years ago. i just need to figure out how to put in some dividers

The designer has replied

@lysyndre

it can be done with a for loop and box extrude I`ll see what i can do ;)

@lysyndre

Hello again! I added a simple inner case with 1 adjustable divider. Hope it helps :) If you need more dividers I highly suggest matching sizes with this project since there is a really good working model of parametric dividers: https://makerworld.com/en/models/476243#profileId-387173