Front Mesh Fractal Design Define Compact 7 PC Case

The Fractal Design Define 7 Compact is a great case but the airflow is restricted when running a 3 fan high airflow setup due to only have side entrance vents.

D717an did a great job engineering a new frame and front panel. Check out his original project here: https://www.printables.com/model/599469-mesh-front-for-fractal-design-r7-compact

This replaces the standard solid front panel. It is plug and play and easily interchangeable with no modification of the case.

I have modified the files so they work on a Bambu lab and changed the infill % and pattern and setup for PLA. I have included 4 mesh samples that you can print to see what different infills look like and how much airflow you are happy with. I used 60% infill and that is what the mesh panel modifier is currently set to, but you can easily change that in the slicer settings.

Assembly:

1. The Frame components use heat inserts and are then screwed together with M5 hardware.
2. Attached the frame to the case.
3. Insert disc magnets into the frame
4. Insert heat inserts into the mesh panel and then put the screws in with M3 hardware
5. The front mesh is then magnetically held onto the frame.

Required Hardware

• (16) 10mm x 1.5mm disk magnets OR (8) 10mm x 3mm disk magnets
• (8) M3 heat inserts, no longer than 5.8mm
• (8) M3 x 5 socket head screws
• (8) M5 heat inserts, no longer than 5.8mm
• (8) M5 x 12 button head screws

Assembly

The M5 hardware is used to join the frame components together while the M3 hardware and magnets are used to secure the mesh panels to the frame.

Below photos taken from original project here as I forgot to take some during assembly.