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Dice Containment Capsule

Added 2022-11-20 13:40:19 +0000 UTC

Hey there, wonderful people!

Transporting a set of dice in this perilous world can be a hazardous experience. Fortunately, the magic of 3D printing can keep our dice safe and stylishly encapsulated!

This twist on the twisty-box idea started out with a regular hexagonal profile, but magnets changed all that. There's an allowance for magnets to fit into the base and lid, you see, to keep the lid closed. A lid that fits in six possible orientations means working out which one lines the magnets up properly, which isn't necessarily obvious at a glance when things are all twisty.

So, the profile was made irregular, but still symmetrical, so the lid will only fit one way and the magnets will always line up!

Filament: ProtoPasta Mermaid's Teal PLA

Print Description

This is a regular-mode print! Infill won't matter too much because it's mostly perimeters!

Print Dimensions

The main body occupies 49mm x 50mm on the print bed and is 115mm tall.

Supports Needed?

Not at all! Designed for straightforward printing!

Scalability

The two parts that fit together will obviously be affected by scaling, so beyond a certainly point you might want to try mitigating that with slicer settings.

Optional Magnets

If you'd like to add magnets to hold the lid in place you'll need two 6x3mm cylindrical magnets. That's purely optional, however!

Print Orientation

The two parts print with the open end up and closed end down, as you'd probably expect: