3D Printed HuCard Case Development (NOW AVAILABLE!)

[NintendoTwizer]

Videos look great, I think that's the first time I've seen a 3D printer in action.

[Pcenginefx]

Thanks guys!  Sorry I changed the thumbnail to say that it is the "HuCase Arm" being printed.

The HuCard case itself takes 2h45m to print so probably won't put up a making-of vid of it....

What resolution is that at? I mean if there's no major detail, can you run this at .2 or even .3 to save time?

I might be able to print at .3 (currently optimized for .2mm).....will try it for fun to see how it turns out.

Yeah interested to know how it will turn out and at what speed.

So at 0.3mm, the case took about 1h45mins.....so shaved off an hr from the print.  As I expected, the quality in more detailed areas (such as the holes or short angles) is more rough.  The surface finish is fine, but the smaller details suffer enough that the fit with the top of the case would be iffy.....so, I think I'll keep with 0.2mm quality.

[cjameslv]

Thanks guys!  Sorry I changed the thumbnail to say that it is the "HuCase Arm" being printed.

The HuCard case itself takes 2h45m to print so probably won't put up a making-of vid of it....

What resolution is that at? I mean if there's no major detail, can you run this at .2 or even .3 to save time?

I might be able to print at .3 (currently optimized for .2mm).....will try it for fun to see how it turns out.

Yeah interested to know how it will turn out and at what speed.

So at 0.3mm, the case took about 1h45mins.....so shaved off an hr from the print.  As I expected, the quality in more detailed areas (such as the holes or short angles) is more rough.  The surface finish is fine, but the smaller details suffer enough that the fit with the top of the case would be iffy.....so, I think I'll keep with 0.2mm quality.

Wish the quality didn't suffer so much in short angles, saving an hour on a print is huge.

[Pcenginefx]

Thanks guys!  Sorry I changed the thumbnail to say that it is the "HuCase Arm" being printed.

The HuCard case itself takes 2h45m to print so probably won't put up a making-of vid of it....

What resolution is that at? I mean if there's no major detail, can you run this at .2 or even .3 to save time?

I might be able to print at .3 (currently optimized for .2mm).....will try it for fun to see how it turns out.

Yeah interested to know how it will turn out and at what speed.

So at 0.3mm, the case took about 1h45mins.....so shaved off an hr from the print.  As I expected, the quality in more detailed areas (such as the holes or short angles) is more rough.  The surface finish is fine, but the smaller details suffer enough that the fit with the top of the case would be iffy.....so, I think I'll keep with 0.2mm quality.

Wish the quality didn't suffer so much in short angles, saving an hour on a print is huge.

Oh yeah.........the time saving is great, but just a little bit too much sacrifice in quality.  Think of 0.3mm as “draft” mode and 0.2mm as “normal” print mode (and 0.1mm as “fine”). 

[Pcenginefx]

2/18/15 UPDATE
Spending some extra time right now to find ways to cut down on print times for the case (takes about 2h45m currently).  I think I can cut this down by 30-45mins without sacrificing the quality of the finish or changing the print resolution but will require a few extra days of testing.  At the same time I'm tweaking the model to tighten up tolerances for when the top case is attached.

[Pcenginefx]

I have decided to include the top clear lid as part of each printed HuCard case - so all you'll need to do is stick your manual and HuCard in the case and you're good to go.

Question for everybody.............would anyone be interested in me offering color HuCard cases?  Like in any of the colors below? (ignore the first color on the left - that is wood filament)

[Necromancer]

I don't really need any at the moment, but white might be good to blend in with the later huey releases.

[Duo_R]

Turbo Orange!!!!

[Desh]

I like the idea of colored Hu cases for homebrews.  What Aetherbyte did with the blue and later aqua? colored cases was pretty cool.

[Necromancer]

After googling that wood filament stuff, I gotta say that it'd be perfect for a protocade case. 

[Pcenginefx]

I'll most likely offer all of my colors that you see in the photo as special orders but I did want to ask first if there was any interest.

If anyone REALLY wanted a wood case, I can try it out (printing wood filament is tricky) but I'd have to charge 2X the cost of whatever I end up selling the cases for as it is expensive.

[clackattack]

Awwww, c'mon, no camo? 

[Mathius]

May I get a plaid case please? Thank you.

[Joe Redifer]

I'll take a normal-colored one, please.

[Medic_wheat]

I'll take a normal-colored one, please.

So pink flamingo?