Simplified Snap-Fit Flexure Pivot

Full credit: this remix is based on a Brigham Young University Compliant Mechanisms Research (BYU_CMR) Group design posted on Thingiverse.  Check out their user page on Thingiverse for other great compliant mechanisms.

I remixed the design to simplify the unnecessary structure and reduce the print materials needed.  This design has less interference in the hinging action.  It prints great in PLA on a well-calibrated printer.  The two pieces are identical and snap together.

Print instructions

Download.  Slice.  Print the model twice.  Assemble.  Fidget.

How I Designed This

Modified from original .STL file imported into OpenSCAD and modified until my heart was content.

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Removed unneeded parts of assembly to create a lighter, minimalist design of similar function