Parametric Box – Print in Place (Fusion 360)

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I love the Rugged Box, but sometimes I need a quicker (and less solid) solution. So I designed this box as quick alternative. It uses something like a piano hinge.

Due to the print-in-place construction this model the bottom part of the box and the lid have the same size. So I also designed another box without that limitation where the bottom part and lid are printed in separate parts and have to be connected with a piece of filament.

You need Autodesk Fusion 360 to set the parameters. It's free for private use.

I recommend to print the little testBox_PnP (with a .4 nozzle) to see if tolerances and nozzle width work for you (see print instructions below). It's only about 10g of filament. If it doesn't work you can edit the parameters “tolerance” and “nozzle”.

Customization

For those who are not familiar with Fusion here are very detailed instructions (see also the uploaded screenshots):

Open Parametric Box PnP.f3d  in Fusion 360.

1. Click Modify …
2. … and Change Parameters
3. In the following dialog you can edit the parameters. If the recalculation of the model fails just use the old value. Probably some other values need to be decreased (e.g. radius or hinge angle). Please use only reasonable values.
4. Click File …
5. … and 3D Print
6. In the following dialog click on Select …
7. … and chose the top item in the browser on the left ("Parametric Box PnP") !!!
8. Refinement should be high.
   Click OK and select a destination to export your box.

Hints:

• I made a lot of tests with the tolerance. 0.2mm worked perfect. But you can increase it if the result is too hard to open and close.  
• The inner height is the sum of both parts (bottom and top)!
• By default all corner radiuses are equal. You can edit each one of them if you scroll down. 

Print Instructions

• 3 walls
• Arachne Mode (or at least “detect thin walls”) !
• no support

PLA with .2mm layer height normally works fine. Also tested with ASA and PETG which are better for very small boxes. PC also worked great.

Assembly

No assembly required. Just open and close the box a few times.

Notes

If you have any hints or suggestions please let me know.

I would love to see photos of your makes …