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Ultimate Battery Case [Parametric]
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#Ultimate Customizable Battery Case
**This is a design based on the work of Walter Hsiao**
https://www.thingiverse.com/walter
I basically combined his two designs for a battery case with and without magnets and added/improved some stuff:
- You can now choose wether you want a lip, magnets, none or both.
- I refactored parts of the code and added some new features.
- There are now several battery types selectable as presets.
- Labels can now be placed on any (or all) of the five sides.
- The AutoText function lets you automatically print the contents on the case: type, count and arrangement of the batteries.
##**Workflow**
First select the battery type that you want to put in the case.
If you don't find your model, measure the diameter and enter it as Custom Diameter.
Adjust the tolerance as needed. 0.4 mm should be fine though.
Next set up the base geometry:
How many rows and columns do you need?
Set the wall width. For larger arrangements you should have sturd
**This is a design based on the work of Walter Hsiao**
https://www.thingiverse.com/walter
I basically combined his two designs for a battery case with and without magnets and added/improved some stuff:
- You can now choose wether you want a lip, magnets, none or both.
- I refactored parts of the code and added some new features.
- There are now several battery types selectable as presets.
- Labels can now be placed on any (or all) of the five sides.
- The AutoText function lets you automatically print the contents on the case: type, count and arrangement of the batteries.
##**Workflow**
First select the battery type that you want to put in the case.
If you don't find your model, measure the diameter and enter it as Custom Diameter.
Adjust the tolerance as needed. 0.4 mm should be fine though.
Next set up the base geometry:
How many rows and columns do you need?
Set the wall width. For larger arrangements you should have sturd
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