A Decoratable Photo Frame

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After I bought the Canon CP1200 photo printer, I found that I needed a photo frame to display my printed photos. #### Features * 3D-printed title * Customizable decorations * Friendly to both orientations: portrait or landscape * The main body of the frame can be divided into two identical parts for printing on a small plate So, I created this item that is perfect for printing in just two different colors. In portrait orientation, the frame's main body has four front slots, four back slots, a top slot, and a bottom slot. The front slots are designed to hold decorations, while the back slots can be used to install the frame holder. The title part can be installed at the top slot for portrait orientation or at the front/back slot for landscape orientation. #### Parts Here is a list of parts in the attached file; you can change the MODEL variable in the openscad file to get different parts: * **frame-KP100148.stl**: A half frame body for postcard-sized photos. Please print two for this part. Remove the small brim under one of the frame connectors before assembling. The brim is used to hold auto-generated support for the connector. * **holder-8.stl**: A frame holder with 8mm thickness * **expander.stl**: Use it to fill unused decoration slots * **heart.stl**: An example of a decoration * **stop.stl**: Use it to fill the bottom slot in portrait orientation to prevent photos from falling out * **title_sprint-2018.stl**: An example of a title at the top slot * **tester.stl**: A model for calibrating your printer, see below. * **all.stl**: An assembling example for all parts. Don't print this. #### Calibration Tester Because printed parts must match each other perfectly, print the tester.stl before printing the other models. This part can help you set up compensation parameters for the front/back slot and frame body connector on your own printer. Print it and change variables with names of "*XXX_COMP_XXX*" until the tester fits well. The top/bottom slot should also be calibrated. First, print the frame body, then the stop.stl. Adjust the parameter until the stop block fits well in the top/bottom slot of the frame body. Then print the stop and title parts. #### Customization All parameters for the photo frame are defined as openscad variables. For example, you can easily change the parameters to make a frame for your favorite photo size. The front/back slots offer another area for customization. You can even add an LED lamp at the front slot and a battery&arduino at the back slots to light up your photos automatically in the dark. **Free your imagination and have fun!**