Anycubic drag chain Remix

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I've taken a design by Meireles and built upon it, adapting it to suit my needs for the links I'm using from Tosjuenfs, which are working well and haven't altered his original design. My printer, an Anycubic i3 Mega, was struggling with printing arches, but after spending more time learning its capabilities, I realized that inexperience was the main issue. The bed and case now feature a link instead of an arch, and the design doesn't require glue, though it helps secure cables with a cable tie. Anycubic could have improved the printer by adding ports for the heated bed (power and sensor) to plug into the case like they've done for the motors and sensors, as well as a 12v auxiliary port. In the future, I plan to develop the Support chain frame with ports for the hot bed (including sensor) and 12v lights taken from the internal power supply. This design modification allows me to access the heated bed without disassembling the printer, which is essential since it runs up to 10amps (hot end at 3amps). If you have a better idea for this re-design, please get in touch. I'd like to express my gratitude to Meireles and Tosjuenfs who gave me permission to adapt their designs without asking where I was going with it. All credit goes to them; I've published the drag chain link solely for expediency. Consider visiting their pages and giving them a 'Like' for their hard work in creating the original parts. You can find Meireles' page at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2979867/files and Tosjuenfs' at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:34661.