Ender 5 Raspberry Pi case for Octopi

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I designed this case for the Raspberry Pi 4 B to mount to an Ender 5. It connects to the back 2020 rail using T nuts, and has an arm to use the Raspberry Pi camera (V1 or V2). I've included mounts for LED lights (link below) and included pictures showing with and without extra lights. The LED mounts slide on the ends of the 2020 rails. The case and lid snap together. The snap fittings make it a tight fit, but in doing so it makes the ports easier to access, and you only have to install it once. The camera arm screws into the cable guide and has a ball joint to the camera case that allows you to position the camera exactly where you want it. The arm is threaded with 6mm threads. I found it easier to just use a tap and die set to clean out the threads rather than constantly trying to tweak the printer for the prefect settings. The ball just pops in to the camera body. and the case lid snaps together holding the camera secure. The majority of pieces are self explanatory to print, but for the camera rod I printed up and down, and the camera body I printed upright using supports for the section where it snaps over the ball. One STL that may not make sense is the bolt cap. This is simply a black cover over the shiny silver bolt. I have a glass bed and there was a lot of glare. It's simply a press fit and mine hasn't fallen off yet. I put a piece of posterboard up as a backdrop for the camera. This removed video distractions when doing timelapse, and removes external backlight as a variable. It's held in with bolts and T nuts. In the future I will probably replace the paper with plastic for looks. Lights: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MNRCR48 The fan is 35mmx35mm 5V fan I got from another kit. It is held in with four 3Mx16mm bolts/nuts. The motherboard is held in with four 2.5Mx4mm screws. Hope you enjoy! This is my first upload so feedback is welcome. Thanks!