Garage Door GITR-3 Genie Battery Cover

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I couldn't find the right garage door opener battery cover for my sister's new house, so I designed one myself. This design works and fits perfectly into the garage door opener. Since the dimensions are very small, I created custom supports because even with "print thin walls" enabled in CURA, there were still missing layers. The locking tab support comes loose with just a few jiggles, while the 2 guide tabs require a couple of snips to remove. Be careful when cutting them because excessive pressure can push the guide tabs up - they're quite thin. You have several design options: one with guide tab supports, another without them, and even an entirely unsupported version. I found it difficult to get good prints using CURA's support system alone, so I made my own custom supports instead. My custom locking tab support layer is 0.4mm thick, which works well with a 0.2mm layer height. To ensure a solid base for the support material, I had to disable the automatic brim feature in CURA and make my own custom support instead of relying on the software's default settings. You can see how it works in this video: https://youtu.be/Sjv--PwRMbY