HexCard an Apple AirTag Wallet/ Purse Card - Balanced Strength & Style

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<p>My take on a Honeycomb cutout style wallet card for Apple Airtags. &nbsp;</p><p>Once or twice a year I tend to misplace my wallet somewhere. It usually winds up turning up somewhere in the garage or in the car, under the seat! &nbsp;An Apple Air Tag would be a great way to help mitigate some of the stress associated with this seemingly recurring phenomenon.</p><p>This model is not just a simple infill hack (<i>the infill-hack AirTag Card version was born on ThingVerse btw</i>), or a simple SolidWorks fill-pattern cutout. This model took quality time to get the cutout pattern symmetrical, getting the star pattern around the AIrTag cutout in the middle <i>just right,</i> while maintaining a proper strength to density ratio. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><figure class="image image-style-align-right image_resized" style="width:35.46%;"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/254947/rich_content/8e6db2ed-f74f-4cdc-9557-f33e465943ad/untitled-3.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22a89a6f6e-b8b9-4865-95fc-67ea6f9608b8%22%2C%22w%22%3A771%2C%22h%22%3A802%7D"></figure><p><strong>Features</strong>:</p><ul><li>Aesthetically pleasing, filament-saving honeycomb cutout, with a neat star pattern surrounding the middle cutout.</li><li>Though testing, it's a perfect balance between ultralightweight (flimsy) and structural integrity (strength). &nbsp;My testing showed that thinner honeycomb walls takes a hit in the durability department, while walls thicker than the walls used in the is model (or smaller cutouts) made it bulky and unnecessarily dense in my opinion. &nbsp;Smaller cutout are also more prone to collect debris.</li></ul><p><strong>Printing</strong>:</p><ul><li>Super-Simple print, I decided to keep the cutout faces clean &amp; flat (no bevels or fillets on them) so it would keep things simple &amp; sharp when printing. &nbsp;Slices &amp; Prints clean as a whistle!</li><li><strong>Tolerance issues / </strong><i><strong>The Airtag Fits too tight or too loose on my printer</strong></i> - Tolerances and accuracy are slightly different in every printer. I've intentionally created the cutout a bit on the tighter side (better tight than loose - <i>lol</i>). &nbsp;Here are some things you can do to address any fitment issues:</li></ul><ol><li>VERY gently heat up the insertion side of the card (leave it out in the sun, or heat gun on low from a good distance), this will facilitate ease of insertion for cards that seem to be overly tight... <strong>OR</strong></li><li>&nbsp;Change the values for the the "XY Size Compensation" setting in the slicer (~0.1mm).&nbsp;<ul><li>Too Tight - If the AirTag cannot be pressed in, use a negative "XY Size Compensation" value.&nbsp;</li><li>Too Loose If the AirTag is too loose use a positve "XY Size Compensation" value.</li></ul></li></ol><figure class="image image-style-align-center image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/254947/rich_content/7af019aa-7ef8-48ab-804a-3d91eb511573/clean23.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%220ac83088-82c9-4cd9-a4b8-9d25beab60aa%22%2C%22w%22%3A1240%2C%22h%22%3A1150%7D"></figure><p><strong>Fun with advanced Printing Features:</strong></p><ul><li>If you never have played with the ironing feature in Prusa Slicer, this would be a good time, basically ironing makes for a super smooth top surface. &nbsp;Since this model has two smooth surfaces it's the perfect opportunity to try it out! &nbsp;More about ironing here - <a href="https://help.prusa3d.com/article/ironing_177488">https://help.prusa3d.com/article/ironing_177488</a> :)</li></ul><p><strong>Enjoy!</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>