iPhone Cable Name Clip - Customizable

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A friend wanted me to print a couple of phone charger name clips for his sons. We searched for STL files and came up empty. So when i found this SCAD file I modified it to do what we needed.The clips fit my iPhone cables nicely. You may have to modify the SCAD file for other cable sizes, but it's easy and I tell you how to do it below.Many thanks to Dkoss & iamburny for their original work that I built upon.Customizing the SCAD fileInstall the free OpenSCAD program on your computer. It's small and available here:OpenSCAD - DownloadsImmediately after opening the iPhone_Name_Label_v6.scad file, save it as some other file name. That gives you a fallback position if you screw it up. (also make good use of the undo button on the ribbon at the top.Edit the SCAD file where indicated for FONT, TEXT, SPACING.Font_name = "Forte"; (Try any font on your system, some work better than others. you can get a list of fonts by clicking Help, Font list, from within OpenSCAD. I used MelodBold, Flubber, Glockenspeil, LetterOMatic!Text = "DOGBERT"; Change this to the name you want to printLetter height and spacing: This area is where you set the letter heights and spacing between letters. I recommend entering the first 2 letters of the name you want and adjusting them, then add another letter and adjust it. Press F5 to get a preview. Continue adding letters until you finish the name. This keeps the display from getting cluttered.letter_1_height = 8; // [0:0.5:20] Change the "8" to whatever looks best to youletter_2_space = 10.3; // [-20:0.5:20] Change the "10.3" to whatever looks best keeping in mind that the letters should overlap somewhatletter_2_height = 5.0; // [0:0.5:20] Change the "5". Again, use your judgement Continue adjusting height and spacing for each letter. Use decimals as needed.Continue until you've edited all the letterstwist = -0; - I set this to 0 because the twist function didn't appeal to me, but experiment if you want. 5 is a good starting place.Loop settings are leftover from the keychain application. So if you want a keychain instead, use these settings and set CableSlot to False.CableSlot = "True"; True enables the cable slotDia = 2; This is the diameter of the cable slot, 4mm fit my cables nicelyTxtSz = 13 - This controls the size of the text in the Y dimension. The X dimension is controlled by this AND the spacing you entered above.Print SettingsPrinter Brand:PrintrbotPrinter: Printrbot PlusRafts:NoSupports: NoResolution:.2Infill: 25%Filament: Any PLA Any Notes: Insure your printer can stick small footprint files to the bed well. Slow it down a lot if your print is coming loose. Adjust the bed, etc. I wouldn't advise using a brim.rn   Category: Mobile Phone