Piggy Phone Stand Keychain

cults3d

I'm a huge fan of Shira's Keychain / Smartphone Stand on Thingiverse (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1587568). My kids love watching YouTube videos while we wait in restaurants, and Shira's phone stand is both useful and adorable. This year, 2009 was the Year of the Pig according to the Chinese calendar. Many friends asked me for it, thinking it was related to the Chinese zodiac. Then I discovered F5DTaiwan's cute pig (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2785202) and decided to combine their design with Shira's to create a new Piggy Phone Stand as a tribute. I added a curly tail to hang the keychain, but I'm not sure if it needs more modification or depends on my printer settings. I also redesigned the audio plug lanyard because Shira's original version was too thin when printed directly without scaling. My audio plug has a round ring just before the lanyard, so it requires support and might be rough after removing it. I haven't tried printing it vertically with the plug facing up, as I believe horizontal printing will give more strength if you plug and unplug frequently. Happy printing! Edit: @stainedeagle fixed Piggy_newTail_fixed.stl because some users found errors in their slicer apps. I edited it using Meshmixer and FreeCAD, but experienced compatibility issues between the two apps. However, I managed to get a usable output. I'm printing with my Creality Ender-3 and Cura slicer, but find that the curly tail is rough. It seems like the meshes don't blend well between the head, flat part, body, and tail. I'm still trying to figure it out using other apps or techniques. Print @stainedeagle's version if you encounter errors in your slicer app, remembering to scale down to approximately 5.5 cm x 3 cm. Also, note that the tail position has changed in @stainedeagle's build. Enjoy!