Raspberry Pi 3 outdoor camera gasket and enclosure

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Greenlee's Raspberry Pi 3 outdoor camera case is impressively designed. The only drawback was the power cable gasket, which I didn't love. I had trouble printing it and getting it to fit inside the case. Additionally, I thought it offered insufficient protection against the elements and found that it wouldn't allow me to insert my micro USB cable (even though it was the thinnest and smallest one available). For these reasons, along with a desire to tackle a project in OpenSCAD and utilize MeshMixer, I decided to redesign the gasket. The new gasket was designed using OpenSCAD. Since my redesigned gasket is taller than Greenlee's version, I also had to make adjustments to the back shell of the enclosure in MeshMixer. *Printing Notes* The gasket is intended for printing with flexible filament. I used TPU and it worked beautifully. You'll notice that the gasket prints closed at the end where the cable enters the enclosure. I designed it this way so I could use a sharp hobby knife to cut a star pattern into the gasket. The modified back shell can be printed in any rigid material you prefer, though I recommend PETG or Nylon as they hold up much better in sunlight than PLA.