Raspberry Pi Camera mount with Cable Holder

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After setting up Octoprint on my Raspberry Pi, I purchased a camera and began searching for a suitable mounting arrangement. After becoming overwhelmed with too many options available, I finally decided to design my own considering factors such as ease of setup, optimal printing capabilities, available space in and around the printer, and easy assembly/disassembly while moving the printer. I drew inspiration from this arrangement https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3217649 While it worked fine for an eye-level view of the bed, I further designed an extender to increase the height by 50 mm. This also gave me flexibility to move the camera slightly forward if needed based on available space on the bed related to printed objects. Different RPi cameras have varying dimensions. After trying out a few enclosures, I decided to remix one available here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:247590 I had to adjust the dimensions of the camera to match my specific model and attached the mounting bracket behind. M3 size nuts and bolts can be used for assembling the three parts together. The cable that came with the camera was too short (15 cm), barely enough to try out but not suitable for mounting. The next one I ordered was 1 meter long, which turned out to be far too long. So, I designed a cable holder to attach below the camera mount using double-sided tape and effectively reduced the cable length by around 32 cm.