Snap Fasteners for Shade (or other) Cloth

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This part enables users to hang and remove fabric for use as a shade covering, wall hanging, or around an object. It is designed for semi-permanent applications. Background Snap fasteners are widely used to mount canvas, sunbrella, coolaroo, or other fabrics to fixed surfaces. Why Created Commercial snap fasteners can be quite expensive. Some commercial fasteners we have been using to hold up shade cloth have failed and need replacement. The shade cloth fabric is approximately 0.6mm thick. This design should work for anything that size or thinner. Since we have a 3D printer, Fusion 360, and helper cats, this project seemed like an ideal opportunity. The only drawback was not having certified UV-resistant filament available. In this case, black PETG was used. Lexan or Nylon would be a better material.