Display Cube with Floating Shelf

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<p><strong>Display Cube with Floating Shelf</strong></p><p>Cube with ribs designed as if you were making a 2D drawing to represent a cube.</p><p>Because you visually perceive the cube in the same way, a little optical illusion can be perceived. Looking at the front at a slight angle, objects of the same size placed at the back of the shelf appear larger than objects at the front.</p><p>The shelf is a little bit smaller than the cube and is held in the air by 4 bolts attached to the cube, making it appear as if it is floating in the cube.</p><p>The whole is a very nice way to display your favorite items. Think of your nicest or most beautiful 3D prints, trophies, photos and you name it...</p><p>The cube can be <strong>mounted on the wall</strong>. For this purpose, 2 suspension points are provided in the rear ribs of the cube. The pitch of the holes is 160mm <i>(120mm for the 75% model)</i>. Place it at slightly below eye-height for maximum optical effect.&nbsp;</p><p>You can also use the cube as a <strong>stand alone</strong> model, for this I added a separate support that you can clamp under the lower rear rib.</p><p>Finally I added cover caps to flatten the holes of the bolts. This will visualy hide them. (they are of course still slightly visible).&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Printing:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>I printed all with no support, nozzle 0.4 and layerheight 0.2</p><p>When printing you can place the shelf inside one of the trapazoids!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Mounting (assembly)</strong></p><p>The following bolts are required for mounting:</p><p>The original model:</p><ul><li>8x Hex bolts M4x20</li><li>4x Hex bolts M4x40 (max. 50)</li></ul><p>And for mounting on a wall 2x sunken screws Ø4.</p><p>The 75% scale model:</p><ul><li>8x Hex bolts M3x15(16)&nbsp;</li><li>4x Hex bolts M3x30</li></ul><p>And for mounting on a wall 2x sunken crews Ø3.</p><blockquote><p>For the bolts I took measurements from din912 bolts!</p><p>Screws instead of bolts will also fit. Ensure that the heads are not too big…</p></blockquote><p><strong>Sets of STL files:</strong></p><p>I have added all the necessary STL files for the 2 sizes of the models (100% and 75%) as two zip files under [other files].</p><p><strong>200x200 Bed size</strong></p><p>To print on a 200x200 bed size, scale the model from 75% an additional 98%. Bolts M3 will still fit. <i>(You may need to clean up the holes with a drill Ø3)</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote><p><i><strong>Photos</strong></i></p><p><i>On the photos is the 75% model.&nbsp;</i></p><p><i>I added mostly printed models, own designs and other prints.</i></p></blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><i>A second version of the shelf is added..</i></li><li>Adding a light spot? (feel free to share your design)</li></ul>