Fliptrix - customizable print-in-place dot matrix style flip board display

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Fliptrix A customizable print in place dot matrix style flip board display Updates fixed 'cube' option thanks to @Neon22 v1.1 - improved plate_holders, adjusted default tolerances for better results on low end printers, renamed variables About This is my first project in OpenSCAD. I've always liked to play with post-it notes, dot matrix displays, pixel art editors, etc. so I've decided to make my own, real life pixel-art board to play around. I find it much more fun to use than fidget widgets which are so popular these days. Since I'm lazy the main goal was to make it print fully assembled in one go and printable on single extruder 3d printer. I think this could be quite nice to use for stop motion animation. Parameters Just a few tricky things with parameters. thickness (height of print; z-axis) cannot be larger than plate_width when it is equal to plate_width and plates_type is set to 'rounded' you'll end up having cylidnders instead of plates which might be fun as well (but you might need brim) plate_holders I didn't have much trouble with plates flipping on their own (e.g. when board gets shaken) but for high resolution prints probably they will so I've added the option to make a snap in plate holders. Option tested, seems to work. horizontal_gap It must be lower than half of row_space and half of col_space In practice As you can see on pictures it works (disregard print quality :) ). All prints have been made with 0.2 mm layer, 0.4 mm nozzle, extrusion width 0.5 mm. Small black & white print - plate size 10x10 mm (this works best in my opinion) Blue & yellow print - plate size 8x8 mm "I ❤ 3D" print - plate size 6x6 mm Sample STL included in case you don't want to use customizer just to try it out. Future considerations Probably improve plate_holders after testing - seems done Improve printing with long bridges (for larger values of plate_height) Add connectors to combine multiple frames For multi extruder printers print frame in a different color than plates (for better contrast) add 3 and 4 sided plates... wow, much color Print Settings Rafts: No Supports: No Infill: 100% Notes: If you are using single extruder printer remember to change filament around 50% . Note that plate_height param that defines single plate height influences also the bridge that's printed inside plate so large values may not work out well. I have printed with 100% infill but it might work ok with lower values. I recommend printing small board (e.g. 2x2) first to test your setup. If the display plate and frame is glued together either play around with printer calibration or increase horizontal_gap. If plate is not glued to frame but doesn't flip increase hole_gap parameter in customizer (not the actual layer height in slicer). If plate is neither glued to frame nor to the bridge inside and you've used plate_holders they might be blocking it. Try using single plateholder or none. Post-Printing Anything other than manually flipping plates should not be required. When flipping a plate for the first time it's probably better to do it gently, although I have not broken a single one even when significant force was applied. If you decide to print it out would be fun to see a photo of your creation so please consider adding it with "I made one" :) Have fun!