M3D Raspberry Pi A+ Mount

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EDIT: 3/31/2016: Changed the size and height of the mounting posts to improve mounting and printing. Added a groove in the side which allows access to the SD card at any time. This is a part of my power-reducing project involving the M3D, a handy mount for placing the Raspberry Pi A+ on the M3D frame! But why would someone want to do this? Well, considering the print spooler program for the M3D is required to be running the entire time the M3D is printing, the computer must be constantly on. For me, running a pretty heavy computer setup can run my electricity bill pretty high for a simple print. Solution: use a Raspberry Pi as a print spooler instead! Using Octoprint http://octoprint.org and M3D's Linux compatibility freeware http://plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/m3dfio/ the M3D can be completely ran off of the Pi! Just send the files via Wifi and use the Pi to manipulate and print the object. So far this design is only oriented for the A+ model. If I see that there are some people who are interested in this I will try to make orientation versions for the other models. Post-Printing The screw holes are for 2mm thread screws, as this correlates to the Pi's mounting holes. If using a raft the holes may be a bit difficult to clean. Just take care! How I Designed This The mounting design was based off of ilikesanta's "clamps" All I needed to do was to add the bracket for the Pi.