Nintendo Switch Minimal Dock

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This was my first attempt at printing a replacement dock for the Nintendo Switch. I was interested in improving the cooling as I know the switch dock has issues, and was inspired by the new OLED switch dock (although this dock doesn't share any similarities). This uses a variety of existing designs by other people, and these have been linked below. The design uses the existing inner section of the dock (with the usb C plug), and requires the ribbon cable to be twisted around. I wanted to rotate the main board so that I could access the USB ports on the front, and have the cabling route out the back. The twisted ribbon cable is not ideal, but I spent too much time designing it and forgot to adjust it beforehand. Since I wanted the USB ports on the front, this either meant flipping the design or flipping the cable. I chose the latter. Additionally, there was some space to put a game cart slot on the front, and although it works, it does look a little out of place. A second wont fit above however, because of the screw mounting. One is usually useful enough when swapping out games anyway. The front and back panel should be printed flat, on as high resolution as you can manage and are willing to run. Each piece takes around 5-7 hours, so these may be more suited as overnight prints. The base requires supports for the holes so that they fit correctly. The design allows use of the existing screws from the dock. It should be noted that I have made adjustments to the designs since printing it, just to ensure the best design and accuracy for certain bits. This means some of the prints may not be perfect as they are untested. This project was remixed from multiple sources, listed below: > [Nintendo Switch Dock Face Redesign](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2180356) by yesimnathan > & the remix combined piece [Nintendo Switch Dock Face Combined](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2180695) by qw623, > which are remixes of [Nintendo Switch Dock Front Panel Retrofit](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2176332) by amazingyen > > [Nintendo Switch Modular Dock](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2276272) by jousis > > [Mini Switch Dock](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4842281) by kjan026 > > [Nintendo Switch Logo](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2160190) by sensimilla