Box with Filament Samples

Each sample is 85x54x4.5mm or roughly the size of a credit card.
Each sample will use ~14g of filament and take ~1½ hours to print with the settings I used.

The large rectangle on each sample is a small piece (Insert.stl) printed standing and then glued onto the larger part. It allows you to get a better idea of how the material looks in both directions so to speak.

The 6 squares are 0.5 to 3.0mm thick in 0.5mm increments to give a better idea of light penetration.

The indents at the top indicate the type of material - You can use them as you want or skip them entirely. I use 1 for PLA, 2 for PETG, 3 for TPU and 4 for PA.

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Instructions for OpenSCAD:

OpenSCAD file included with the download, this is by far the fastest and easiest way to make these. All credit for making these available for OpenSCAD goes to Knochi / [email protected]

1. Load the OpenSCAD file
2. Change the options on line 2 through 11, ie. the brand, name and type of filament and number of notches at the top
3. Click Render (F6) and wait a moment till it is done
4. Click Export as STL (F7)

Instructions for Fusion 360:

The included 3MF file can be imported in Fusion 360.

A short tutorial on how to edit the text in Fusion 360 is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBGgSfdIGmE

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Storage boxes:
There's a few different solutions included for storing these.
• Box Large for 32 samples with Lid and Clamp
• Box Small for 24 samples with Lid and Clamp (fits eg. Prusa Mini, 176mm)
• WallBox Single for 24 samples
• WallBox Double for 48 samples
• A few more in LegacyBoxesAndLids.zip

The WallBoxes use a mount so they can easily be taken off the wall so you can carry it around and then put it back on the wall later.

Please note that I have not yet printed and tested the Clamp for the Lids. If any changes are made to improve the design these will be made to the Clamp, not the Lids or Boxes. So worst case you will only have to print another and improved Clamp.