Nordic Mesh ITX/TFX case (Fractal North 8L)

A portable 8L ITX case heavily inspired by the Fractal Design North. 

Supported hardware:

• ITX motherboard
• TFX power supply
• 2 slots low profile (half height) GPU
• 3x 92mm or 80mm case fan
• CPU cooler: Thermalright AXP120-X67 or smaller

Features

• mesh all around for better airflow/dust protection
• magnetically attached side panels for easier access to the internals
• magnetically attached front filter for easier cleaning

Printing

• 1x back.3mf: black
• 1x tray.3mf (with no top/bottom surfaces): black
• 1x front.3mf (print with no top/bottom surfaces where the fans are): black

• 1x band.3mf: white
• 2x top.3mf (with no top/bottom surfaces): white

• 2x side.3mf: white
• 1x flare.3mf: black
• 4x foot.3mf: white

BOM

• 12x M3x30mm bottom head screws (for mounting fans)
• 8x M3x50mm screws
• 6x M3x20mm screws
• 36x M3 threaded inserts
• 6x M3 (square) nuts
• 16x 8x3mm magnets
• 8x 8x2mm magnets
• a roll of black mesh pvc dust filter
• a roll of white mesh pvc dust filter
• 8x square 5x278mm wood sticks or you can just print 8x copies of wood.3mf
• a 12mm momentary switch 

• front panel USB 3.0 ports

• superglue, PVA glue, double sided tape

ASSEMBLY

• Superglue 4 8x3mm magnets inside back.3mf
• Superglue 4 8x3mm magnets inside front.3mf
• Press 4 M3 inserts into the standoffs of tray.3mf
• Drop the 6 square nuts inside tray.3mf
• Press 24 heat inserts into front.3mf
• Attach tray.3mf to front.3mf and back.3mf using the 6 M3x20mm screws
• Superglue 4 8x3mm magnets inside band.3mf
• Slide front.3mf inside band.3mf
• Press 4 M3 inserts into the 2 top.3mf
• Cut 2 20x12.5cm rectangles of white PVC
• Using double sided tape, wrap and stick the PVC mesh around the 2 top.3mf. Make sure to keep the mesh tight.
• Using 8 M3x50mm screws, screw front.3mf to band.3mf and back.3mf
• Superglue 4 8x2mm magnets inside side.3mf
• Cut 2 20x28cm rectangles of white PVC
• Using double sided tape, stick the PVC mesh to the 2 side.3mf
• Superglue 4 8x3mm magnets inside flare.3mf
• Trace the outline of flare.3mf on the black PVC mesh, cut it and stick to the back of flare.3mf with double sided tape
• Cut the wood sticks to size (278mm) and stick to flare.3mf with wood glue
• Stick some grippy rubber pads to the feet and stick the feet to the bottom of the case with double sided tape
• Downsize the USB 3.0 connector by sawing off (or filing off) all the useless rubber right past the screws on each side.
• Install the USB 3.0 connector and the power switch

BUILD YOUR PC

• Attach the fans to front.3mf using 12 M3x30mm screws. Before screwing them, pass the fan cables through the 3 square holes.
• Close the fans by magnetically attaching flare.3mf to the inside of band.3mf
• Install the PSU, motherboard, and CPU cooler.
• Close the case by magnetically attach the 2 side panels (side.3mf)