Custom 3D Industrial Name Plate - Steel Beam Base

🏗️ Custom 3D Industrial Name Plate / Sign - Steel Beam Base

Create your own industrial sign with steel plate texture! This OpenSCAD model generates a fully customizable sign mounted on a realistic beam profile. Perfect for decoration, workshop names, garages, and industrial-themed spaces.

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MAIN FEATURES:

- Customizable Text: Type any word (automatically converted to UPPERCASE).

- Diamond Plate Texture: Classic anti-slip steel plate pattern in high relief.

- Realistic Beam Profile: U-channel base with internal fillets and rounded toes.

- 3 Base Styles: Mounting holes, clean look, or decorative bolts.

- Optimized for Flat Printing: Entire model is generated in print position (no supports needed).

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MAIN PARAMETERS:

- Text: Sign word (Default: "METAL").

- Font Size: Letter height (10-100mm, Default: 40mm).

- Base Style: Holes, Clean, or Bolts.

- Texture: Enable/disable texture on letters and base.

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USAGE TIPS:

- Short Text: Words with 3-6 letters look more proportional.

- Scale: Adjust font size and beam height proportionally.

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PRINT SETTINGS (IMPORTANT):

⚠️ For best results, we recommend using the Print Profile provided here on MakerWorld.

If configuring manually, use these settings:

- Material: PLA or PETG.

- Layer Height: 0.20mm (Standard) or 0.12mm (High Quality).

- Infill: 15% (Gyroid).

- Walls: 2 or 3 walls.

- IRONING: Recommended (not required) for top surfaces.

  - Pattern: Rectilinear

Outer Wall Speed: 100 mm/s

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USAGE IDEAS:

- Workshop and garage decoration.

- Door identification plates.

- Personalized names for gifts.

- Industrial/steampunk style decoration.

- Signs for scale models and dioramas.

Enjoy your industrial sign!