Qube Visual Enhancement Suite - decorations, plates, pixels and more

Introduction

The QVES is an extensive collection of easily configurable parts that can be used to make your Cooler Master QUBE case truly yours. Provided files can be printed as-is, enhanced by color changes or modified with your own logos, emblems or designs. Aside from STLs, you can mess around with the provided Fusion files. All the files have been optimised for printing easily without any supports or droopy overhangs.

Plates

Those are simply rectangular plates with connectors at the corners. There are several styles provided to suit your tastes. They are easy to modify by adding whatever logos or patterns you want, either debossed or colored. You can change the Rows and Columns parameters to modify the dimensions in Fusion. Provided styles are:

Plain

Simple rectangles with sharp corners. Clean look and a great staarting point for modifications.

Chamfered

These plates have been chamfered to give them more of a sharp, techy look.

Rounded

These plates have been chamfered and then filleted, which preserves 45 degree overhangs and ensures printability, while giving them a softer look.

Filleted

Filleted corners, but flat faces. Very clean looking. They play really nicely with the next styles

Stripes

Those plates have debossed stripes going across them. Same corners as on the Filleted plates. Keep in mind that, while in the case of previous styles it didn't matter if the plate was 3x4 or 4x3, here it will determine the direction of the stripes.

Voronoi

These are provided in 4 different variants. First of all, you have standard and Large. Large has bigger cells that work better on larger plates, while standard will work well with smaller sizes. On top of that, you can also choose if you want them Inverted or not. Inverted plates have the Voronoi cells embossed on the surface, while on the non-inverted, the cells are debossed. As with the Stripes plates, the pattern changes slightly when you choose 3x4 instead of 4x3 (or any other combination of different numbers).

*For now, not all the possible sizes of the Voronoi Plates have been exported to STLs. This is due to my Fusion batch exporting script having troubles with the more challenging geometry and causing crashes. I will upload the rest of the files when I resolve this issue. For now, the ones provided should be enough for most people. If that's not the case for you, you can either download the Fusion file and export your desired size by modifying parameters or comment what size you need and I will export and upload the specific size you desire.

Circles

Circles are just that - circles. They have a connector at the center, allowing you to rotate them, which mind be handy with certain styles. As with the plates, these can be easily modified in Fusion. Their size is driven by the Radius user parameter. Provided styles are:

Plain

Just a circle. Flat edges. Great starting point for mods.

Chamfered

The circumference of the circle has been given the same chamfer as the Chamfered plates, making it a great match.

Rounded

These were chamferred and then filleted to give them a softer look, while preserving easily printable 45 degree overhangs.

Stripes

Just like plates, these circles have parallel lines debossed on their faces. You can rotate the circle to align the stripes in any way you want - horizontal, vertical or something in between

Pipes

These are simple pipe-like components, that can add some industrial vibes to your PC. They can look like carrying handles, but I would generally advise against using them as such. Fusion files are driven by the Length parameter. There are two provided styles:

Standard

These pipes have a hexagonal cross-section, making them very easy to print and giving them a sort of 'techy' look.

Rounded

As the name implies, these piepes have been rounded, while still preserving a flat face to print on and 45 degree overhangs. They have a softer, more 'conventional' look to them.

Printing Instructions

There isn't much to say here, as all the files are optimised for supportless printing and oriented in the correct way. You simply open them in your slicer of choice and hit 'Print'. The only parts that can be tricky, are the standard Voronoi plates, as these have somewhat bigger bridges. Even then, any printer with a part cooling fan should be able to print then easily.

Modifying the designs with the provided Fusion Files

Each design is driven by 1 or 2 self explanatory User Parameters. These are responsible for changing the dimensions.

You can do whatever you want with these models. Make remixes, add custom patterns, designs and logos and share them with the community.

Keep in mind that because of the way the plates have been designed, they have separate files called Dots and Thin Plates. Dots are 1x1 plates and Thin Plates are 1x2, 1x3... and so on. 

Future plans

I would love to expand this library with new designs. Shapes, patterns for existing shapes and entirely new designs. For that I would love your input. Please print tour hearts content and share any insights or suggestions you might have. 

Thanks for checking out my labour of love and Happy Printing!