Housing for ELP 920P stereo fisheye webcam module

This is a easy-printing housing for an ELP stereo webcam, which comes as a bare board with fisheye lenses: the ELP-960P2CAM-L180

It accepts a 1/4"-20 nut in the bottom to allow tripod mounting: you may want to glue the nut in place (I used hot-melt glue).

I initially intended for this to be the bottom part of a two-piece complete enclosure, but it works well enough on its own that I'm using it like this for now.

housing-bottom-lightgroove3 is the best version so far - rounded, has a channel for the LED to be seen (it's on the back!).

housing-bottom is the original version - no effective retention tabs or LED visibility aids, though a drop of hot glue in the bottom edge of the model (to prop up the circuit board a little bit) does work. See photos.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

MakerBot

Printer: 

MakerBot Replicator 2X

Rafts:

No

Supports: 

No

Resolution:

0.24

Infill: 

maybe 15%? doesn't matter

Filament: AmazonBasics PET-G Black

Notes:

This is designed for easy printability, just lay it flat on its back when slicing. No overhangs exceed 45 degrees (that's why the tripod hole is a teardrop - thanks, Maker's Muse, for that idea!). I printed with a brim, but it's flat enough it probably doesn't even need that if you have good adhesion. I used PET-G because I had it in the printer, I doubt it matters what filament you use.

Adding tripod mount

At least in the USA, 1/4"-20 (quarter inch diameter, 20 threads per inch) is the standard for tripod mounts. I think it's the same elsewhere too, but it might be a little harder to find that size of nut.

I designed it to the max dimensions of such a hex nut I found online, which means it's a little loose on my real-world nut I bought later. Drop the nut in "point-down" (the left and right sides of the nut should be parallel with the left and right sides of the enclosure), then seal it in somehow: tape or glue should work. I used hot glue (hot-melt glue) which worked great.

How I Designed This

Designed in SolveSpace. SolveSpace is a lightweight, fast, parametric 3D CAD system, that is free, open-source, and cross-platform. Highly recommended.

Source files included.