Garrett is currently a student in Mr. White's tech ed class. He has used the 3D printer to make a few projects. Today we are featuring a recent project he made for his own use - a phone case for his iPhone. Garrett designed the case himself by measuring an existing product. In this case, it's important to look at the parts of the phone that a user will need to access (such as the power button, the volume buttons and the switch to silence the device) and incorporate those features into the case. If you print a case without these features, it could either keep you from using the functions of the phone or (at worst) damage your device in some way.
What's your most recent project?
Garrett: The iPhone case. I like to make things that will entertain me - I usually like the designing more than the product. But I did just get to make an iPhone case, and I liked using something I made.
The image above is the iPhone case Garrett made. He drew the case digitally using Autodesk, then printed it on the MakerBot 3D printer.
How do you DO that?
Garrett: For the iPhone case, I figured out the dimensions of my phone and used Autodesk to draw it and make it 3-dimensional. You can also use Google to find a picture of what you want to make. Then you use autodesk inventor trace over it, and extrude it in the program. If you do it this way, you need to check dimensions before you print to make sure it will work.
If you want to try something similar...
Garrett: Take the dimensions of what you want to make, then use a program like Autodesk to create a 3-dimensional model
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