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🔑 Key cap / tag / recognizer

Info:

  • for simple keys with round base
  • for keys with dimensions of the round part:
    • diameter: 23 mm (or less)
    • thickness: 2,3 mm (or less)
  • designed to be tight, so it does not slip away
  • in Blender you can easily use different text (if you are familiar with this program)
    • there is set mirror modifier, so the text is on both sides mirrored and at the center
      • see below for details

Other key base dimensions or shapes:

  • can be just scaled for base with different size of round base (scale X+Z)
  • also you can scale it for elyptical base (scale X axis more)
  • or different thickness (scale Y)

Print instructions:

  • easy print, no supports
  • the wall is thick for exactly 2 perimeters (for 0.4mm nozzle)
  • i have used 0.2mm high layers, but you can set less in slicer for nicer results

Texts:

  • if you want own text on the print, negative text volume should be deep ½ of the wall thickness (so there will remain 1 perimeter for the rest of the wall)
  • How to in Blender:
    • check my model in blender, locate the element “TEXT”, edit it & insert your own text
    • then you need to convert it to mesh (Object → Convert → Mesh)
    • locate element “sides”, locate its “Modifier properties” (tool icon), locate “Boolean text” modifier and set it to field “Object” → select “TEXT” in list box
    • hide “TEXT” element and you should see given text as negative volume on both sides
    • hit A, F4, E, T (in dialog check Selected only) → for exporting STL 
  • Other possibilites:
    • or create text STL in some other program and use it in slicer directly (put it in the wall to the half of its thickness) as negative volume

🔑 Key cap / tag / recognizer

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Print profiles

  • key marker with text sample.3mf

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  • key marker blank.3mfDEFAULT

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