truck dashboard organizer for commercial vehicles

I drive semi truck for a living and always needed a small box or something for the little things we all need on those long hauls gum, chap stick, the little notebooks,pens etc. Every time I hit a pothole, or railroad track the little things slide, bounce and skip away. Decided to make use of all the time waiting for loading and unloading, loaded up auto-cad and here were are (yes full version). It is not a short print I made the walls thick and used 20% infill for a rugged sturdy feel. Prototype was printed using Sunlu recycled PLA at fast print (wanted to take it with me). Also the ridges from draft printing feel like wooden box In summer especially in lower states PLA will warp or even melt in the vehicle PETG or ABS will be needed.

Its a simple box with 4 pen holders at 45 degree angles with angled bottoms to keep them in place. Recommend to fasten to dash using 3M Dual Lock tape similar to Velcro but its much stronger and don't leave goo lines when hot even holds to glass in summer sun. My semi has a flat place for it sit, if you have a curved dash break out tinker-cad and make your self a wedge and use a piece of the dual lock to fix it in place. I am making several more for my work shop they will be great for holding all the little printer parts.

Including 2 sizes they are not resizings as the holes would shrink unusable. Holes are 12mm all the pens I used my calipers on, both of them were 9.5mm & 10mm So every 8.3% scale down you would lose 1mm.

Planning on adding clip on sunglasses holders with deep wells to hang on to them, as well as a small 3x5 clipboard for the directions or the wife's picture, clipped to the back as separate modular prints

Both sizes
Walls 10mm thick
80mm total height
70mm inside depth

Large
197 mm wide
211 mm front edge to back

Medium
167 mm wide
176 mm front to back

Designed to print flat no supports. The print settings are petty much bullet proof, unless it's printed nose up then supports are needed for the back curve. This will allow kitty-corner angled printing for smaller printer beds to fit.

To keep the print clean I set printer to keep inside model at all times so no stringing or bumps, I wanted mat finish to minimize glare, so no ironing. Settings depending on how smooth your printer prints and you desires for finish mostly its straight sided and curves nothing over 45% overhang, so its going to be very forgiving.

2 walls .8mm
15% infill minimum

This keeps printer inside the box walls only, avoiding any stringing or blobs and lends to a easily finished surface.

• Un-select 'avoid printed parts' under travel
• Combing mode = ALL Build plate adhesion = none

If you do have previous issues of adhesion to build-plate then brim can be used.

the one I going to keep in my truck will have 3 walls 1.2mm and 25% infill PETG, after all its going to be used heavily and want extra rugged.