phone-case-cq/README.md

this is a 3d-printable case designed for the PinePhone, but implemented with an eye towards generalizing beyond just that model and supporting future phones/preferences alongside this first model.

as an example, the default case (pictured below) includes a pouch for carrying an external battery: a quick solution to achieve all-day battery life with any of the stock OSes. the back of this case prints flat, with a mesh that stretches to fit the battery upon installation.

Images

for an interactive viewer, see build/web-viewer/index.html. you'll need a browser which supports webGL (e.g. chromium).

Prerequisites

• run nix develop to enter a dev environment.
• or manually install these dependencies:
  • Python3
  • cadquery
  • cq-editor (for interactive viewing/development)

Building

• ./cq_toplevel.py --export-stl model.stl

Development

• ./cq_toplevel.py --editor or cq-editor ./cq_toplevel.py to load an interactive GUI

  • press the green play button to render the model
  • call with --render-phone to see how the phone would fit inside the case

• CadQuery docs may be found here: https://cadquery.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickstart.html