DND Dice Box And Tower V6 3D Printer Model
The file 'DND Dice Box And Tower V6 3D Printer Model' is (stl) file type, size is 244.7KB.
The file 'DND Dice Box And Tower V6 3D Printer Model' is (stl) file type, size is 244.7KB.
-----UPDATE 13OCT2024-----
Though I appreciate the thought, I am not accepting tips or donations. Designing things with CAD software is just my method of keeping math and fitting skills sharp as a welder on slow work days.
-----UPDATE 20SEP2024-----
I just printed the Box Slats and the hole at the bottom didn't have enough clearance to allow dice to come out of the tower. This error has been corrected in V7 of the Box Slats STL file. It should now be good to go, apologies for the inconvenience.
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So I'm no expert when it comes to CAD drawing. I'm a welder by trade, this is just a hobby to keep my math & fitting skills sharp. I'm the original designer & creator of this project, and I created it with TinkerCAD. I just wanted to share it with others who are also D&D fans.
Originally this started off as a plain flat dice box and nothing more. I got annoyed with the other dice boxes available on Thingiverse and decided to make one to my liking. After five previous versions of trial and error, this is Version 6 which includes a dice rolling tower and tray built right into the lid. I wasn't able to upload a short video of the dice rolling tower in action, so I took two screenshots and uploaded them.
It is absolutely vital that you use Z-Hop and Retraction.
Printing with a brim is recommended.
I used regular cheap PLA from Amazon, I don't remember the brand. You could do this with ABS, PTEG, and other stiff filaments, but definitely not with TPU.
I've seen people install felt lining in their dice boxes, however, due to tight tolerances I wouldn't recommend it.
I've included links to TinkerCAD files in case you want to see how it was assembled, or if you want to improve it.
-----Supplies-----
-----Box Tower & Box Slats-----
Both of these pieces snap together to create a functional dice tower. Version 6 is slightly thinner than before so it fits better. Also, the magnets in V6 were moved a quarter of an inch so that attachment to the base would be sturdier.
I didn't glue mine together, but it wouldn't hurt anything if you did. The dice tower CANNOT roll heavy metal or stone dice. Please use the standard size plastic dice and only one at a time.
I wanted to post a short 8 second video demonstrating the dice tower working. But Thingiverse doesn't allow video, so I took a few pics in action.
-----Box Base-----
There are seven (1" H x 1" W x 0.866" L) hexagon spaces for seven standard sized bulk plastic dice.
There's a (7" L x 0.5" W x 0.625" H) slot for a pen.
The vertical (0.25" diameter x 1" H) holes along the side walls of the dice rolling tray are meant to house 28 total pins. In Version 6, I dropped the dice tray walls down a quarter of an inch to make pin removal easier.
Finally, there's enough room to store a standard sized miniature in the dice tray when closed.
-----Box Top-----
The Box Top was designed to keep track of up to 20 Hit Dice, Death Saving Throws, and a single Inspiration point. The Box Top looks wonky when closed, but it's slightly angled so that players can clearly see it tilted up at them on the table.
-----Box Pins-----
There's nothing particularly special about these pins. The holes in the Box Base and Box Top are 0.25" diameter. The pins themselves are 0.20" diameter and 1" tall. I wanted to make them just loose enough to fall out of Box Base storage when tipped over.
I set the pins in three STL files; x1, x3, and x5 in case you wanted to print them in different colors. You can easily design your own pins if you want, so long as it's 0.23" diameter (or smaller) by 1" tall. Or if you want to use small bolts, nails, screws, or whatever, that works too.
| Box_Base_V6.stl | 450.5KB | |
| Box_Pins_x1_V6.stl | 24.9KB | |
| Box_Pins_x3_V6.stl | 74.5KB | |
| Box_Pins_x5_V6.stl | 124.1KB | |
| Box_Slats_V7.stl | 19.0KB | |
| Box_Top_V6.stl | 462.0KB | |
| Box_Tower_V6.stl | 26.3KB |
