Draftosaurus Box–Dinosaur Box With Lid And/or Magnet 3D Printer Model

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Summary

I designed this box to hold the dinosaur meeples for our game Draftosaurus. Six can fit inside a box with plenty of room to spare. We don't have the Marina or Aviary expansions, but I imagine they should fit also. This is my first attempt at designing a box, and it took many prototypes to get it right. I hope you enjoy it! Please comment or post a make, I'd love to see someone else enjoy my work!

I designed it to hold magnets that are 6.4mm x 2.5mm because that's what I had available. They fit in really snug, no glue needed, just push hard with a flat piece of metal as leverage. Make sure you get the polarity right because it's not coming back out! I also included the files without magnet holes if you would like to use a different size, or just no magnet. The box lid should fit pretty well without a magnet, but it adds extra strength.

I also included files without the logo, in case someone would like to use this just as a dinosaur track shaped box. If you do, print it face down and you should avoid some of the bridging issues and have a nice fitting (and looking) lid.

Notes on printing: Printed using standard low quality settings on a Creality CR-10 Pro. If you look closely in the pictures my printer needed some adjustments but if yours is fine-tuned you shouldn't get the lines that I did. I wanted nice detail on the lid so I printed the lid face up with supports and a brim, and the top looks great, but the bottom is a little rough as shown in the last picture. Hopefully someday when I gain more design skills I'll revisit this and make it better. We tried printing it upside down once to get a nice top and bottom, but the letters moved around and it just didn't work. If you have any tips on how to make it look nice, send them my way!

EDIT: I'm so happy so many people have loved this design! I revisited this design and made something easier to print and have a smooth top and bottom. It's available at my Etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1243121095/draftosaurus-dinosaur-drafting-boxes?click_key=be597fb05dfd30d30331493bfb89a35444c452ae%3A1243121095&click_sum=b7ccc09c&ref=shop_home_active_1

I also have many other designs available as well! Thanks for stopping by!

Also, you definitely need a little drop of superglue, my magnets pulled out after a few months.

Lastly, Since thingiverse is so glitchy I'm moving to printables. Find my new designs here: https://www.printables.com/social/325469-tjdesignco/prints

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