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Could you rescale the model to fit an iPhone 13 Mini?

farslan 2y ago
Rescaling usually doesn't work well because the MagSafe portion is static between all sizes. Hence, every custom sizing needs a custom re-design.
- schiffern 2y ago
  In theory, with parametric design (eg OpenSCAD, Autodesk Inventor, etc) a model could allow you to enter the phone dimensions and it automatically re-calculates the correct geometry. In practice, experience says doing this (in a robust way) is a lot harder than it sounds. ;) Thanks, very nice design and write-up.
  - stavros 2y ago
    It's not really that much harder, as long as you know which dimensions you want to be variable from the start. Going back and changing everything after the fact is a massive pain.
  - notpushkin 2y ago
    I’ve started to put something together in OpenSCAD: https://u.ale.sh/braunscadv1.png https://u.ale.sh/braunscadv1.png I’ll share the source once it’s a bit less painful to look at (right now everything is a bunch of copy-pasted spaghetti code :')
    - cianmm 2y ago
      I am extremely interested in this. I’ve got a new iPhone 16 and I’d love to use it in its case with this stand.
- pbreit 2y ago
  I wonder if there's a version that's more of a shelf so could accommodate (m)any sized phones and with/without cases?
SystemOut 2y ago
I think it's doable with a parametric design in Fusion but it is definitely more work up-front or re-work after you have a working version. Getting a well parameterized and set of constrained sketches can be a time consuming process since I don't do it every day. It's probably the part I've struggled with the most in making 3D printable designs (I'm not OP but design cosplay props for my kids) since I don't always know what I want the final dimensions to be.
- zwily 2y ago
  And a parametric design requires you to buy the commercial Fusion license.
  - marcins 2y ago
    No it doesn't, unless you mean some more advanced parametric features that just the basic parameter driven modelling.

Rescaling usually doesn't work well because the MagSafe portion is static between all sizes. Hence, every custom sizing needs a custom re-design.

schiffern 2y ago
In theory, with parametric design (eg OpenSCAD, Autodesk Inventor, etc) a model could allow you to enter the phone dimensions and it automatically re-calculates the correct geometry. In practice, experience says doing this (in a robust way) is a lot harder than it sounds. ;) Thanks, very nice design and write-up.
- stavros 2y ago
  It's not really that much harder, as long as you know which dimensions you want to be variable from the start. Going back and changing everything after the fact is a massive pain.
- notpushkin 2y ago
  I’ve started to put something together in OpenSCAD: https://u.ale.sh/braunscadv1.png https://u.ale.sh/braunscadv1.png I’ll share the source once it’s a bit less painful to look at (right now everything is a bunch of copy-pasted spaghetti code :')
  - cianmm 2y ago
    I am extremely interested in this. I’ve got a new iPhone 16 and I’d love to use it in its case with this stand.
pbreit 2y ago
I wonder if there's a version that's more of a shelf so could accommodate (m)any sized phones and with/without cases?

SystemOut 2y ago

I think it's doable with a parametric design in Fusion but it is definitely more work up-front or re-work after you have a working version. Getting a well parameterized and set of constrained sketches can be a time consuming process since I don't do it every day. It's probably the part I've struggled with the most in making 3D printable designs (I'm not OP but design cosplay props for my kids) since I don't always know what I want the final dimensions to be.

zwily 2y ago
And a parametric design requires you to buy the commercial Fusion license.
- marcins 2y ago
  No it doesn't, unless you mean some more advanced parametric features that just the basic parameter driven modelling.