alright got another prototype case put together. this is in the royal color scheme!
notes as usual...
- i made it a bit thicker in case i need more room internally for things. it's about 31 mm thick (~1.25") which feels a bit plump but holds well. (it may actually be easier to hold for longer durations than a thin case.) not sure i'll need it but good to test.
- this is the first prototype i've tried out with a back/bottom chamfer (for pinkies), and it's much nicer to have that angled bottom surface to hold.
- the speaker grill and inset logo turned out great. in the program i've tried putting OCTANO right below the speaker grill and i don't love it so i may move it to the other side.
- the joystick really looks nice. some questions about constructability from the previous post were not super applicable with changing to a conical hole, but i would like to increase the angle at the front of the case to improve 3d printing without supports. i also probably need to increase the size of the hole
- the place where the nut will go is hard to clear out supports for, so i'll need to make it "open on both sides"; so there'll be a silver rectangle on the top of the device (not the front where you'd see it all the time). i don't think it will be too annoying.
i'm going to need to start printing mock PCBs so i can start laying out switches and stuff...
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