Customizable Desiccant Box for Filament Storage

Maintain your filament's optimal condition with this parametric desiccant box. Designed to house Silica Gel Beads, it ensures effective moisture control within your filament storage system.

Features:

• Parametric Design: Fully customizable using Fusion 360 to meet your specific requirements.
• Compatibility: While initially targeted for a particular filament storage system, this design's adaptability allows it to suit various setups.

Principal Parameters for Customization in Fusion 360:

• Height: Adapt the overall height to meet your storage needs.
• Length: Tailor the length based on your available storage space.
• Nozzle: Customize the nozzle dimensions to match your storage system.
• Wall: Wall thickness is calculated initially as 4 times the nozzle size but will adjust if you change the nozzle size or its multiplier.
• Box Height: Determines the total exterior height of the box.
• Spacing Side A & B: Control the distance between hole centers on each side.
• Principal Spacing: Set your preferred center-to-center distance between holes.
• OffseLidLip: Adjust the offset to ensure a secure lid closure.
• Diameter Holes Pattern: Initially set for a 3 mm diameter to fit 3.4 mm Silica Gel Beads, but this parameter can be changed in Fusion 360.
• Height of Lip: Customize the height of the lid's lip.
• Height Insert & Heat Insert Wall: Configure the height and thickness of the internal walls.
• Heat Insert: Designed for 3 mm heat inserts, but can be customized for different sizes or screws.

Slicing Considerations:

Slicing this design can be a challenging task due to its complex hole pattern. Initially, slicing required an overnight process on my computer. However, switching the pattern from sketches to bodies in Fusion 360 led to substantial improvements in both slicing time and quality.

Customization:

Navigate to the 'User Parameters' tab in Fusion 360 for customization. Here you can modify each parameter to suit your needs.

Conclusion:

This customizable desiccant box is an essential tool for effectively managing humidity in your filament storage setup. Its range of customization options in Fusion 360 allows for precise adjustments to meet your specific requirements.