One of the great things about my Insta360 One RS is that it came with a 360-degree lens and a 4K Boost lens. So not only can I do virtual reality photos with it, but also I can take ‘normal’ photos just by changing the lens module. But that means I have to carry the 4K lens around in my bag and hope it doesn’t get damaged: so I decided to design a little box I could put it in to keep it safe. It’s quite a simple design with a snap-in lid and shouldn’t need any support material to print on a fused-filament 3D printer.
Quick summary of this 3D creation
Overview: A 3D design for a simple case for an Insta360 4K Boost Lens.
Software used: LibreCAD, OpenSCAD, Blender.
Intended use: 3D printing using fused filament printers without support material if properly oriented.
Download: Thingiverse page.
If you’re interested in how the case was designed, basically it all started with taking some dimensions with my digital calipers. Those were then used to create a CAD (computer-aided design) 2D drawing of a section through the lens in LibreCAD, around which I designed the cross sections for the main part of the case and the lid. OpenSCAD was then used to extrude the various sections and, through constructive solid geometry, add or subtract them from the main block. I then loaded the design into Blender as it was the easiest way to adjust some of the vertices to remove overhangs that would have required support material.
So overall it was a fair bit of work to design a 3D-printable case for my 4K Boost Lens, but not overly complicated due to the initial 2D CAD work. And now my lens is quite safe (especially with a glass protector fitted) when out and about in my bag 🙂
