And that's the work! Thank you very much for your help!! :)
After a little fine-tuning :)
That's it for a good start:) As you are going to print I would add a fillet around the base to avoid right angles, also pay attention to the very thin thickness at the level of the fastener and possibly open on the side instead, it's up to you.
Of course next step printing and vacuum o of the drone flight :)
Good luck
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Here is the improved version but more aerodynamic, more beautiful, and above all... 3X lighter!!
Thanks again:D
Why avoid right angles?
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Hello @ffg67,
I like the style, nice work.
However, if I may say so, in terms of aerodynamics I think you should open (in GREEN) the tail, in order to let out the air that will lodge around the rear mount.
Also, breaking a few angles (in RED) with leaves would also be beneficial (the red leaves of the side bindings are useless if you use the idea of the plugs below).
Another idea; additional "plugs" (in BLUE) to reduce the openings of the fasteners to the strict minimum, i.e. the diameter of a screw.
Sorry for the rough lines. I hope you will grasp the ideas.
Kind regards
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Hi, I love the idea of openness and I'm going to do it right away, the holidays will also look good!
On the other hand, the traffic jams, I didn't really understand why... Let's say that if we make a 1mm hole which is very long it will be impossible to screw to the camera (Maybe I didn't understand correctly), and the same way for the fixings to the chassis because the screws are too short (in addition to adding weight)
Here's what I did following your message:
It's true that the opening is very nice, but for the time being I couldn't make holidays bigger than 0.06mm And if I try to remove the leaves that are in question, it makes me a lot of mistakes, same with this sketch which allows me to correct the "peak" which is at the top
Edit: for the mistakes, it's okay I can manage them now! :D
Thank you very much, I have made so much progress!!
A V2 will arrive soon, more crushed on the top and wider if needed by the drone on which I will screw my canopy:)
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Regarding the plugs, the viability of the suggestion actually depends on the diameter of the screw head. I understand the usefulness of a wide seat (bottom of the cylinder creating the hole) to have a good support on the support. Which acts as a puck in short. The purpose of the cap is to reduce the diameter of the cylinders and therefore their aero footprint.
That said, your weight argument is a weighty argument, but a hollowed out cork doesn't weigh much.
Illustrations, for a diameter of 16mm, a screw of 2mm in diameter and a head of 5mm in diameter:
There is an alternative to model directly on your cover, but I would already need the dimensions of the screws and your "seats", to evaluate the relevance of my suggestions.
Cdt
For medium-sized drone cameras, (5 inch propellers) the camera screws are 1.5mm in diameter so let's say the head is 2.5mm, for the mini it must be 1mm and 2mm head?