Operation Manual

CUSTOMIZING A THING CONTINUED
91USING THE CUSTOMIZER
EXAMPLE OF CUSTOMIZING A THING
This section will walk you through the steps
to customize a thing with the Customizer
application, create the STL file, and
download the STL file. We will customize
the thing called Customizable Round Trays.
To customize this thing:
1. Go to go to http://www.thingiverse.com.
2. On the home page, use the Search field
in the upper right. Search for “Round Trays”.
3. In the Search Results page, find
“Customizable Round Trays by walter”.
Click on the name of the thing.
4. In the Thing page for the thing, click the
button Open in Customizer.
5. The Customizer page appears and
displays the thing “Customizable
Round Trays”.
6. In the Parameters tab, we can edit the
following parameters [Fig. 13.3]:
Tray Diameter: You can specify the
diameter of the tray. In our example, set the
tray diameter to 75.
Tray Height: You can specify the height of
the sides of the tray. In our example, set the
tray height to 50.
Tray Rounding: Specifies the curvature of
the bottom of the tray. In our example, set
the curvature to 3.
Tray Sidewall: Specifies the thickness of
the vertical walls, in mm. In our example, set
the thickness to 1.2.
Fig. 13. 3