可定制电缆/导线夹、组织者或固定件

Each attached STL file (pre-generated clip) is named according to the following pattern:

"cable-clip-shape-pretenAdeg-thBmm-wCmm-swDmm-shEmm-FxhdGmm-hanHmm-cylJmm.stl"

...where:

• [shape] indicates the shape of the clip space for cables / wires. "Roundy" means more roundy than boxy, and "boxy" means more boxy than roundy :) See corresponding image below.
• [pretenAdeg] - indicates that the clip is pre-tensioned by setting Part3 (read about what is Part3 below) angle to a value above 90 degrees. A indicates how many degrees above 90 degrees, so "5", means 95 degrees setting for Part3.
• [thBmm] indicates what is the thickness of a clip (B value in millimeters).
• [wCmm] indicates width of a clip, C in millimeters.
• [swDmm] indicates calculated clip space width, D in millimeters.
• [shEmm] indicates calculated clip space height, E in millimeters.
• [FxhdGmm] - F is a number of mounting holes and G is the diameter of the holes.
• [hanHmm-cylJmm] - H is length of a handle in millimeters (Part9, see below) and J is diameter of a handle's cylinder (Part10, see below).

Postfix "cntsnkKmmLmm" means that a clip was generated with a nest for a screw with a countersunk head with K [mm] diameter and L [mm] height.

See what is the difference between "boxy" and "roundy" clip shapes:

It is difficult to tell what is the best material for your clips, as I use only PLA and PETG and performed limited trials with these kinds of filaments.

My experiences so far:

• PLA performs pretty well. Clips made of PLA should not break easily and are pretty flexible. I tested DAS FILAMENT and FIBERLOGY, and I am happy with the prints.
• PETG seems to give more flexibility when not stressed much, but it was breaking under a little bit more extensive force applied. I used GEEETECH filament that was pre-dried to 25% humidity, was honestly expecting better results. I am not going to use it anymore for this purpose, which does not mean that PETG is a wrong material for a clip. I just have limited experiences. Let me know in the comments if another PETG filament works fine for you.

There may be other filament types that are even better for printing these clips, but due to lack of experience, I cannot give any further recommendations at the moment.

When slicing the clip models, make sure that:

• Infill is set to 0%. You do not want any infill, it will act against flexibility of a clip and makes it deforming every time you will pull a clip away from a surface you are going to screw it to.
• Number of walls is set high enough to fill up whole space that would be taken by infill.

Side note - leaving infill space empty will make a clip more flexible, but I noticed, that it also makes it much more prone to break. So, at the end, I do not recommend printing "empty" clips.

Pay attention to where the so called Z seam is located. If your slicer located the majority of Z seam somewhere in an area which should be flexible, try to adjust settings in your slicer to instruct it to locate Z seam in the parts that are not subjected to tensile forces. See example of neutral Z seam locations:

If you want to generate your own clip, you will need to use the attached "customizable-cable-clip.scad" project.

General dimensions of a clip are easy to understand:

I tested various thickness values: from 1.6mm up to 2.8mm and 2.0mm seems to be a sweet spot for PLA in my case. Especially when a clip has to hold a few OD 4-7mm cables. Thickness 1.6mm seems to be appropriate for clips that have to hold thin jumper wires wires. Thickness values above 2.0mm seem to be too much for these clips. I would recommend 2.4mm only when you need a clip to be very strong in terms of limited flexibility.

By default, a clip with a mounting hole for a flat-head screw will be generated. If you want to use a countersunk-head screw, you need to declare flat_screw_enabler as false. This will cause generation of a kind of dedicated nest for a countersunk screw head. All dimension of a screw can be declared to meet your needs.

This can be controlled by dist_between_screws. When this is set to above zero, it enables the second mounting hole and defines the distance between two mounting holes.