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Dental sensor holder, 3D designed and printed

A set of three dental sensor holders in red, yellow and blue for a private client, refined over three revisions and 3D printed in PLA.

Client
A private client
What it is
Holders that grip a dental sensor in a clip
What we did
3D design over three revisions, then the prints
What the client got
The holders, 3D printed in red, blue and yellow PLA
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Holders, in red, yellow and blue
3
Design revisions
3

What we brought

  1. What we can do

    Shaped around the sensor

    The sensor is in the 3D model, so each holder's clip could be checked against it on screen before printing.

  2. How we look after you

    Made easier to print

    In the first revision the bite end was made flush with the sensor holder, to make the parts easier to print.

  3. What you get

    Refined step by step

    Revision 1 rounded the edges and made the holders thinner. Revision 2 added a zero-reference tab to each holder.

The build

How we built it

5 steps, from the brief to the finished piece. Pick a step to jump to it.

The brief

Step 1 of 5

Holders
Three, in red, yellow and blue
Our scope
3D design over three revisions, then printing in PLA

At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we designed and 3D printed a set of dental sensor holders for a private client. There are three holders, in red, yellow and blue, each ending in a clip that holds the sensor.

Three revisions

Step 2 of 5

Each revision went to the client as renders of the parts laid out apart and side views of each holder, with the changes labelled.

  1. Revision 0

    The bite end was made flush with the sensor holder, to make the parts easier to print.

    Render

  2. Revision 1

    Thinner holders, the bite end still flush, and rounded edges.

    Render

  3. Revision 2

    A thin upright tab on each holder, labelled as the zero reference.

    Render

The prints

Step 3 of 5

We 3D printed the holders in red, blue and yellow PLA in our studio.

How it goes together

Step 4 of 5

The sensor sits in the clip at the end of a holder, as in the renders of the final design.

The final build

Step 5 of 5

The client received the holders of the final design, 3D printed in red, blue and yellow PLA.

RenderEach part side on.

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