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Tablet case design for Softkite

A tablet case for Softkite with a card scanner and a notepad slot under the screen and a grip on the back, designed by us and handed over as 3D files.

Client
Softkite
Scope
Design only
What it is
A tablet case with a card scanner and a notepad slot built in
What we did
3D design, from three first options to a final design
What the client got
The 3D files of the design and the renders
Start a prototype (opens WhatsApp) Send a brief
Options in the first round, from a simple holder to a full case
3
Slots under the screen, a card scanner and a notepad slot
2
Views of the final design, front, back, side, top and bottom
5

What we brought

  1. What we can do

    Three ways to hold it

    The first round put two friction-fit holders and a full case side by side, so the client could see how much case each option needed.

  2. How we look after you

    The scanner is part of the case

    The card scanner sits in the case under the screen, with a notepad slot beside it and a grip shaped into the back.

  3. What you get

    Every side shown on screen

    Each round came as renders from several angles, and the final design from all five sides, so the client could check every detail.

The build

How we built it

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

The brief

Step 1 of 3

Holds
A tablet, and its stylus in the full case
Our scope
3D design and renders, handed over as 3D files

At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we designed a tablet case for Softkite. The brief covered two kinds: a friction-fit holder that grips the tablet, and a full case. Both needed a card scanner built in under the screen.

From three options to one design

Step 2 of 3

The first round, Revision 0, showed three options. By Revision 2 the full case had a card scanner, a notepad slot and a grip on the back, with a friction-fit version beside it.

  1. Revision 0

    Three options: a friction-fit holder with an RFID reader and an empty slot for more features, an economical holder with the reader only, and a full case with a stylus holder and a grip on the back. The holders run longer to take stress off the USB-C connection.

    Render +2 more

  2. Revision 2

    The full case taken forward: a card scanner and a notepad slot under the screen, the stylus along the side and an ergonomic grip on the back, shown from five sides. A friction-fit version kept the same two slots.

    Render +1 more

The final build

Step 3 of 3

Softkite received the 3D files of the final design and the renders shown on this page: a tablet case with a card scanner and a notepad slot under the screen, a place for the stylus and a grip on the back.

RenderFive views, and the grip on the back.

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