Summary
Scene switches are great, but not very use friendly if you don't know what the buttons do. So I 3D printed flat icons (1.5mm height) - two versions - one for myself, and one for my brother. I needed these icons on the switches because my wife will be using the switch in my office to turn on/off lights etc. and it makes it more user friendly.
Version 1 - Downlights, Lights, RGB LED Strips, and 3D Printer
Version 2 - Lights, Wax Melter, Fan, and Media Play/Pause
I used my AnyCubic i3 Mega-S for this with white PLA filament, printed at 0.2mm layer height, with a brim - 210c hotend and 60c heated bed. Once printed, I cut around the brim with a Stanley knife/Xacto blade. Thin double sided tape on the back, cleaned the scene switch buttons with 99% IPA, and stuck them down. Very pleased with the results! Only thing is the edges on the icons look a bit rough, but that's probably because of my amateur cutting skills with the blade... If you print without a brim you may have bed adhesion issues, but if you can print without a brim, I think this will give them a much cleaner edge and look.
Print Settings
Printer:
Anycubic i3 Mega-S
Rafts:
No
Supports:
No
Resolution:
0.2mm
Infill:
10%
Filament: Sunlu PLA PLA White
Notes:
Print with a brim for better bed adhesion as these are small icons (22mm x 22mm each). If you have a fine tuned printer then do not print with a brim - it will give you a cleaner edge on the icons.
Hotend - 210c
Bed - 60c
No supports required.
Post-Printing
Cut off the brim if printed with it
Cut the brims off and clean up the edges of the icons, ready to add double sided tape to stick to the scene switch.
Clean scene switch and apply icons
Clean the scene switch buttons with 99% IPA or similar, and stick the icons to the buttons.
How I Designed This
Design
Designed in Tinkercad by importing SVG icons and scaling accordingly
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