I am using OctoPrint to drive my Qidi Tech I printer and wanted a way to mount my Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi camera (v1.3) to the printer. I searched and found a lot of great cases and solutions but none of them quite fit the Qidi Tech and relied on additional materials.

This solution hangs on the left handle - the RPi is exposed on the outside and the camera faces the bed through the glass - both are pressure fit with tight tolerances. The text says OctoPrint and is included as a separate .stl for dual extrusion or optionally including.

If I revisit I would probably make a more universal design to allow for mounting on either side or flipping the RPi to better route the USB and camera cables. I am a novice at design so I welcome any feedback and/or advice on improvements but it fits securely and so far I am very happy with the solution.

Print instructions

Category: 3D Printer Accessories Summary

I am using OctoPrint to drive my Qidi Tech I printer and wanted a way to mount my Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi camera (v1.3) to the printer. I searched and found a lot of great cases and solutions but none of them quite fit the Qidi Tech and relied on additional materials.

This solution hangs on the left handle - the RPi is exposed on the outside and the camera faces the bed through the glass - both are pressure fit with tight tolerances. The text says OctoPrint and is included as a separate .stl for dual extrusion or optionally including.

If I revisit I would probably make a more universal design to allow for mounting on either side or flipping the RPi to better route the USB and camera cables. I am a novice at design so I welcome any feedback and/or advice on improvements but it fits securely and so far I am very happy with the solution.

Print Settings

Printer: Qidi Tech I

Rafts: No

Supports: Yes

Resolution: 0.2mm

Infill: 30%

Notes:

It took a few hours to print - print in supplied orientation (upside down - i.e. hanger on bed plate). I used ABS (slight warping as seen in pics) with a couple of extra perimeters and while it could be stronger, I'm not sure that it really needs to be.

How I Designed This

Designed in Sketchup

Collected measurements w/ Digital Caliper
Leveraged RPi specifications from here: http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/raspberry\_pi\_model\_b\_plus\_dimentions.png
Leveraged RPi Camera specifications from here: http://www.recantha.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Raspberry-Pi-Camera-Module-Diagram-853x10242.png