USB port

[PeterSpie]

Hi,
what about adding a USB-C block, or method of adding such a hole to an abject?
A lot of us use Layerling to make boxes for our electronics, and (at least I do) want to give the electronics power via USB. So a hole for this would be a nice add on?

Kind regards, Peter

[henmedia]

@PeterSpie good idea, boxes for electronics are a big part of what people make with layerling. It's built now and comes with the next release: a new shape Port opening, next to the teardrop in the shape library.

1. Add a Port opening. It comes as a hole already.
2. Pick the socket under Socket: USB-C, USB-C with room for the plug (for a socket that sits behind the wall), Micro-USB, USB-A, HDMI, Mini HDMI, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort or RJ45. The sizes come from data sheets and the standards, with a little room for printing, and HDMI and DisplayPort get their slanted corners.
3. Set the Depth a little more than your wall is thick, move it to where the socket sits on your board and group it with the box.

Width, height and corner radius can still be changed by hand if your socket is different. It's an exact CAD body, so fillets and STEP export work on the box with the openings too.

If layerling saves you time on your enclosures, a small donation keeps it going: support layerling.

[PeterSpie]

WOW! Just WOW!
Do you ever get some sleep??

Kind regards,
Peter

[henmedia]

@PeterSpie From time to time 🙂 And I live in Central Europe, so it isn't bedtime here yet.

[henmedia]

@PeterSpie The Port opening is out now in layerling 1.125.0. Reload layerling once to get it; you'll find it next to the teardrop in the shape library.