Designing an ATX PC Case

[aidanvillacampa]

I am planning to 3D Print a sick gaming pc case that ensentuates the RGB lighting found in the case. I'm planning on cnc cutting acrylic and making the case mostly clear. I am planning on 3D Printing, I have a pretty big printer (500x500mm), and I want to print the pcie slots, motherboard slots, screw holes, motherboard tray area, and such. I am wondering how I would go about designing this, I have a pretty good ammount of expierence with this software, but this seems like a hard project. Could anyone point me to some templates for the ATX and pcie cards. I tried the DXFs from protocase but they wouldn't work. I posting this so anyone could contribute ideas and collaborate. 

Thanks Everyone,

Jedisintraining2

[tallisb · Accepted solution]

Hello-

I recommend you take a look at Grabcad.com.  It's a huge repository of 3d models that people have made.  You can search for PCIE Card or ATX, etc.

https://grabcad.com/library?page=1&time=all_time&sort=recent&query=pcie%20card 

Brad

[leowarren34 · Accepted solution]

As cases go I wouldn't 3D Print large amounts of them.

The only component that is really limited is the motherboard but ATX is a really well-defined standard a quick google can bring up the drawings. I'd also recommend using a metal backplane for the Motherboard as components such as the VRMs will get very hot and a melted case won't be super functional.

As for everything else it's up to you where you lay it out. Acrylic is definitely an option if you can get a hot wire strip heater so you can get really nice bends. There are a couple parts you could 3D print but layer height is a concern.

I would think about how you are going to lay every component out, then design around that.

Are there any cases that you are using as inspiration?