ThinAir3D

Original Pokeball Update + Switch Inserts Added

Added 2022-03-13 06:11:51 +0000 UTC

Hey everyone!

So I'm not too sure how many people printed the Original Pokeball with the spring-loaded feature in it, but after testing it out for myself along with feedback from a lot of you I have decided to remove the spring from the design for now.

I, along with a few others, found that even if the spring has good strength when first printed, after just a couple days of the model being closed the 3D-printed spring becomes pretty much useless. I have played around with a TON of different variations of the printed spring concept to no avail, but I will be designing a version with a metal spring in the near future.

For now, I have removed the spring loaded version of the design from the drive and replaced it with a non-spring loaded version! If you have previously downloaded the files, you may want to re-download all of the components for future printing as they all got tweaked at least a little bit.

I have also designed and included a set of inserts for holding Nintendo Switch Games (16) + Micro SD Cards (8). I already have plans to create a set of Nintendo DS Insets, and another set of Normal SD/Micro SD Storage Inserts. Please let me know if there are any other types of inserts you would like to see!

Overall, I'm really happy with the functionality and ease of assemble with this version. As I mentioned, I DO have intentions of incorporating a metal spring at some point, but I wanted to go ahead and get this version out to you all in the meantime!

I hope you enjoy, and I will be releasing the updated version of the Arceus Pokeball very soon as well!

As always, thank you all so much for the support!

-Jacob