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Wondering if it is the one I saw a bit ago. The one I looked at did not have the window in the center, for seeing position at night. Made for a fun excuse to mess around and redraw.
Currently working on the often broken heater control clips for the "always on" heater issue. Will post the STL as soon as I get dims right. This one was very slightly too big to fit in the needed opening. The rest seems great, and I reinforced the weak-point from the original.
Wondering if it is the one I saw a bit ago. The one I looked at did not have the window in the center, for seeing position at night. Made for a fun excuse to mess around and redraw.
Currently working on the often broken heater control clips for the "always on" heater issue. Will post the STL as soon as I get dims right. This one was very slightly too big to fit in the needed opening. The rest seems great, and I reinforced the weak-point from the original.
I just posted my **** stl today.
I just got a Photon Mono X and am waiting for the Wash and Cure Plus to arrive. My FDM is an Ender 5+. It will be interesting to see my detailed prints in resin finally.
I know this could be a long shot but...I saw some scaled down engine 3d models for printing that are functional and that made me wanting to reproduce a 944 engine for 3d printing. Now I don't know how hard it would be to find either 3d models of the engine parts or even a technical data document containing the dimensions of the parts.
I've had A LOT of requests for more HVAC plates, but I just do not have the time or interest to make these anymore, so I'm sharing the files with everyone. Some of you will be able to make your own, but I'm also hoping that more than a few people can start making these for sale as well.
Attached are two ZIP files, one with decals sketched up, the other with .STL and .F3D (Autodesk Fusion 360) files. You don't need the decals - everyone has been re-using the originals.
Please note that these models are not exact replicas of the original HVAC plate - concessions were made for print-ability, with some reinforcement added in areas of stress risers present on the original. Also, this was my first big project in Fusion 360, so there will be some bad logic in the model and changing one thing may screw up the entire thing - this was something that held me back from releasing this earlier but you guys & gals will figure it out.
The models were also sized to compensate for my printer (Lulzbot Taz5) and filaments and other factors so that everything would snap fit properly - especially the front face-plate! You may need to do some trial and error with the models for your own printers.
Some assembly required - the raised locations where decals are attached need to be hot-glued into place. I've included a jig to fit them. Also need post processing to remove supports inside the two dials - suggest a small screwdriver and needle nose pliers to pop them out. If some of you have two-head printers with dissolvable supports, you can merge all the files and avoid this.
This is a pretty amazing thread. I haven't made anything for my 944S yet, however I have made the bushings that go on the seat rails for my 928S (should also fit 911's and possibly other cars with front/back power seats).
Question for all: I use PETG to print the parts, it's resistant to temperatures found in the car (unlike PLA) and is pretty strong (also unlike PLA). Anyone else use PETG, thoughts?
04-29-2021, 08:02 PM
Merry Christmas - 944 HVAC Plate 3D printed files
