Playing Card Box

During high school I was an avid cards player, and as anyone who owns an old pack of cards would know, the boxes cards come in aren't the most durable. So, as a project in one of my International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, I decided to make my own playing card box. I designed it in Autodesk Inventor, and printed it on a Zortrax M200 3D printer using ABS.

I began by sketching a few designs, and further developed upon four of them. After deciding which two I wanted to create, I researched hand anthropometrics, analyzed several packs of playing cards, laid out some relevant measurements, and started the CAD portion. Once I completed that, I printed the desired solution, and wrote a paper you can read here.

This project was my first involving 3D printers, thus I learned a great deal about CAD and the strengths and drawbacks of 3D printers. I also engaged in a formal design process as required by the IB program, and learned about the different considerations one needs to take when designing, manufacturing, and marketing a product.

Unfortunately, the original CAD files have been lost to time, but the original box still stands to this day.