Description Rules for Designs
A good description answers a few simple questions. Please follow these rules and try to answer the W questions.
What to leave out of the description
- Avoid to insert URLs in the description.At the end of the submission you can enter all relevant URLs in a list.
- Avoid to insert your own parts list.You are welcome to write in that special items are still needed, but at the end of the submission you can enter all required parts in a single list.
Questions your description should answer
What
What did you design?
Example answer: Docking station for the Apple Iphone X.
Does your design have certain features or properties?
Example answer: At the bottom, the docking station has a compartment for SD cards.
Why
Why did you design it, what was the idea?
Example answer: I have designed this docking station because I have not found another beautiful one with SD card compartment.
How
How did you design it?
Example answer: I designed it with 123d.
How long did it take?
Example answer: The design itself went very fast and took only a few hours.
Dimensions
What dimensions does the design have (length, width, diameter)?
Example answer: The docking station is 10cm wide and 20cm high.
Others
Has there been any difficulty printing? Do you recommend a specific filament for printing (PLA, ABS, ...)?
Example answer: I first printed the design with PLA filament, but then it turned out that it produces a better result with ABS filament.
Did you notice special things when designing or does the model contain any problems that need to be fixed?
Example answer: It was important to me that it consumes as little space as possible.
Is there something to keep in mind when printing, assembling or using?
Example answer: The edges were rounded, so no support structure is required when printing.
Your descriptive text could look like this
Docking station for the Apple Iphone X. I have designed this docking station because I have not found another beautiful one with SD card compartment. At the bottom, the docking station has a compartment for SD cards. I designed it with 123d. The design itself went very fast and took only a few hours. The docking station is 10cm wide and 20cm high. I first printed the design with PLA filament, but then it turned out that it produces a better result with ABS filament. It was important to me that it consumes as little space as possible. The edges were rounded, so no support structure is required when printing.