HOW TO 3D PRINT A CENTER CONSOLE WITH A MAGSAFE PHONE MOUNT

Most 3d printed center console “mods” are just… cup holders. This one turns your console into a clean, modern charging station: a phone mount with MagSafe charging (plus optional AirPods charging)

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TOOLS & MATERIAL

• Hardware:2 MagSafe Style magnetic wireless chargers from Amazon

• 3D Printer: Centauri Carbon or Bambu Lab H2S

• 3D Printer Material:ASA Filament (heat + UV resistant)

• Filtration:Fume extraction or HEPA/activated carbon air purifier

• CAD Software:Shapr3D (works great on iPad + Apple Pencil, and you can reopen the same project across devices)

OPTION A: PRINT PRE-MADE DESIGN

If you have a BMW e30, the existing STL will fit your console opening.

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1. Slice the STL as-is in your 3d printer software

2. Print in ASA (final-use material for heat + UV resistance)

3. Install in the console

   • Add wireless chargers

   • Insert into console

That’s it. If it fits clean and feels solid, you’re done.

OPTION B: MAKE A CUSTOM VERSION FOR YOUR RIDE

If you need to modify an existing 3d printed car part design, don’t fight trying to adjust the STL in your 3d printing slicer software —trace and rebuild it clean with Shapr3D.

Step 1: Import the STL into Shapr3D

Step 2: Lower opacity of the imported STL so it becomes a “ghost template”

Step 3: Trace simple sketches on top of it

• Top outline (the main shape)

• Lip outline (the ledge that sits on the console opening), if the part has one

• Extra parts (the clips on the side of the center console)

Step 4: Extrude your sketches into bodies to match the imported STL

Step 5: Union/Combine extruded bodies into one solid body

Step 6: Hide the imported STL and export the new design as an STL and print.

Now you’ve got a clean, editable CAD model you can modify easy—without dealing with the 3d printer slicer software limitations.

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