Rotating 4-section 7-day Pill Organizer (FreeCAD)

A rotating 7-day pill organizer with 4 compartments per day, parametric and editable in FreeCAD!

Printing Notes:

• There are two versions of the doors with different amounts of clickiness. Normal might be a bit light especially with repeated use, so feel free to use hard if you're concerned about the door latch, or want a more tactile click.

• It can be printed in PLA, but I recommend PETG because it rotates so much better. PLA makes a kinda unpleasant grindy sound and is very unsatisfactory, at least with the Prusament Galaxy Black I was using. Without the detent and with good print quality, the insert can spin like an all plastic fidget spinner.

• If not checked already, please use random seam position for better quality exteriors and interiors (Print Settings -> Layers and perimeters -> Advanced -> Seam position -> Random)

• When not using the provided 3MF, I suggest printing the insert flat side down.

• When not using the provided 3MF, I suggest printing the handle with the square slot facing down with supports for a better top edge surface (mostly just cosmetic, but it's still visible).

• When not using the provided 3MF and also organic supports, please block supports from printing within the uppermost filament hole, as it will plug the hole and become impossible to remove. I am test printing with regular supports to see if they will do better, at least they don't generate in the hole.

• Regular supports don't generate within the top-most hole, are bit easier to remove, and also seem to use less filament.

Instructions:

• Insert the detent through the hole in the bottom of the insert.

• Insert the insert through the sleeve, so that the edge fits in with the rounded bottom.

• Insert some filament through the holes and the doors, until you get to the very bottom.

• When the filament is bottomed out, pull the top out just a little, and use flat cutters to trim it off.

• Push the filament down all the way, and then it should be flat with the top, allowing the handle to rotate freely.

• Add the handle on top of the square mounting point of the insert, and mash down until it is secure.

• (Optional) If the insert does not spin easily, you can rotate it rapidly to smooth it out. You can also open and close each of the doors to break them in a little as well.

Editing in FreeCAD:

!!!WARNING!!!

• There is currently a bug in the model when exported directly out from FreeCAD v1.0.2 (the latest).

• I am documenting it here: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues/27372#issuecomment-3892410658

• To use this model parametrically from FreeCAD, you will need to manually fix the invalid faces in Blender.

!!!WARNING!!!

You can edit almost all of the values via the Params spreadsheet. If items are not pivoting/spinning freely, you can increase the Clearance item in the spreadsheet. However, the detent was kind of cheesed, so modifying the radius/diameter will probably require some adjustment of the detent.

Example printed on a Prusa Core One with Prusament Galaxy Black PETG