PERSONALIZED Dog Tail Leash Holder

This is a new version of my previous design, allowing you to personalize it!

What do we love most about our dogs? Their tails, of course! So here's a wall-mounted holder that leverages the power of the dog tail to hold leashes or other dog paraphernalia. This is not an original design but influenced by a commercial product I saw somewhere.

Looks great if printed with “Fuzzy” skin! See 3mf file. I print the body part with a 0.6mm nozzle to save time but of course it will print just fine with a 0.4mm nozzle. For the nameplate, I would go with a 0.4 or 0.25mm nozzle. 

Use a wall anchor or just a nail to attach to wall.

License Exclusion: This model is excluded from the Commercial License available through the Commercial License tier of the Printables Club. 

Customization

Two options:

• Follow the instructions below and use OpenSCAD. 
• Or if you have Fusion 360, use the uploaded .f3d file.  This allows you to use any font you have on your computer.

Using OpenSCAD to create custom nameplates with YOUR dog's name

Uh… wait… OpenSCAD? What's that?! I mean… do I need to learn how to write code?

No, you don't! It's actually very simple, and you don't need to “speak SCAD” to create your very own leash holder.

Here's a step-by-step guide.  

Setting everything up

1. If you don't have OpenSCAD, download it from https://openscad.org/ and install it following the standard installation procedure for your computer platform.
2. Download the files from the Files section here and save them in a convenient place on your local computer. Make sure Nameplate (blank).stl and customizer.scad are in the same directory. 

Making the model

1. Launch OpenSCAD.
2. Use File>Open File to load the file customizer.scad (or double-click on the file).
3. You should see the Customizer on the right. If not, go to the Window menu and uncheck Hide Customizer.
   
4. Select the appropriate Customizer options. Press F5 or go to the Design>Preview menu command after you've made changes, to update the image of the model.
5. When you're happy with the results, press F6 or go to Design>Render to render the model.  Rendering may take a few seconds time, so please be patient. Watch the progress bar at the bottom right of the window.
6. Press F7 or go to File>Export to STL and save the model as an .stl file.

The final act… slicing and printing

1. Load the .stl file you created into PrusaSlicer and slice it. To get the appropriate color swaps, you may want to use the Nameplate.3mf file as a template. Open it, right-click on the model, select Replace with STL, then load the .stl file you created from OpenSCAD. 
2. Slice the model, go to Preview (Ctrl/Cmd-6), select Color Print from the View drop-down menu, and check the visualization to make sure the color change looks okay. 
3. Save and print the model. The printer will prompt you to swap colors at the appropriate time.

OpenSCAD and text

Alas, OpenSCAD is not the finest tool when it comes to working with text. It only comes with “Libration Sans” and “Liberation Serif” as built-in fonts. I also added a few other fonts found on most computers. To fit the text, you may have to try to adjust the size of the text in the Customizer, or try a different font. If the font is too thin, PrusaSlicer will have a hard time slicing it properly. Ultimately, you may need to switch to a 0.25 nozzle for best quality.

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