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Snap-fit enclosures that survive a second print

Tolerances, wall thickness and why your first lid never fits.

Two halves of a printed snap-fit enclosure side by side

Start with the gap

Leave 0.2 mm between mating parts for a typical 0.4 mm nozzle, then adjust for your printer.

Walls

Two to three perimeters make a snap arm that flexes without cracking.

This is a short sample guide. Replace it with the real write-up.