Card Game Box Insert

Personal Project

I designed this for my brother, who wanted a way to store cards and figurines for the League of Legends card game.

Requirements:

Fit in 10″x10″x1.75″ box
Slots for 4 deck/figurine pairs, plus additional normal-sized and jumbo cards
Arrange so that each figurine is next to its deck and faces the same way
Maximize visibility and reachability of items
Minimize movement of items during transportation

After measuring each item, I worked to find a few arrangements that met all requirements and showed them to my brother.

He suggested a different set up and we discussed potential issues before settling on a design.

I modeled the design and got it approved before printing the model and testing it for fit and function.

The model worked well apart from allowing for rotational movement of the figurines, which was solved by placing posts for the flat part of the figurines to rest on, with each post opposing one direction of rotation.

Another challenge was the print volume of the 3D printer being slightly too small. This was resolved by utilizing a dovetail cut, made carefully in the slicing software without intersecting any features, so that the insert could be printed in two pieces that fit together perfectly.

The final problem was that the model’s perimeter was too small and the insert moved around in the box. Rather than re-designing and re-printing a wider insert, I created elbow-shaped shims that could fit in each corner and restrict the already-printed insert from moving. I first printed small squares of slightly varying dimensions to see what would be the right fit for this specific insert and box, and then printed the shims to complete the project.