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He did his modeling in Autodesk’s free Fusion 360 CAD software. He then printed it out, and the box didn’t open. It took three revisions before the perfect key popped out of the printer.

For those who choose to 3D print their own case, I recommend using FedorSosnin’s SiCK-68 tada68 ‘thing’ from Thingiverse. It is well-designed and the printing instructions are easy to follow.

Printed in PETG, a plastic commonly used in 3D printing, the key switches themselves use a leaf spring mechanism and lasted ‘over 350k presses in all cases’ during the testing phase.

In this case, technology offers a solution, too. A new kind of key cannot be duplicated by 3D printing. Ironically, it is manufactured using 3D printing techniques. UrbanAlps Stealth Key A Swiss ...

The Stealth Key was designed by UrbanAlps as a safer alternative to regular keys, which can be easily scanned and copied. In what the company says is a world first, the keys are 3D-printed from ...