Lenovo AI tab xiaoxin pro 13 stand
I created this model as a submission for the current contest in Creality cloud I tested it out on a couple of other tablets and was surprised by how well it turned out please check it out tell me what you think
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Awesome Model @Lucky_Doo 
Well done!
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Thank you !
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@Lucky_Doo you’re most welcome man 
It’s such a cool concept.
I’ve been 3D printing for quite a few years now. Over time I started contributing to open source projects around 3D printer firmware and add-ons, while I was doing my Comp Sci degree. That ended up pulling me even deeper into understanding how these machines actually tick.
More recently I’ve started getting into CAD. The learning curve has definitely been steep for someone like me, but I decided it was worth the effort anyway. My love for open source naturally pushed me toward FreeCAD. That said, I’d be lying if I said it’s a breeze to use 
I’m pretty sure things might’ve been easier if I’d gone with something like Fusion or SolidWorks, but at this point I think I’m a bit too deep down to switch now 
Would be cool to hear how you’ve been finding the design process so far, and what software you decided to go with…
Well my experience with CAD is very limited I’ve been using a lot help from Ai to help build some ground work for projects general shapes and sizes and conceptual renderings then just using a lot of mesh Boolean within the slicer itself to get my end piece tinker cad is the only real experience I have I managed to create a half decent articulated model when I first started and a seatbelt lock so my son couldn’t unbuckle his seatbelt. I have a long way to go but I haven’t even reached one year with a printer yet I appreciate you taking the time to write to me and showing interest in the process
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@Lucky_Doo using AI to speed up the process by doing some of the ground work is a smart move. Some would say that it infringes on creativity, but I don’t think that way. If anything, I think it supplements creativity and makes expressing creativity “more accessible” to many of us that would otherwise be too time-constrained to do everything completely from scratch. It’s still your idea and concept, but you’re using smart ways to speed up the process of converting that idea into a model that can be printed.
TinkerCAD is an amazing piece of software, despite it’s limitations in certain areas like filleting. I love simplicity and I think TinkerCAD does that better than any other piece of design software, IMO. Articulated models are generally quite complex, so it’s impressive to me when I see how people, like yourself, are able to create fairly complex models in software that doesn’t have a lot of the functionality of more complex CAD systems. It often involves using crafty workarounds to achieve a similar result. This in itself shows skill and a solid understanding.
Always awesome to read about the experiences of my fellow makers
Cool 
I should print one of that holder.
That would be awesome it fits my iPad ten and the kids tablets really well
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@Lucky_Doo this design should be relatively easy to scale on your end. So you could have a version for phones as well