Roller Holder Box for D&D

I wanted to create a 3D printed portable box that would hold my Dungeons & Dragons dice, a pencil, dry erase marker, my character’s figure, and most importantly, fuel (a snack). I could not find anything that addressed all these needs, so I opened up Tinkercad to design my own.

Hope you like it!

Step 1.

For the design, I measured out on a piece of paper the relative sizes of the compartments with actual items. I gave a little bit more room in the compartments to make extracting things easier.

I have included photos of the build and the Tinkercad process.

Step 2.

In Tinkercad, I chose to start with a box. I wanted it flat and thin, but not too thin as I want to be able to bring this with me and feel confident that it will not break in a backpack. I made the base 3mm thick. The thick base accounts for the majority of the build time of the 3D print. You can probably make it thinner, but I think the sound the dice make on this thick base is awesome.

Step 3.

I made the back high walls 40 mm tall and the inner compartment walls 20 mm tall.

I sliced my design with Cura, and it estimated 24 hours to build. The estimate was spot on.

Step 4.

I used Hatchbox PLA black filament on my Creality Ender 3 v2 3D printer. I chose a dark filament so that pencil marks won’t ruin the look of the box.

My print nozzle was on 195 degrees, and the bed was on 55 degrees. The print came out better than expected. The walls are straight and solid, as is the base.

Step 5.

Tinkercad was easy to use and design on. My filament was excellent quality, and the build came out better than I expected. It is shiny and smooth. The compartment sizes were perfect. The slot to fit the pencil and thick dry erase marker were more than generous in size. The character box in the corner is just the correct size. Best of all, the snack slot can fit two candy bars, a phone, a small box of candy, or prop up a small bag of chips or snacks.

Step 6.

The outcome of the high back walls was better than I had hoped it would be. I can roll dice and they do not roll outside of the box. I love the back high wall.

Hope you enjoy this box as much as I do.

3D printer

Filament

TinkerCad

For the design, I measured out on a piece of paper the relative sizes of the compartments with actual items. I gave a little bit more room in the compartments to make extracting things easier.

In Tinkercad, I chose to start with a box. I wanted it flat and thin, but not too thin as I want to be able to bring this with me and feel confident that it will not break in a backpack. I made the base 3mm thick. The thick base accounts for the majority of the build time of the 3D print. You can probably make it thinner, but I think the sound the dice make on this thick base is awesome.

I made the back high walls 40 mm tall and the inner compartment walls 20 mm tall. I sliced my design with Ultimaker Cura, and it estimated 24 hours to build. The estimate was spot on.

I used Hatchbox PLA black filament on my Creality Ender 3 v2 3D printer. I chose a dark filament so that pencil marks won’t ruin the look of the box. My print nozzle was on 195 degrees, and the bed was on 55 degrees. The print came out better than expected. The walls are straight and solid, as is the base.

Tinkercad was easy to use and design on. My filament was excellent quality, and the build came out better than I expected. It is shiny and smooth. The compartment sizes were perfect. The slot to fit the pencil and thick dry erase marker were more than generous in size. The character box in the corner is just the correct size. Best of all, the snack slot can fit two candy bars, a phone, a small box of candy, or prop up a small bag of chips or snacks.

The outcome of the high back walls was better than I had hoped it would be. I can roll dice and they do not roll outside of the box. I love the back high wall. Hope you enjoy this box as much as I do.