FP3 slim cases?

[Mguntz]

Hi FP friends, I am wondering about the slim case for the new FP3, just talked to FP customer services and they say they will not release any (at least it is not in the pipeline it seems), he also tells me that some forum members may have plans to design it with a 3D printer, what are your plans? would it be possible to share these? Thanks!!

[paulakreuzer]

What would be a slim case for the FP3?

[BertG]

As the FP3 is constructed differently, there is no such thing as a slim case.
And from the experience with the FP2 all those 3D-printed cases were not really slim ones.
Take a look at these threads:

Fairphone 2 3D printed casings available

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/funkyotherhalf This is the third iteration print. Second one fitted like a glove, but I had not added the buttons for the volume, power and camera yet. These are in this model and should work like a charm, but waiting on my own order to confirm this. Feel very free to mix and match with colours, you can order both parts also separately. It replaces the default casing entirely. Also, if you have a cool idea for some design I should make, post below! [image] H…

FP2 Printed Cases : 3D models

Hello, I’ll soon be the proud owner of a Fairphone 2 and I’m thinking about having a 3D printed case. Since I have access to a 3D printer, I’d like to print it myself so I was wondering if someone had some 3D models to share so I could play with and build my own. I was thinking anyway about sharing my future models so we could start having some interesting community stuff going on… Thanks, Freshgale

And as the FP3 is so far in the wild only in small quantities, there hardly is enough information to design a user case. Especially since there are no design files released up to now.
And it’s on Fairphone to decide if they ever wil release those files. The files for the FP2 for example were removed from the download page:

Files for 3d printing of cases not available?

I have been using one of the 3d printed cases for my FP1U for more than 2 years now. (Since they came out think). The case has been cracked for more than a year and is now at a point where bits fall off every couple days. So I wanted to get a new one. Last time I got them from 3d hub, but I no longer stay in Europe and if I remember correctly, the cases were only available at selected printers in Europe. I wanted to download the files, so that I can have the case printed locally. However, when …