Anyone know how to use CAD?

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basically I need a hand held case for my beagle bone black I'll be getting soon.  I thought about using an old GBA but I ran into a few problems...

  1. the screen size is an abnormal 2.9" and you can't find and screens that small or any with any kind of decent resolution
  2. it only has 2 face buttons, I'd need 4 for increased compatibility for emulators
  3. it might not have enough room for goodies

so if I had some one with some cooler than cool CAD skills to enlarge a GBA model to scale by 21% thus giving a much easier obtainable 3.5" screen size and more room to put stuff, and a small edit to add 2 more face buttons, though there wouldn't be a need for the battery cover and the cutout for the battery, just one big hollow piece

the next step would be finding someone with a 3D printer, or 5 more people to chip in to buy one

these are the CAD files...

I think...

http://www.3dprintfox.com/file.php?n=Nintendo-Gameboy&id=8663

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trimble sketchup can do that easier than cad

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are just looking for a shell? or do you want it molded to exactly fit your componants?

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Sketchup is CAD... 

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well the shell would be a good prototype, then later when I actually HAVE the components then yeah molded

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Do you even know what CAD stands for? :P

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no, not really. sketchup is to true CAD software, as Paint is to Photoshop.

real CAD software works far differently, and is capable of far larger, and far, far more complex projects. CAD software also usually includes extensions for stress test simulations, and full-on render engines, etc.

sketchup is just a 3d modeling software. more intended for applications such as architectural and landscape design. it's just not equipped for mechanical design and simulation.

 

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I might be able to do it. only problem is, the software I have is only licensed for non-commercial use, and has a watermark in the 2-d design files. also, I'm in college. time availability is somewhat limited. I'll put inventor on whenever I get my data drive. should be tomorrow, if amazon is to be trusted.

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If you still need help next week, I should be able to.....but just snowed under for the next few days. 

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yeah... that might be problematic... for me as well.... might be better off with a scratch design

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uh is the one I posted not like that? I don't Know

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it's a single IGES file. IGES is kinda the standard cross-platform filetype... I don't know if we can do it right with this file. might be able to split it to 2 different files.

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I don't know man I don't think we can get along lol

Retro is all I'm about, OoooH you can be my nemisis

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You should let Paw print it, instead of me. My MakerBot is nothing compared to his professional-grade stuff.

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guess I need to get my beaglebone, screen and a few other things first, I wonder what kind of rechargable battery solution I can use?

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I'd like to say I'm a retroist, but I'm just a bitter old 21 year old kid that doesn't like change, and email, and those damn kids on my lawn

I need to get my parts first which cold take a while, I'll need to research the best 3.5" screen with decent resolution that isn't too thick along with a rechargeable batter solution

double the vertical and horizontal resolution would be nice

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/BeagleBoard-by-CircuitCo/BB-BONE-LCD3-01/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMuhmhJ32%2fprP445Y%252bG289B5

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12V, at, what - 500mA? Get a large one.

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I want the largest one that will fit, I just don't know what to look for or where to get, or like how it will hook up to the beaglebone, don't care if the things a little on the think side, I like being able to go wide open on performance without worring too much on battery life

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This.

Standard 5mm barrel DC plug.

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wait so just have the battery leads just connect to that and plug into the beaglebones DC port?