3D Modeling - Case Top

After a long time of being lazy and working on the schematic for my other current project AquaPuck (Psstt … U should check it out ! Its also on Stardance …)
im back !

I started working on the 3D modeled Case for my SplitBoard ! I had a bit of experience from the PandaPad (My hackpad stardance project) for this part, only difference is, the Hackpad was 6 keys and 2 other Parts -
compared to that this thing is MIND BLOWING !

So what i did today was first plan - Just like for the PandaPad, i decided to use just 2 parts :

• The Case Bottom (A kind of hollow shell with space for the PCB)
• The Case Top (Basically a flat top for the Case Bottom with holes where the switches and screen or other components can poke through)

For now i decided to start with the Case Top, as the Bottom would be a lot complexer than the Top. Im realzing now that could be a mistake.

Anyway, to make the Top, this is what i started with - the 3D model for my PCB :

I started counting the components that would poke through - these were :

• The Keyswitches
• The Power Switch
• The OLED Screen
• The screws

So i started drawing cutouts for all of them :

This is just the first sketch with cutouts, as i will have to make the entire thing bigger later (this is currently only as big as the PCB - Since this attaches to the Case itself it will need to be as big as the case - and the case walls will also have thickness, get it ?)

After extruding (just for show !) :