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Enclosure & housing generator — text to CAD.

Describe the box — internal size, wall thickness, corner radius, PCB standoffs and a lid — and Forge builds a printable enclosure and lid as STEP or STL, sized around your electronics.

Standoffs, screw bosses and cut-outs land where you specify, so your board and connectors fit without trimming.

Generate this part — from £2.99 → How Forge works

Free to try Parts from £2.99 STEP · STL · DXF FEA-verified

What you get

Internal or external size, wall thickness and corner radius
PCB standoffs and screw bosses to your board
Snap-fit or screwed lid
STL for printing, STEP for machining or moulding reference
Wall thickness checked so it prints cleanly

From a plain-English prompt

Hand-held ABS enclosure with lidExample — your parameters, your file

a 100 x 60 x 30mm enclosure, 2.5mm walls, 3mm corner radius, four M3 standoffs for a PCB, screwed lid

Parameter	Value
Internal size	100 × 60 × 30 mm
Wall thickness	2.5 mm
Corner radius	3.0 mm
Standoffs	4 × M3
Lid	Screwed
Export	STEP / STL

Every part is checked before you download it — geometry, and where relevant FEA against textbook theory. See the verification report.

Frequently asked

Will my PCB fit?

Give the board size and mounting-hole pattern and Forge places matching standoffs, so the board drops in.

Can I add cut-outs for connectors?

Yes — describe the connector openings and their positions and Forge cuts them into the wall.

Is it ready to print?

Yes, the STL is print-ready with sensible wall thickness; the lid is a separate body.

Price?

Free to try; a downloadable enclosure is from £2.99.

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An enclosure built around your board.

Free to try · parts from £2.99 · STEP, STL or DXF · every part verified before download.

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