OpenSCAD Phone Stand example
Practical parts
Lesson 16 of 22
Build an angled support that survives ground-plane clipping with its intended height.
Try changing:
widthdepthback_heightleanphone_gapLow compile complexity. One 2D rounded base and two slabs; clipping should not shorten the backrest.
How this model works
The backrest is not centered: its local bottom is anchored inside the base before it is rotated backward about X. This preserves its full rise above the desk, unlike rotating a centered slab and clipping away most of it. The clipping cutter ends at z = 0, leaving the base intact. A small overlap joins the backrest and lip to the base. Fit, stability, cable access, and load capacity still need real-world evaluation.
main.scad
Loading draft
Ready
Z up · geometry preview
Your geometry will appear here
Preview or render the model to inspect it in 3D.
Geometry-only STL preview
Grid 10 units · Drag: orbit · Right-drag / two fingers: pan · Scroll / pinch: zoom
0 messages
Make it your own
Change lean from 10 to 25 degrees. Estimate the top height as base_thickness + back_height × cos(lean), and check that the backrest still projects over the base.
Change one parameter at a time and inspect the result. Use the workspace reset action to return to this lesson’s original model.
