3d Printed Desk Tidy

Before you go through this instructable, I would like to apologize about the provided images, I have not found out how to flip them but I would like to hope that they can provide you with the necessary information!

Design Desk Tidy in Autodesk

You first have to design your Desk tidy in AutoDesk (preferably 2017)
If you are unfamiliar with AutoDesk, the provided video is very helpful

Convert to STL File

Once you are done with your Desk Tidy design, you will have to convert it to a STL file for makerbot
To do this, you have to go and click save in the top right corner of the screen
Then click export
After you click export, you click CAD format
This will bring you to your documents save page
Once here you click on the bottom bar which says "save as type"
Then scroll down to find STL file
Once found you click on it
Then you save your design

Note: I had two parts to my desk tidy so I had to do this twice

Export to Makerbot

Once your file/s are converted to STL files
You open Makerbot and export them into the software

Scale and Save Onto a USB

Now in Makerbot, you have to scale and move your file/s around to where you would like them on the printing plate
If you are not familiar with this software, the provided video is very helpful

Put USB Into 3d Printer and Print

Insert USB into 3d printer
Go to option print
Then USB Storage
Once inside the USB, go and find your file then select
Let the machine go through its given procedure
Let is print!

Assemble

Assemble your Desk Tidy
My Desk Tidy needed to be sanded to make it more appealing

Note: In my design, I used polypropylene and plastic buttons
Yours can be any wacky design you want it to be

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