Here's something cool in a galaxy far far away.

So I Made a BB-8 Droid Themed SMD components case/Box for keeping important stuff neatly organizes inside this Droid container.

The idea for this project pops into my mind while I was cleaning my desk and watching star wars force awaken.

(not a fan of that particular movie but whatever)

As a maker, we all have this issue of keeping important SMD components safe but for that, we need an electronic component box or a Polycarbonate Jewelry box. Most of the time these boxes are already filled with stuff so I thought why not make my own with 3D Printing.

So I searched for containers for SMD components on Thingiverse but I couldn't find an existing model so I made my own version by modeling the container after BB-8 Bot.

In this Instructables, I'm gonna show you guys how I made this container in few easy steps.

Let's get started!

Supplies

PLA Filament Orange and Grey (or white)
Patience
Truss 2.5mm x 5mm screw
3D Printer

Step 1: Basic Intro

So the Beebee-Ate or BB was a BB-series astromech droid that operated approximately thirty years after the Battle of Endor.

He had a dome head, similar to that of R2 series astromech droids, with the bulk of his body made up of a ball on which the droid's head rolled. BB-8 was mostly white, with some silver and orange on his body, as well as a black photoreceptor.

His first appearance was in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He later appeared in the other two films of the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

Apart from the whole lore of star wars, this BB-8 Droid is one of the cutest characters in the whole series, It's basically a rolling ball droid with his head not permanently attached to the upper part, its head stays on with magnets.

But this Instructables isn't about making a BB Robot, it's about making a dumber version of the BB-8 Bot which isn't related to robotics at all.

SMD Components Box which is modeled after BB-8 Droid.

For this project, I first searched a BB Droid side view image which can be used for tracing it in any Cad software.

Step 2: Fusion360 Editing Part

As For the Modeling Part, I used Fusion360 for this project.

First, I imported the image of Droid in the sketch environment and first calibrated the image to set the size of the image to 80mm wide.
then sketch its outline with a three-point arc and splines.
I made the base first and then modeled the lines inside the base afterward.
Then after making the base, I molded its Lid by copying the bottom outlines on the top side, the thickness of Lid is 1.5mm and the lines are just a few more millimeters extruded in length to give this whole structure a 3D Feel.
On one side, I made a stopping pin in the base so the lid only can rotate in one direction.
In the end, I exported the 3D Files for 3D Printing in 3mf format.

I've added the Fusion360 files for this project so you can even edit this project completely according to your preferences.