Mausstudio Announced As Custom Gaming Mouse Designer for 3D Printing
It seems as though the mouse modding scene has been on a winning streak lately, with brands like Keychron publishing a catalogue of free 3D models of…
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Unskilled Design introduced Mausstudio, a design tool for creating custom mouse shells intended for 3D printing. The software allows users to import an existing mouse circuit board file and specify the locations of key components including screw holes, switches, scroll wheel, and sensor position. The tool then generates a shell based on these parameters and user-defined specifications.
Mausstudio currently offers customization options for basic dimensions such as width, length, and height. Users can also adjust more specialized features like left-handed button placement, hump position, and battery location. The tool includes settings for shell structure, allowing users to choose between lightweight or solid designs and add honeycomb cutouts for weight reduction.
The release follows similar efforts in the mouse modding community, including Keychron's free 3D model catalogue and the open-source Openmouse project. Mausstudio remains a work-in-progress tool as it continues development.
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It seems as though the mouse modding scene has been on a winning streak lately, with brands like Keychron publishing a catalogue of free 3D models of its mouse shells, and projects like Openmouse providing brand-agnostic, open-source mouse customization and remapping. The latest eye-catching project comes from a small 3D printing outfit called Unskilled Design, who recently introduced Mausstudio. Mausstudio is a work-in-progress custom mouse design tool that helps users design custom mouse shells for 3D printing.
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