iPhone 12 skin

I’m not a fan of bulky phone cases, so instead of opting for those, I came across dbrand skins. However, at 25 euros, I’d rather customize my own and save some money. Here’s how I created my custom iPhone 12 skin:

Step 1: Get template iPhone

After searching fot .svg or .dxf iPhone templates on the internet i only could find payed options, so I searched for CAD file of an iPhone 12.

Download the iPhone 12 model from GrabCAD

I use this model to get the template of the back of the Iphone 12 in Fusion 360

Open the downloaded file in Fusion
Create sketch on the back of the iPhone and project only the glass Figure 1
Export the sketch as a .dxf Figure 2

Step 2: Costom design in Rhino Grasshoper

While making this skin i’m following a minor course at the RobotLab where I used this tutorial about thalluses to create a drawing. I will use this to create the design on the skin.

Watch this tutorial on YouTube from “The Different Design”
Install the pluging Kangaroo2 from food4Rhino
Download my 2 files or follow Figure 3

Download .3dm File Download .gh File

As you can see you can change the bounary box if you till want to fit text underith

Bake the last node in grasshoper and sellect it in Rhino
Sellect the curve you just baked in Rhino and go to File in the upper right corner and in the drop down menu sellect Export Sellected...
In the next menu you want to save it as an .dxf

Step 3: Impored in LightBurn

LightBurn is a laser cutting and engraving software I use for my laser cutter. Iam going to combine the two .dxf files and at text and that is what im evaltualy going to laser cut and engrave.