Case Studies

Real local projects, from CAD to installed parts.

Practical examples of Quality3Ds design, prototyping, reverse engineering, and short-run 3D printing work in Taranaki.

Featured project stories

Detailed examples with the problem, process, CAD or printed proof, and the practical result. These pages are written so customers can link to the exact project that is relevant to them.

Black printed bottle holder mounted beside a tractor seat.

Custom Mount

Goble Contracting Tractor Bottle Holders

A PETG bottle holder and mount designed from the client’s photo of the tractor and their bottle dimensions.

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Printed gutter funnel installed on the Dolans’ roofline.

Custom replacement

The Dolans’ Gutter Funnel

A cleaner replacement for patched sheet metal, printed in sections, glued together and sealed with black silicone.

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Finished berry cage frame joined with printed brackets.

Second Life

Garden Bed Frame from an Old Fence

Aluminium tube from an old fence joined with printed brackets into a bird-proof berry cage.

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Green printed route start markers installed on a climbing wall.

Local Venue

Beta Climbing Gym Route Markers

Custom start marker arrows designed and printed for a New Plymouth bouldering gym.

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CAD + FDM

Custom Cooktop Duct Adapter

A rectangular-to-round duct transition designed when the supplied bracket did not fit.

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Printed replacement wheels installed on a dishwasher basket.

Repair

Dishwasher Wheel Replacement

Old basket wheels reverse engineered, modelled, printed, and installed on the rack.

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Reverse Engineering

Toyota LS2-AD320-202 Control Panel

Severely broken sewing machine control panel housing recreated through three quick CAD and print iterations.

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Printed reinforcement fitted to a cardboard filament spool.

Printer Accessory

AMS Spool Reinforcement

Printed reinforcement plates and rings for cardboard filament spools.

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Original Product

Fantasy Chess Pieces

Quality3Ds original fantasy chess piece set, shown on a third-party board for display.

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CAD model of serrated Nationwide RV replacement parts.

RV Parts

Nationwide RV Custom Parts

CAD models for several small RV replacement-part shapes and repeatable print geometry.

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Original Garador opener part beside the PA6-CF printed replacement.

PA6-CF Repair

Garador/B&D CADP Opener Part

Broken sectional door opener component recreated in CAD and printed in PA6-CF.

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Beta Climbing Gym

Custom route start markers for Beta Climbing Gym.

Quality3Ds designed and printed compact arrow markers for Beta Climbing Gym in New Plymouth, helping routesetters clearly mark starting positions across the bouldering walls.

Shout-out to Peter and the Beta Climbing Gym team for sharing installed photos of the markers in use.

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Project scope

CAD design, prototype printing, colour variation, and small-batch production of non-load-bearing route start marker arrows.

These are route signage parts, not climbing holds or structural climbing hardware.

Installed marker photos

Photos from Beta Climbing Gym show the finished markers installed across different wall angles, hold colours, and panel surfaces.

Green printed route start markers installed on a timber climbing wall at Beta Climbing Gym. — **Green route start markers** Colour-coded arrows installed beside holds on the timber wall.

Green printed route marker beside a purple climbing hold at Beta Climbing Gym. — **Green marker detail** Low-profile printed marker placed close to the starting hold.

Orange printed route marker beside a red climbing hold at Beta Climbing Gym. — **Orange marker on slab wall** Repeated arrow geometry keeps route marking consistent.

Green printed route marker behind a red climbing hold at Beta Climbing Gym. — **Close-fit placement** Markers sit neatly behind or beside holds without visual clutter.

Black printed route marker above a purple climbing hold at Beta Climbing Gym. — **Black marker option** Contrast colours can be chosen to suit the wall and route setting.

Blue printed route marker beside a black climbing hold at Beta Climbing Gym. — **Blue marker detail** Countersunk screws keep the printed marker fixed cleanly to the wall.

White printed route marker on a teal wall panel at Beta Climbing Gym. — **White marker on teal panel** A practical signage part for gyms, venues, workshops, and clubs.

Quick CAD and replacement snapshots

Smaller customer jobs where CAD, reverse engineering, and practical printing solved a fit, repair, or local turnaround problem.

CAD preview of a Toyota LS2-AD320-202 sewing machine control panel housing. — **Toyota LS2-AD320-202 panel housing CAD** Control panel enclosure rebuilt after the original plastic housing was severely broken.

CAD preview of a custom cooktop duct adapter. — **Cooktop duct adapter** Custom duct design for a client where the original bracket did not fit. Open case study

Large printed custom cooktop duct adapter. — **Printed duct result** Large printed adapter produced from the custom CAD model. Open case study

CAD preview of serrated Nationwide RV replacement parts. — **Nationwide RV parts** Repeatable CAD geometry for a small custom replacement part batch. Open case study

CAD preview of a custom licence plate mount. — **Licence plate mount** Client-specific model with mounting features designed for printing.