# START HERE - print-first camera mount handoff

Scope: detachable camera modules only. Revision16, prepared8 November2026.
This is a stationary fit/assembly prototype, not authorization for vehicle or highway use.

FIRST PRINT: one IF02 coupon from01_Print_First_STL/00_Coupon.
Check100 mm width,80 mm length,60 x40 mm hole centres and actual6.6 mm holes.
STL is unitless: use millimetres,100% scale. Do not resize a camera mount to repair printer error.

THEN PRINT: one of every STL in the chosen camera folder, or all three folders to test one of each camera mount.
GoPro: GP02 base +GP04 keeper +GP05 opposite keeper =3 parts.
X6: X602 base +X604 locator +X605 opposite locator =3 parts.
Industrial: IND02 base +IND04 jaw +IND08 opposite jaw =3 parts.
One of every required file plus the coupon is10 printed parts. Do not print the STEP assemblies as fused objects.
The02_Optional_STL folders are not part of the default batch. Optional lens support depends on actual lens measurements. Plain-hole bases are alternatives, not extra plates.

PRINT SETUP: use the individual STL files. These are not machine-specific G-code.
Place flat base/foot faces on the build plate and use the printer/slicer process selected by the fabricator. Inspect underside counterbore/channel support and remove it completely. Verify every part still has its original dimensions after the slicer's import and arrange operation.
Maximum single required part: industrial base100 x160 x10 mm; action-camera bases100 x80 x10 mm. Reposition individual parts to suit the actual printer bed.
For low-cost geometry checks, ordinary desktop material can be used as a mockup. The PA12 SLS candidate in the full notes does not establish a road-use rating. No generic infill/perimeter setting is a substitute for material/process qualification.

COMMON RIG INTERFACE: four6.6 mm finished M6 clearance holes,60 mm horizontally and40 mm vertically centre-to-centre.
Centres relative to plate centre: (-30,-20),(+30,-20),(-30,+20),(+30,+20).
The reference rig plate is100 x80 x6 mm. Its lower-left coordinates are(20,20),(80,20),(20,60),(80,60).
On the longer industrial bed the lower-left coordinates are(20,60),(80,60),(20,100),(80,100).
Printed sleeved bases have10.2 mm nominal sockets, not6.6 mm bare holes. Insert metal sleevesOD10/ID6.6/L10; match the actual finished10 mm grip thickness.

ASSEMBLY STILL NEEDS METAL: per module4 compression sleeves,4 stand-offsOD10/ID6.6/L15,4 M6 bolts,8 M6 washers and4 M6 locking nuts;4 M4 locator bolts,8 M4 washers and4 M4 locking nuts; measured camera screw and the correct factory/purchased camera adapter. See hardware CSV for provisional lengths and optional lens support items.
Do not print nuts/bolts, camera tripod threads or the proprietary GoPro finger adapter from guessed geometry. The custom print carriers accept purchased mounting hardware.
One of each camera module:12 sleeves,12 stand-offs,12 M6 bolts,24 M6 washers,12 M6 nuts;12 M4 locator bolts,24 M4 washers,12 M4 nuts. Lens-saddle hardware is additional if selected.

CAMERA FIT: take the exact camera, its adapter and intended lens to the fabricator. Check thread pitch, safe screw projection, bottom socket offset, lower-body surfaces, ports, doors, vents and full angle range. Do not force a screw that bottoms out.
The industrial carrier accepts a range of bodies with sliding jaws; its bare jaw gap is26-70 mm. Nominal1 mm pads each side give a24-68 mm body-width design range. The factory body-to-tripod plate remains model-specific. C-mount is a lens connection.

SOLIDWORKS: open the selected03_SolidWorks_STEP/Assemblies/*_Print_Sleeved.step or an individual Parts/*.step. Import as millimetres, run Import Diagnostics and save locally asSLDPRT/SLDASM. Native SolidWorks files, feature history and mates are not supplied.

DRAWINGS:05_Drawings_and_Instructions contains the11-page original drawing book and full fit/assembly notes.04_Interface_and_Metal_Hardware contains hole coordinates, DXF and hardware specifications. DXF cut files are1:1 mm; pocket layers are not through cuts.

NEXT: record all fit adjustments. Confirm material/process, fastening, retention and dynamic loads before road use. Geometry checks are not physical camera-fit or highway qualification.