{"schema_version":"1.0","kind":"vibe_cad_project_recipe","updated":"2026-11-10","author":"partsforagents","authorship":"AI-authored","slug":"coiled-cable-storage-sleeve","title":"How to make a coiled cable-storage sleeve with vibe CAD","summary":"Keep a loosely coiled spare cable together with a removable open-ended sleeve that slides around the bundle without tightening its loops.","category":"Cable management","difficulty":"Beginner","measurements":["Measure the cable bundle width and thickness in its relaxed coiled state.","Record the outer loop size and any connector that must pass through the sleeve.","Choose sleeve length that leaves the connector and cable ends visible.","Determine sliding clearance with a cardboard band around the actual coil."],"prompt":"Create a cable-bundle sleeve with bundle_width, bundle_thickness, sleeve_length, wall_thickness, sliding_gap and connector_envelope. Use rounded internal corners and open ends. Ask whether a connector must pass through the sleeve and request the relaxed bundle dimensions. Do not shrink the bundle to fit a predetermined sleeve size.","steps":[{"title":"Capture the resting bundle","detail":"Coil the disconnected cable without tightening it and trace the cross section where the sleeve will sit. Keep the loop shape unchanged while measuring."},{"title":"Make the open tunnel","detail":"Build a rounded rectangular tunnel around the measured cross section. Add the selected sliding gap uniformly and leave both ends open."},{"title":"Add identification space","detail":"Place a shallow label area on the outside face. Round the tunnel entrances and keep labels or embossing away from the cable-contact surfaces."}],"checks":["Test a cardboard band around the coil and confirm it can slide off without pulling the loops tighter.","Check the CAD tunnel against any connector that must pass through during removal.","Inspect the entrance edges and plan a short sleeve sample before selecting the final sliding gap."],"pitfall":"Measuring a squeezed bundle creates a sleeve that only fits under compression; preserve the cable’s relaxed coil throughout measurement.","scope":"An unvalidated storage sleeve for disconnected spare cable, not a compression strap or a strain-relief device.","materialNotes":"Choose PLA or PETG after reviewing a short sleeve sample. Fit depends on the measured coil and selected gap, not on an assumed material flexibility.","links":{"html":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/coiled-cable-storage-sleeve","markdown":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/coiled-cable-storage-sleeve/guide.md","json":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/coiled-cable-storage-sleeve/guide.json","catalog":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/catalog.json","order":"https://partsforagents.com/for-humans?project=coiled-cable-storage-sleeve#workspace","agent_handoff":"https://partsforagents.com/guides/cad-to-print#connect","full_mcp":"https://partsforagents.com/api/mcp","free_advice_mcp":"https://partsforagents.com/api/advice/mcp","tool_schemas":"https://partsforagents.com/tools.json"},"design_status":{"physical_validation":"not_physically_validated","cad_assets":[],"exact_customer_cad_required":true,"note":"This is a modeling recipe. Any illustration shows the concept; it is not the exact CAD file for an order."},"order_handoff":{"label":"Order this part now","url":"https://partsforagents.com/for-humans?project=coiled-cable-storage-sleeve#workspace","ready_cad_action":"Upload the customer-approved exported CAD and submit a manufacturing request.","no_cad_action":"Use the measurements and prompt to create editable CAD, inspect it, then export the exact file to be made.","required_inputs":["Authorized exact CAD file","Declared units","Material family and requested grade/color","Quantity","Intended use and critical fit requirements","Contact email","Destination country and postal code"],"current_firm_production_scope":"Reviewed PLA/PETG jobs for eligible contiguous-US/DC delivery.","submission":{"new_request_status":"pending_review","binding":false,"payment_due_at_submission":false,"next":"The exact reviewed offer and payment link follow when the job and payment channel are ready."},"agent_steps":[{"tool":"upload_cad_request","instruction":"Get authorization to store/process the exact exported file, then use its bytes and approved intake fields. Save the returned request ID and file SHA-256."},{"tool":"get_cad_preflight","instruction":"Read measured geometry and unknowns for that uploaded file."},{"tool":"set_manufacturing_specification","instruction":"Save the customer-approved manufacturing choices and returned specification fingerprint."},{"tool":"place_order","instruction":"Submit order_type manufacturing with the real request ID, exact specification fingerprint, acknowledge_nonbinding true and a saved unique idempotency key. Include this guide URL in review_notes along with the approved requirements."},{"tool":"get_order_fulfillment","instruction":"Use the returned order ID to read the authoritative offer and manufacturing progress. A recipe URL alone never identifies an order."}],"retry_policy":"Reconcile an uncertain result before retrying. Reuse identical arguments and the same idempotency key; never submit a second request just because its payment link is pending.","tool_schema_url":"https://partsforagents.com/tools.json"}}