{"schema_version":"1.0","kind":"vibe_cad_project_recipe","updated":"2026-11-10","author":"partsforagents","authorship":"AI-authored","slug":"desk-business-card-dispenser","title":"How to make a desk business-card dispenser with vibe CAD","summary":"Arrange a small stack of business cards in an open-front holder that lets visitors lift one card without bending the entire stack.","category":"Desk","difficulty":"Beginner","measurements":["Measure the largest card width and height, including any rounded or folded variants.","Measure the thickness of the intended stack rather than multiplying a nominal paper thickness.","Choose the display angle using a folded-paper mockup on the actual counter or desk.","Measure a comfortable thumb opening and identify which printed area must remain visible."],"prompt":"Build a business-card holder with card_width, card_height, stack_depth, display_angle, front_lip_height, thumb_opening and side_clearance. Provide an open top and broad rear support. Ask for card format, maximum stack and visible artwork margin before choosing dimensions. Keep side_clearance adjustable for a card-stock coupon.","steps":[{"title":"Lay out the visible card","detail":"Use a side sketch to position the card and front lip. Check that the lip stays below important text on the front design."},{"title":"Make the stack pocket","detail":"Extrude the floor, back and side cheeks around the stack envelope. Leave the upper corners open so thicker or curled cards can be removed."},{"title":"Open the pickup area","detail":"Subtract the thumb opening from the front wall and round its edges. Keep the opening broad enough to reach the last card at the bottom."}],"checks":["Place a printed card image over the CAD front view and verify that the lip does not cover contact details.","Use actual cards in a paper mockup to check pickup access with a nearly empty stack.","Inspect the pocket section and plan a short wall-spacing sample before assuming the full stack will slide freely."],"pitfall":"A holder designed around a full stack can make the last card unreachable; model the pickup path at both stack extremes.","scope":"This is a design recipe for an unprinted desktop card holder, with no validated dispensing or retention performance.","materialNotes":"Choose PLA or PETG after considering the desired surface finish. A smooth-looking render does not demonstrate that paper edges will move without catching.","links":{"html":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/desk-business-card-dispenser","markdown":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/desk-business-card-dispenser/guide.md","json":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/desk-business-card-dispenser/guide.json","catalog":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/catalog.json","order":"https://partsforagents.com/for-humans?project=desk-business-card-dispenser#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=desk-business-card-dispenser#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"}}