{"schema_version":"1.0","kind":"vibe_cad_project_recipe","updated":"2026-11-10","author":"partsforagents","authorship":"AI-authored","slug":"development-board-open-frame","title":"How to make a development-board open frame with vibe CAD","summary":"Lay out a removable open frame around an unpowered development board while accounting for underside components, mounting holes and connector access.","category":"Small electronics","difficulty":"Intermediate","measurements":["Measure the board outline and the coordinates of each usable mounting hole.","Measure component heights above and below the board rather than assuming a flat underside.","Record connector housings, cable insertion paths and access to buttons or headers.","Measure the intended fasteners and choose hole clearances through a representative coupon."],"prompt":"Model an open frame using board_outline, hole_centers, underside_keepouts, top_keepouts, connector_envelopes, standoff_height and fastener_dimensions. Keep the center and sides open where access is needed. Ask for missing component heights and mounting details. Do not assume standard board dimensions or place supports under unknown components.","steps":[{"title":"Build the reference assembly","detail":"Draw the board and add simple boxes for components on both faces. Mark holes separately from decorative silkscreen or unused board cutouts."},{"title":"Place supports on known locations","detail":"Position supports only at measured mounting points or explicitly approved bare-edge areas. Connect them with low rails outside the underside component envelope."},{"title":"Expose the working edges","detail":"Remove rails that obstruct headers or connector access. Keep the frame and board separate and export a section showing the underside clearance."}],"checks":["Compare the hole-center sketch with an actual-size paper tracing of the unpowered board.","Inspect the underside section for contact with components, solder joints or protruding fastener ends.","Plan a mounting-hole and support-height coupon before fabricating the full frame; no assembled fit is yet demonstrated."],"pitfall":"A board outline alone misses underside components; supports that look clear from above can collide with parts below.","scope":"This is an unprinted mechanical layout for an unpowered low-voltage prototype, not an electrical-protection or compliance enclosure.","materialNotes":"PLA or PETG can be considered for the geometry study. The frame does not establish electrical insulation, operating suitability or protective performance for the board.","links":{"html":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/development-board-open-frame","markdown":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/development-board-open-frame/guide.md","json":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/development-board-open-frame/guide.json","catalog":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/catalog.json","order":"https://partsforagents.com/for-humans?project=development-board-open-frame#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=development-board-open-frame#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"}}