{"schema_version":"1.0","kind":"vibe_cad_project_recipe","updated":"2026-11-10","author":"partsforagents","authorship":"AI-authored","slug":"measuring-tape-parking-tray","title":"How to make a measuring tape parking tray with vibe CAD","summary":"Give a closed retractable measuring tape a consistent storage position in a drawer. A loose contour nest leaves its belt clip and controls untouched, with a front opening that makes the case easy to lift by its body.","category":"Workshop organization","difficulty":"Beginner","measurements":["Closed tape-case width, depth and height.","Belt-clip projection and location.","Shape of the case's lower resting surface.","Drawer footprint and available finger access."],"prompt":"Create a storage nest for a closed measuring tape with case_width, case_depth, case_height, clip_projection, nest_clearance and nest_depth. Ask for missing dimensions and the preferred resting orientation. Use low locating walls with relief around the clip and controls. Include a short wall-section coupon. Keep the measuring blade fully retracted in the reference model; do not add a blade guide or alter the tool.","steps":[{"title":"Choose the resting face","detail":"Place the closed tape on a stable face and trace its outline. Mark the belt clip, lock and blade exit as areas the nest must not contact."},{"title":"Build low locating walls","detail":"Create a shallow base with walls around only the useful case edges. Leave clearance around protrusions and avoid a full-height enclosure."},{"title":"Add pickup access","detail":"Open the front or both sides so fingers can reach the case. Review the lift-out path without pressing a control or catching the belt clip."}],"checks":["Compare a paper outline with the closed tool in the intended drawer.","Review the wall coupon around the widest case section.","Inspect the digital assembly for contact with controls, clip and blade exit."],"pitfall":"A nest that fits the main housing can still trap the belt clip during vertical removal.","scope":"An unprinted storage accessory, not a measuring fixture or a modification to the retractable tape mechanism.","materialNotes":"PLA is an indoor prototype option. PETG may also be considered; the design should remain loose rather than depend on a snap fit.","links":{"html":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/measuring-tape-parking-tray","markdown":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/measuring-tape-parking-tray/guide.md","json":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/measuring-tape-parking-tray/guide.json","catalog":"https://partsforagents.com/vibe-cad/catalog.json","order":"https://partsforagents.com/for-humans?project=measuring-tape-parking-tray#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=measuring-tape-parking-tray#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"}}