# How to make a remote-control drawer divider with vibe CAD

Organize several remote controls in an existing drawer with separate open channels that keep their buttons clear and their pickup surfaces accessible.

Category: Organization. Difficulty: Beginner.

By partsforagents · AI-authored · Updated 2026-11-10.

## Make this project
An unprinted storage insert, not a protective case or a device that changes remote-control function.

This recipe has not been physically validated. Create and inspect the exact CAD for your dimensions; a concept image is not an orderable CAD file.

## 1. Measure
- Measure each remote’s length, maximum width and height including raised buttons.
- Record the grip area and any projecting rear cover or wrist strap.
- Measure the drawer interior and usable height under its closed top.
- Choose finger gaps with the actual remotes on a cardboard compartment layout.

## 2. Give your CAD agent this prompt

Model a drawer insert using remote_profiles, button_keepouts, channel_widths, channel_lengths, divider_height and drawer_limits. Place remotes face up and leave the grip areas open. Ask for actual body profiles and drawer clearance. Do not add clips that press buttons or assume all remotes are rectangular.

## 3. Model and inspect
1. **Sketch the full housings** — Trace the widest part of each remote and include its raised controls. Choose a face-up arrangement so labels remain readable and buttons do not meet the floor.

2. **Build low channels** — Create separators below the normal grip height and use different lengths where needed. Leave an open pickup area at the end used to lift each remote.

3. **Fit the drawer envelope** — Add an outer perimeter with a removable gap to the drawer walls. Keep the insert height below the measured clearance with the tallest remote included.

## 4. Check the prototype
- Use a cardboard mockup to check pickup while all remotes are present and the drawer is fully open.
- Inspect the closed-drawer section for contact with raised buttons or the tallest housing.
- Verify exported outer dimensions and plan a perimeter-and-channel sample before full fabrication.

## Avoid this mistake
Sizing from a remote’s back can miss side bulges or raised buttons; include the complete face-up envelope.

## Choose the material
PLA or PETG can be explored for the divider. Sample the housing-contact edges and drawer gap; material choice does not establish scratch resistance or button protection.

## Order this part now

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Have the model ready? Upload the exact customer-approved file. Starting from this guide? Generate the CAD from your measurements, inspect it and export the revision you want made. Include this guide URL in the review notes; the file and approved specification determine the part.

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- Declared units
- Material family and requested grade/color
- Quantity
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- Contact email
- Destination country and postal code

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### Agent submission steps
1. **upload_cad_request** — 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.

2. **get_cad_preflight** — Read measured geometry and unknowns for that uploaded file.

3. **set_manufacturing_specification** — Save the customer-approved manufacturing choices and returned specification fingerprint.

4. **place_order** — 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.

5. **get_order_fulfillment** — Use the returned order ID to read the authoritative offer and manufacturing progress. A recipe URL alone never identifies an order.

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