WALLY - Wall Plate Customizer by TheNewHobbyist

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CUSTOMIZER CHALLENGE CONTEST WINNER - Useful Category
Update v1.3: Added 3 plate sizes "Standard", "Junior-Jumbo", and "Jumbo". If you've got a larger hole in your wall these may help.
So here it is, my first model designed in OpenSCAD. I found something that would really benefit from being a parametrically designed model: Wall Plates. I've created a OpenSCAD model that allows you to pick from a list of 18 types of connector/outlet style which then generates a 3D model correctly oriented and modeled to be immediately 3D printed.
So what options did I include in this file? Well I’ve allowed the user to pick any width from 1 to 5 “plates” wide. These were measured off the standard electrical box sizes and should match screw holes in your existing boxes. The list of available plug and outlet styles is listed below:
Blank Port
Toggle Switch (Takes up entire plate)
Duplex Outlet (Takes up entire plate)
Rocker/Designer Plate (Takes up entire plate)
Keystone Jack
VGA Port
HDMI Port
DVI-I Port
Displayport
Cat5e/Cat6 Port
USB-A Port
USB-B Port
Firewire IEEE 1394 Port
DB-09 Port
PS2 Port
F-Type/Coaxial Port
S-Video Port
Stereo Headphone Jack
With the exception of #2-4 all of the plug types are modular and be placed on the top, bottom, or centered on a generated wall plate. All of the ports (excluding the outlets and keystone jacks) are designed to accommodate DataPro.net’s panel-mount cables.
I asked a Mathlete friend of mine if he could calculate the possible number of plug and plate combinations and well, the number is big, real big. He estimates that you can generate a total of 850,789,801,599 possible permutations. Making this possibly one the most customizable objects currently on Thingiverse. If you'd like to check his math here's some nerdy details: http://thenewhobbyist.com/wall_plates.txt
Also I've included more details and a few additional pictures in a blog post here: http://thenewhobbyist.com/2013/02/designing-with-parameters/
Change Log:
Update v1.1: Stopped by Home Depot and picked up some wall plates to make a few corrections (thanks 3dsteve). I corrected the screw locations on the "toggle", "outlet", and "designer/rocker" plates. If you've generated one of these you may want to re-generate it.
Update v1.2: Added "Long Toggle Switch" for laird.
Update v1.3: Added 3 plate sizes "Standard", "Junior-Jumbo", and "Jumbo". If you've got a larger hole in your wall these may help.