Phone Dock

I don't have a clock in my room and I wanted an easy way to check the time. I remembered that the iPhone has a standby mode feature and wanted to make use of it as a clock. This is a phone dock that wirelessly charges your phone via an Apple MagSafe charger and puts your phone in stand by mode. I used my iPhone 12 with a slim case to model the fit but I will be including the Onshape files in case you want to change the dimensions for your phone or add any features you want.

3D Printer

Filament (I used PLA)

MagSafe Charger

Cura (or any slicer software)

Onshape account (If you want to edit the CAD file)

Ruler or Caliper (If you want to take exact dimensions for your phone or case)

If your case is below 152mm by 77mm you should be good to just download the STL files and print them.

I used Cura for this project but you can use any Slicer you prefer.

I did this print in two pieces.

For the Dock I printed it with the back touching the plate and printed upwards with support for the slot overhang.

The settings I used for the Dock were:

Layer Height: 0.25mm

Wall Line Count: 3

Infill: 5% gyroid infill pattern

Support: Touching build plate, 60 degree overhang angle, zig zag pattern (apparently the fastest)

Print Speed: 80mm/s

The settings I used for the ejection part were:

Layer Height: 0.2mm

Wall Line Count: 3

Infill: 8% Grid pattern

Support: No

Print Speed: 70mm/s

I wanted to optimize the larger dock as much as I could without risking it failing as it was a 10 hour print for my Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro. The ejection piece was a smaller print so I didn't mind waiting a little longer. You can probably optimize these settings even more for your individual printer but these were just the settings I used.

Assembly is straightforward, you just need to slide the USB C of the MagSafe charger through the hole and slide the charger in its slot.

From there you just need to slide the ejector piece in its corresponding slot at the top and just slide your phone in and it should be good to go.

Now you have an iPhone dock that charges your phone and can display time, your calendar, photos, reminders, alarms, and even timers! I think it looks pretty sleek in my desk and you can also make it shorter if you think it takes too much space. I think I will make a version for the best buy branded wireless charger as it was 12 dollars while the MagSafe charger was 50 dollars. That way it is more accessible to more people. Other than that enjoy your dock!

If your phone is bigger than the dimensions I used or you just want to add some more functionality to the dock. I will include the Onshape file to allow for editing. This was my first time ever designing something to be functional so It probably isn't the best 3D model out there but I think it turned out great. I also wanted to include that this design was inspired by Scott Yu-Jan on YouTube and his version of an iPhone dock. I didn't like the horizontal to curve top of his design so I just made it straight. I also don't have airpods so I didn't include them in my design.

Onshape Link