3d Printed Folding Castle Dice Tower With Tinkercad

Hello everybody! In this instructable I will show you how to make a dice tower using tinkercad and a 3d printer. The purpose of a dice tower is to both make it very hard to cheat by rolling the dice in a certain way, and also to be aesthetically pleasing. I think this tower accomplishes both. Also this tower can be folded into a compact position by removing a stick that holds it in place and laying the box down in the dice container. This feature can be very useful when on the go and is still rather easy to print. Lets get into it!

• 3d printer. Mine is a ender 3 pro.
• Tinkercad is you want to model it yourself.
• felt.
• Glue that works on 3d prints. I used E6000.
• Paint. (optional)

Here are all the files for this project as well as a 3d viewer. I have included both a full tower and the tower split into parts. I used the one split into parts because it is easier to print, although you do have to glue them together afterward. I have also included the files to both the old lock stick and the new one which are explained later.

Here are the dimensions (in millimeters) :

dice container: width=80 length=140.1 height=32

tower: width=40 length=69.9 height=117

The walls are about 3.5 mm thick

The bar to hold it together is 8.5 mm sq and the hole used to make the area for the bar to go into is 10 mm sq

The pin to keep the stick from falling out is 5.75 mm in diameter and and the hole is 7mm in diameter.

The design consists of just boxes and a wedge for the bottom. Since the modeling is simple I will not explain it as there are numerous YouTube videos for that. For the Dungeons and dragons logo I downloaded a dungeons and dragons logo silhouette and put it into this website . The result I imported into tinkercad and scaled it to look right. Of course there is lots of room for creativity here and you could make something completely different either with the logo or the entire design. The only feature in this design that is not tested, is the pin that holds the stick in. I did not develop this till later on so for my tower I just made a hole with a soldering iron and used a wooden dowel as the pin. The white cube in the picture is the size of a standard dice (16 mm).

The settings I used when printing and some tips. I used an ender 3 pro.

• .2mm layer height (doesn't have to be too detailed)
• 80mm/second print speed
• The dice tray wanted to peel up off the printer bed so I used a raft for that
• I also used a raft for the stick that holds the tray and tower together because it is so tall.

If you chose to print the tower in two parts, then glue them together using clamps or a vice. Make sure to keep the channel at the bottom aligned or the stick may not fit. If you are not going to paint the print, then this is a good time to also glue the logo on if you so chose.

Tip: Make sure the logo is facing the right way when you glue it on as I put mine on the wrong way. 🙄🤣

These are both optional steps but they can be the thing that makes it really cool. I am not a master painter and I just used some grey craft smart paint to change the tower color form white to grey. With this cheep paint it may take several coats before you get good coverage but an investment in better paint may make it faster.

I highly recommend using felt because it makes the project look professional and sound soft when dice are rolled down it. I did not take exact measurements but instead just estimated slightly large and cut them down to the right size. I used the same glue as with the 3d prints but most glue will work.

All done! This is a rather basic version of a dice tower but you could customize it any way you want. From paint to textures to size or logo this is a very customizable project. Comment below for any suggestions or makes. So have a nice day and happy gaming!