Angled Display Box — Adjustable Tilt & Grid — STL Grátis

Tilted Display Box — Parametric Compartment Tray with Integrated Wedge Base

If you sell 3D printed items at markets, conventions, or in a shop, you know the problem: flat trays hide your products. Customers have to lean in to see what's in each bin. This display box fixes that. It sits at a permanent forward tilt — no separate riser, no extra parts — so every compartment faces the viewer naturally, like a retail display tray.

And because it's fully parametric, you dial in exactly the size, grid layout, tilt angle, and wall style you need. Print one for keychains, one for stickers, one for small figurines. They all come out of the same file.

What Makes This Different

Most display trays are flat. Some use separate riser blocks underneath. This one has the wedge geometry built directly into the base — two triangular side supports that are part of the print itself. The tilt is real, not an optical illusion, and the math is exact: the wedge slope is calculated automatically from your chosen tilt angle so the box sits flush and stable every time.

Stack these on a stepped shelf system and you get a stadium bowl effect — each row of boxes tilted toward the viewer at a slightly different height. Four shelves deep and you have a full tiered display that draws the eye from across the room.

Parameters

Box Dimensions

Parameter	Default	Range	What it does
box_width	150mm	50–250mm	Side to side width of the entire tray
box_depth	200mm	50–300mm	Front to back depth
box_height	60mm	30–150mm	Height of the box walls
wall_thickness	3mm	2–8mm	Exterior wall and floor thickness

Compartments

Parameter	Default	Range	What it does
num_columns	3	1–10	Divisions side to side
num_rows	2	1–10	Divisions front to back
divider_thickness	1.5mm	1–4mm	Thickness of internal dividers

Compartment sizes are calculated automatically from box dimensions and grid counts — no manual math required. The console output shows you the exact compartment size before you slice.

Tilt & Wedge

Parameter	Default	Range	What it does
tilt_angle	15°	5–30°	Forward tilt of the display box
wedge_style	Solid	Solid / Minimal / Pattern	Appearance of the triangular side supports

Tilt angle tips:

5–10° — Subtle lean, good for larger or heavier items
15° — The sweet spot for most display applications (what was tested and printed)
20–25° — Aggressive tilt, great for small items like keychains or pins
30° — Maximum tilt, use for very small items or purely visual effect

Wedge style:

Solid — Full triangular supports, maximum strength, most filament
Minimal — Hollow perimeter only, saves filament, still plenty strong for display loads
Pattern — Matches whatever wall pattern you've chosen on the box sides

Wall Style

Parameter	Default	Range	What it does
wall_style	Solid	Solid / Honeycomb / Circles / Diamonds	Decorative cutout pattern on side walls
cell_size	12mm	6–20mm	Size of pattern cells (ignored when Solid)

Patterns are bounded with a 10% depth margin and 15% height margin so cutouts never clip the wall edges — clean result at any size.

Print Settings

This model prints as a single piece. The tilt geometry means supports are unavoidable — plan for them. Here's what worked in testing:

Orientation: Print with the open face of the box facing the build plate (face down). This gives the cleanest top edges and keeps the wedge supports fully attached.

Supports: Required. Expect them on the outside of the wedge triangles and inside the box under the bin floors (since they're overhanging when printed face down). With a well-tuned support interface layer, removal is straightforward. Tested successfully in PETG with standard tree supports.

Recommended support settings:

Support interface layers: ON (makes removal much cleaner)
Interface layer pattern: Lines or Grid
Support Z distance: 0.2mm (standard)
Tree supports work well on the exterior wedge faces

Material: Any standard filament works. PETG recommended for rigidity and slightly easier support removal. PLA is fine for lighter display loads.

Layer height: 0.2mm standard. 0.15mm if you want cleaner wall pattern detail.

Infill: 15–20% is plenty for display use. The walls and dividers carry the load.

Console Output

When you render in OpenSCAD, the console prints useful information before you slice:

Tilt angle confirmation
Wedge height at front and back
Exact compartment dimensions
Total assembled height at the back (wedge + box)

Assembly / Use

No assembly required. Print, remove supports, place on any flat surface. The wedge base handles the rest.

For the stadium shelf effect: use any stepped shelving system (even stacked books or risers) and place one box per shelf level. Each box faces forward at your chosen tilt angle. Three or four rows deep creates a dramatic tiered display that maximizes visibility from the front.

Known Limitations

Supports are unavoidable in the current design due to the integrated wedge geometry. This is a deliberate tradeoff — one piece, no assembly, at the cost of support material. With a good slicer profile it's manageable.
Very large box sizes (200mm+ width and depth) at steep tilt angles will produce tall wedge supports. Check the console output for total back height before printing.
The pattern wedge style at low tilt angles (5–8°) produces very thin wedge walls — solid or minimal is recommended below 10°.

Designed and tested in OpenSCAD. Printed in PETG on a Bambu printer. Parametric model compatible with MakerWorld's Parametric Model Maker.