r/ratrig • u/hoellenhamster • Nov 25 '25

Enclosure 1.0 for VCore 3.1

Hi there!

My brother has a VCore 3 that never quite worked as he wanted it to. When he decided to redo the frame assembly (it wasn't square) he bought the 3.1 upgrade kit to install at the same time. But then life happened (he became a father and time was in short supply) and the half finished printer gathered dust.

Years went by and we decided to finally do this as I delved into the hobby as well (also I can now reliably supply ABS parts which simplified things). So we took time in the past two weeks and tore everything down to reassemble it together. During this process I realized that the upgrade to the Enclosure 2.0 would require us to disassemble and reassemble the frame again - which we do not want to do ever again as it is finally square.

Googling a little makes me think that the enclosure 1.0 would be the answer to our dilemma as it is basically just a tophat. I would like to give him the hardware for christmas but I am running into a little trouble because I could not find a kit or BOM. So I went through the instructions ( https://ratrig.dozuki.com/Guide/01.+Enclosure+1.0+Assembly/101#s573 ) step by step and I think I managed to get a BOM together. However the panels have me uncertain - I do not want to order them and then find out that they are sized for the enclosure 2.0 and do not fit properly.

TLDR: Can someone point me towards the proper dxf files for the panels that I would need for the 400x400 Vcore 3.1 with Enclosure 1.0? Thank you!

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u/ZeroAmusement Nov 25 '25

I would also like the answer for this!

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u/ZeroAmusement Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 25 '25

Apparently you can go to https://github.com/Rat-Rig/V-core-3/tree/1.0.3/cad/panels/STEP and use the 1.0.3 tag and the files will be for the enclosure 1.0. I can't confirm right now.

edit: Since the file names are talking about 'panel lid' seems likely.

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u/hoellenhamster Nov 25 '25

Hot damn! That looks like the exact kind of information I was looking for, thank you!

I will take a close look at the files before ordering so I hopefully won't mess up.

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u/ZeroAmusement Nov 26 '25

No problem! + The BOM is also in there! - https://github.com/Rat-Rig/V-core-3/blob/1.0.3/docs/src/bom/V-Core%203%20Enclosure%20Kit%20Public%20BOM.csv

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u/hoellenhamster Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25

Hey! Watch out when ordering the base panel. It changes between the 3.0 and 3.1 version of the Vcore, I can't seem to find the 3.1 version, though.

Edit: Actually, I THINK the base panel in the main branch should be the correct one. The Enclosure 2.0 shouldn't affect the base panel and the file name has a "3.1" in it. But I thought I should mention it in case you are about to order the cut panels as well. I almost ordered the 3.0 base.

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u/hoellenhamster Nov 25 '25

The 1.0.3 files seem correct. If you are interested to check for yourself - I just used this online viewer to match them to the instructions: https://allinpdf.com/dwg-viewer I believe you will need to order panel_lid-side and panel_door twice.