Just wanted to give a quick update on what's happening.
Currently I'm waiting on the final engravings files. We're waiting on this because some small adjustments were made (nothing notable), and because I forgot to ask for them sooner. I expect to get these Monday/Tuesday, and then everything will be ready.
I've changed a few aspects of the design; nothing major, but I think the difference they make is massive.
The main "problem" I had with the sample was that the overall look was very rounded/curvy. I identified the two things that'll change the look the most without changing anything major (as noted below).
- I've changed the inner corners from 2mm to 1mm. It'll result in better cap fitment aesthetics, and changes the overall look a tiny bit.
- The inner edge has also been changed. Previously it was a .5mm fillet, but I've now changed it to a .35mm chamfer.
Another thing I changed on the top piece is the blocker. For the sample, I forgot to extrude a face so therefore it wasn't correct -- it is now. You can see in the OP that the left arrow key is super close, but I've changed this to be equal with the rest of the cap to bezel gap. I've also added some indents for bumpons, although I'd recommend using the board without any for the height.
Regarding plates, I've changed a few things with these too.
- Since no one chose the no blocker option, I updated the plate to only support layouts with the blocker. This means the plate will be cleaner.
- I've updated the stabilizer holes. Previously they were uniform, and had no correlation to the stabilizer orientation. Unfortunately, neither way around meant you could access the stabilizer wire. I've now updated the stabilizer cutouts to be 1) orientated to the stabilizer, and 2) so you can access the wire clip in point. They look a little different (not sure I'm too keen yet), but the function over form is worth it here.
- Made the N cutout uniform on both plates, previously one was .1mm too high. It's now in the centre of the bottom row, both vertically and horizontally.
- Added ISO for the universal plate, it's ugly, but it's the best that can be done.
Please note I haven't finished adding the corners for the universal plate.
PCB has also been updated with the following changes:
- Removed Alps support (switches wouldn't fit in 268 anyway).
- Removed all unnecessary holes, but kept the layouts without a blocker for the future.
- Removed LED backlighting.
- Added some holes to add a cable instead of attaching to the smaller USB holes (this is for a future project).
- Added more support around where stabilizers screw in. Previously it was just a mostly complete hole, but now it's a full circle.
We'll be ordering a new sample of this to confirm the changes are fine.
Next update should be that the order has been submitted and in progress