Northpoint 3D

Work

Real parts, built to a standard.

Twelve parts, each designed for a named industry with the material called out and a dimensioned drawing behind it. Every card shows the part and its drawing sheet; switch between them on the card, or open the sheet full size.

The standard every piece meets

Portfolio brief

Every card names the part, who it is for, what it proves and one real number, and carries a full drawing sheet: third-angle views, dimensions, material, print notes and tolerances. Nothing goes on this page that does not meet the list below.

The part

  • Industrial, not hobby. Brackets, clamps, clips, fixtures, housings, replacement parts. No novelties, no logos that belong to someone else, no decor.
  • Proves one skill. A press fit, a thread, a support-free overhang, a parametric family, a reverse-engineered OEM part. The caption says which.
  • Has a number on it. A tolerance held, a load, a temperature, a quantity, a turnaround. One real figure per card.

The colour and finish

  • Matte light grey for everything. Layer lines read as precision, not as plastic.
  • Black carbon-fibre nylon for two or three hero parts only.
  • Never gold, red, silk, rainbow, or two-tone. Supports removed, edges deburred, no stringing in shot.

The documentation

  1. The part. Rendered on a plain grey sweep, three-quarter angle, in its real material and colour. Nothing else in frame.
  2. The drawing. An A3 sheet in third-angle projection: front, top, right and isometric, dimensioned, with notes and a title block.
  3. The build notes. Material, layer height, orientation, supports, infill and the number that matters: a fit, a mass, a repeatability.

Fleet and automotive

Telematics tracker mount, rendered on a grey sweep
Fleet · NP-010101 Telematics tracker mount
Proves
Repeatable fleet-wide bracket. Ribbed wedge, 15° tilted cradle, strap loops and screw slots in one print.
Number
Same part on every truck; quoted at 20 units, ASA.
Spec
ASA, matte light grey. 0.2 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Velocity stack, 50 mm, rendered on a grey sweep
Automotive · NP-020102 Velocity stack, 50 mm
Proves
Smooth revolved bell on a square flange, printed support-free with the flange down.
Number
Ø50 bore, R22 bell, 4× Ø6.5 on a 66 mm PCD.
Spec
PETG-CF, black, as printed. 0.16 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Trim clip, reverse engineered, rendered on a grey sweep
Automotive · NP-030103 Trim clip, reverse engineered
Proves
Measured from a broken OEM clip with calipers; a snap fit that works the first time.
Number
Fit on the first print; three coupons to confirm the 0.2 mm neck clearance.
Spec
PETG, light grey. 0.12 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Industrial and manufacturing

Cable clamp family, 6 to 25, rendered on a grey sweep
Industrial · NP-040104 Cable clamp family, 6 to 25
Proves
One parametric model, four parts. Change the cable diameter and the wall, width and screw follow.
Number
6, 10, 16 and 25 mm from one file.
Spec
PETG, black, as printed. 0.2 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Drilling fixture, 60 × 40, rendered on a grey sweep
Manufacturing · NP-050105 Drilling fixture, 60 × 40
Proves
A fixture that puts the hole in the same place every time: two locating pins, two bushing pockets, clamp slots.
Number
Hole position repeats to ±0.1 mm across the batch.
Spec
PETG-CF, light grey. 0.2 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Old-work box template, rendered on a grey sweep
Trades · NP-060106 Old-work box template
Proves
A template an electrician keeps in the van: stud fence, scribe notches, finger notch.
Number
54 × 92 mm window for a single-gang old-work box. Mark once, cut once.
Spec
PETG, light grey. 0.2 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Aerospace and precision

Harness clip, support-free, rendered on a grey sweep
Aerospace · NP-070107 Harness clip, support-free
Proves
Design for printing: 45° wing tapers and roofed pockets so it prints upright with no supports.
Number
Zero supports; 31 minutes per clip in carbon-fibre nylon.
Spec
CF nylon (PAHT-CF), black, as printed. 0.16 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Isogrid panel, 150 × 100, rendered on a grey sweep
Aerospace · NP-080108 Isogrid panel, 150 × 100
Proves
Stiffness-to-weight thinking: a 1.2 mm skin with an equilateral rib lattice on a 25 mm pitch.
Number
53 g against 124 g for a solid plate of the same depth: 57% lighter.
Spec
CF nylon (PAHT-CF), black, as printed. 0.2 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Topology L-bracket, rendered on a grey sweep
Aerospace · NP-090109 Topology L-bracket
Proves
Load-path design. Legs opened into frames, two side gussets carrying the load between bolt rows.
Number
44% less material than the plain 8 mm bracket, stiffer in bending.
Spec
CF nylon (PAHT-CF), black, as printed. 0.16 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Dental and small precision

Articulator base plates, rendered on a grey sweep
Dental · NP-100110 Articulator base plates
Proves
Small precise features and a flat model face: three Ø4 pins locate the pair, a magnet pocket underneath.
Number
Pin fit 0.1 mm per side; plates locate by hand with no play.
Spec
PETG, light grey. 0.12 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Enclosure, inserts + M20 port, rendered on a grey sweep
Any · NP-110111 Enclosure, inserts + M20 port
Proves
Heat-set brass inserts, a printed M20 × 1.5 thread for a cable gland, a lid that seats on a 1 mm lip.
Number
M20 × 1.5 printed directly; the gland runs on by hand.
Spec
PETG, grey, brass inserts. 0.16 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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Lid gasket, TPU 95A, rendered on a grey sweep
Any · NP-120112 Lid gasket, TPU 95A
Proves
Flexible material, dimensionally right. Fits the groove in the enclosure above.
Number
TPU 95A, 2.0 mm free, compresses to 1.4 under the lid.
Spec
TPU 95A, black, as printed. 0.2 mm layers on an enclosed Bambu Lab P1S.
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