How to build 3D Printed OpenLOCK doors
In this article, we’ll cover three different OpenLOCK doors and how to build them. The three types are the sliding door, the hinged door, and the hinged door with the stone cap. Each has its own advantages, but all go together easily.
Sliding Door
These kinds of OpenLOCK doors are the easiest; all you need to do is slide the door in and out of the top slot.
This type of door is the easiest to use in-game as well, to show the door has been opened you just remove the door entirely. The limitation is that stacking walls or floors on top is an issue, as they extend past the top of the wall to make it easier to pull out.
Hinged Door
This type of OpenLOCK door requires some filament, a paperclip, or a similar object to create the hinge that lets the door swivel and holds it all together. Here’s a more in-depth guide.
Simply line up the holes in the door with the door frame tile, then insert the 3D printer filament.
After the filament is fully through, you can trim off the excess. This kind of door is great, as you can stack things on top, and it hinges like a real door if immersion is your thing.
Hinged Door with Stone Cap
The last type of OpenLOCK door is similar to the previous but uses a stone cap on top as a separate piece. It uses filament like the previous hinged door and can be stacked as well.
It’s easier to assemble, however, because you aren’t lining up three holes. Just insert the filament through the bottom, then slide the door over the filament, and finally, the cap stone. We recommend gluing the capstone in place when done to prevent it from popping off.
Then you can trim it, using the clippers as close to the model as possible to reveal as little of the filament as possible. You can always remove the filament by poking a pencil into the hole to push it out enough to pull it out. The advantage of this type of OpenLOCK door is that you can build square doors, which are normally hard to do with a filament printer, in one piece without stringing.
And there you have it. We hope you have fun building your OpenLOCK terrain, and these three different door builds can add a bunch of variety to your scenery.