The Grid Pad and its siblings are manufactured by Smartbox. Smartbox uses microsuction tape to attach their official keyguards, and we concur. The designs described below all use the “No Mount” mounting options.
Grid Pad 10s
Choose these values in the customizer:
"---- Tablet ----"
type_of_tablet = "GridPad 10s"
"---- Tablet Case ----"
height_of_opening_in_case = 180
width_of_opening_in_case = 250
case_opening_corner_radius = 10
and make these changes to the openings_and_additions.txt file:
case_openings=[
// ID, x, y, width, height, shape, top slope, bottom slope, left slope, right slope, corner radius, other
[ 1, cow/2, coh, 34, 26, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 1, cow/2-17, coh, 0, 0, "oa1", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 1, cow/2+17, coh, 0, 0, "oa4", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 2, cow/2+89, coh, 20, 26, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 2, cow/2+79, coh, 0, 0, "oa1", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 2, cow/2+99, coh, 0, 0, "oa4", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 3, cow, 151, 20, 20, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 3, cow, 161, 0, 0, "oa2", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 3, cow, 141, 0, 0, "oa1", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
];
Thanks to SWAAAC for lending us this device, which enabled us to obtain these measurements and test them.
Grid Pad 11
Grid Pad 12
Grid Pad 13
We want to thank Evgenii Malikov for providing the measurements for the Grid Pad 13!
The Grid Pad 13 is a very large AAC system. The face of the system is 338 mm across. If the keyguard needs to be printed in one piece, it will require a printer with a build surface that is at least 340 mm wide.
One can, alternatively, be printed on a smaller build surface if the keyguard is designed as a frame/keyguard combination. The keyguard can then be printed whole on a printer with a 300 mm build surface, or if it’s possible to split the keyguard, on a printer with a 250 mm build surface.
The following Customizer Settings can be used to create your keyguard:
"---- Tablet ----"
type_of_tablet = "GridPad 13"
"---- Tablet Case ----"
have_a_case = "no"
The following entries should be placed in the openings_and_additions.txt file:
tablet_openings=[
// ID, x, y, width, height, shape, top slope, bottom slope, left slope, right slope, corner radius, other
[ 1, 72.5, 219, 35, 10, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 2, 49, 219, 5, 5, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 3, 111, 219, 5, 5, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 4, 120, 219, 5, 5, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 5, 286, 219, 35, 10, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 6, 324, 195, 8, 20, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 7, 30, 9, 20, 15, "rr", 60, 60, 60, 60, 5, ],
[ 8, 71, 9, 20, 15, "rr", 60, 60, 60, 60, 5, ],
[ 9, 242, 9, 20, 15, "rr", 60, 60, 60, 60, 5, ],
[ 10, 283, 9, 20, 15, "rr", 60, 60, 60, 60, 5, ],
[ 11, 165.5, 16.5, 50, 15, "crr", 60, 60, 60, 60, 5, ],
];
Grid Pad 15
Choose these values in the customizer:
"---- Tablet ----"
type_of_tablet = "GridPad 15"
"---- Tablet Case ----"
height_of_opening_in_case = 229
width_of_opening_in_case = 388
and make these changes to the openings_and_additions.txt file:
case_openings=[
// ID, x, y, width, height, shape, top slope, bottom slope, left slope, right slope, corner radius, other
[ 1, cow/2, coh, 30, 26, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 1, cow/2-15, coh, 0, 0, "oa1", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 1, cow/2+15, coh, 0, 0, "oa4", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 2, 48, coh, 20, 26, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 2, 38, coh, 0, 0, "oa1", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 2, 58, coh, 0, 0, "oa4", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
];
Thanks to SWAAAC for lending us this device, which enabled us to obtain these measurements and test them.
Talk Pad 8 / L8
The Talk Pad 8 is also known as the L8.
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| This keyguard, with a sloped edge, features a lip that extends to the outer edge of the case and is mounted using microsuction tape. | |
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| This keyguard doesn’t extend to the outer edge of the case and uses mini-clips to secure it. | |
The Talk Pad 8 case requires a keyguard with a sloped edge, and you can add a lip that extends to the outer edge of the case.
The keyguard can then be mounted using micro-suction tape or clip-on straps, regardless of whether it has a lip. Because of the case shape, if you choose the clip-on strap approach, mini-clips are the best option.
The following Customizer Settings can be used to create your keyguard:
"---- Keyguard Basics ----"
keyguard_thickness = 5
screen_area_thickness = 5
"---- Tablet ----"
type_of_tablet = "iPad mini 7 A17 Pro"
"---- Tablet Case ----"
height_of_opening_in_case = 118
width_of_opening_in_case = 178
case_opening_corner_radius = 4
case_height = 148
case_width = 208
case_to_screen_depth = 3.5
"---- Clip-on Straps Info ----"
horizontal_clip_width = 15
distance_between_horizontal_clips = 35
distance_between_vertical_clips = 35
"---- Sloped Keyguard Edge Info ----"
add_sloped_keyguard_edge = "yes"
"---- Special Actions and Settings ----"
keyguard_edge_chamfer = 0.5
cell_edge_chamfer = 0.5
To add a lip to your keyguard that reaches the outer edge of the case, make this additional change:
"---- Sloped Keyguard Edge Info ----"
extend_lip_to_edge_of_case = "yes"
To mount your keyguard with clip-on straps, make this additional change:
"---- Mounting Method ----"
mounting_method = "Clip-on Straps"
The following entries should be placed in the openings_and_additions.txt file if you want to expose the virtual home button:
my_x = (cow+lp*mpp-rp*mpp)/2;
rem = (coh-shm)/2+(lmbh+lcbh)*mpp+hrw/2+ch/2;
ev = (nc%2==0);
case_openings= (ev) ?
[
// ID, x, y, width, height, shape, top slope, bottom slope, left slope, right slope, corner radius, other
[ 1, my_x-cw-vrw/2, -ff, cw, rem, "r", 90, 70, 90, 90, 0, ],
// [ 1, my_x-cw-vrw/2, -ff, 0, 0, "oa2", 90, 90, 90, 90, 2, ],
// [ 1, my_x-vrw/2, -ff, 0, 0, "oa3", 90, 90, 90, 90, 2, ],
]:
[
// ID, x, y, width, height, shape, top slope, bottom slope, left slope, right slope, corner radius, other
[ 1, my_x-cw/2, -ff, cw, rem, "r", 90, 60, 90, 90, 0, ],
// [ 1, my_x-cw/2, -ff, 0, 0, "oa2", 90, 90, 90, 90, 2, ],
// [ 1, my_x+cw/2, -ff, 0, 0, "oa3", 90, 90, 90, 90, 2, ],
You may want to print the Talk Pad 8 keyguard “face-down” to reduce the amount of support material required. You can learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of printing your keyguard face-down here.
Thanks to SWAAAC for lending us this device, which enabled us to obtain these measurements and test them.
Talk Pad 10 / L10
The Talk Pad 10 is also known as the L10.
Touch Pad
The Smartbox Touch Pads incorporate different-sized Microsoft Surface Go tablets – specifically, the Surface Go 4, Surface Go 3, Surface Go 2, Surface Go (LTE), or Surface Go
Surface Go 3. The Surface Go 2, 3, and 4 tablets have the same pixel count (1920 by 1280 pixels), and the basic Surface Go is 1800 by 1200 pixels. You can refer to the Windows Settings > Display settings to help determine which Touch Pad version you have.
Choose these values in the customizer:
"---- Tablet ----"
type_of_tablet = "Surface Go 3"
"---- Tablet Case ----"
height_of_opening_in_case = 171
width_of_opening_in_case = 242
case_opening_corner_radius = 8
and make these changes to the openings_and_additions.txt file:
case_openings=[
// ID, x, y, width, height, shape, top slope, bottom slope, left slope, right slope, corner radius, other
[ 1, cow/2, coh, 66, 18, "crr", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 1, cow/2-33, coh, 0, 0, "oa1", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
[ 1, cow/2+33, coh, 0, 0, "oa4", 90, 90, 90, 90, 5, ],
];
Thanks to SWAAAC for lending us this device, which enabled us to obtain these measurements and test them.
Grid for iPad
This offering from Smartbox involves the Grid software that can be installed on any iPad. Simply choose the iPad that you’re using in the designer. You can find pre-defined layouts for a small collection of iPads and cases among the Ready-to-Print keyguard designs.