Fusion Buddy
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Sell physical prints of my designs with a DSL Design commercial license. STL files remain hosted on MakerWorld. 👉 Available via my MakerWorld Membership
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Have you ever needed to take an overhead image of a part so you can bring it into Fusion as a Canvas?
Without a perfectly aligned shot, tracing around your design becomes frustratingly inaccurate — but not anymore. Introducing the Fusion Buddy, a purpose-built overhead photography rig designed to help makers, designers, and engineers capture precision top-down images effortlessly.
Originally designed for the iPhone 13 Pro, the Fusion Buddy securely holds your phone in a perfectly level position above your workspace. Combine it with your own lighting setup to achieve crisp, shadow-free shots of any part you’re modelling.
iPhone 13 Pro measures 146.7 mm × 71.5 mm × 7.65 mm, so any phone with similar dimensions will fit comfortably in your Fusion Buddy cradle (within ±2–3 mm).
I've also designed a parametric phone cradle that can be found here:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/1946285-fusion-buddy-parametric-phone-cradle#profileId-2090825
For viewing or taking pictures of Lithophanes or negatives, check out my other model:
An optional photo tray, printed in Bambu green filament, acts as a built-in green screen — ideal for background removal and clean part isolation when importing into Fusion 360.
The Fusion Buddy features a linear rail system for smooth forward and backward adjustment, while the phone cradle slides side-to-side, letting you fine-tune framing with absolute precision.
Whether you’re reverse-engineering a component or capturing flat-lay images for MakerWorld, the Fusion Buddy ensures every photo is perfectly aligned, consistent, and ready for design.
🟢 Precision meets creativity — powered by DSL Design.
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The Fusion Buddy is your new go-to tool for capturing perfectly aligned overhead images every time. Designed originally for the iPhone 13 Pro, this rig lets you take crystal-clear reference shots for Fusion 360, product photography, or MakerWorld uploads — all with maker-level precision.
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