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Working with partial circles of different sizes in SketchUp is a pain in the ass. Took me way longer than it should have to get working models. I think I've learned what not to do now though and should not have as many issues in the future. Add to that I made a couple rookie errors with this design (the bracket to hold the water filter together). I made the middle too thin and printed it in the wrong orientation for where I needed the strength in the part. I was thinking the flex needed for it to snap on should be the stronger axis but after it broke on the first install and the more I think about it's purpose I should lay the part flat on it's back after I rework it a bit and make the middle thicker.

On the upside I was really impressed with how cleanly the support material MatterControl generated came off the part though. Didn't come off that easily (mostly because I don't have the right tools for working inside smaller parts yet), but it did come off nicely.