Magnetic Cable Guide

February 21, 2026

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You can download the model here.

My dad gave me a design for a cable organizer and asked me to create and print the model. The idea is to have a square bracket with an arch and at the feet two holes for magnets.

Design by my dad

From these measurements it was a pretty simple model to create in FreeCAD. I initially made each leg of the arch 0.33" but this left a noticable rounding error. Instead when I set the the length of each leg I entered into freecade "1"/3" and that produced a more precise measurement. Being able to let the CAD software calculate the decimal places was a pleasant surprise.

You can download the FreeCAD file here.