Unifi AP UFO Tractor Beam Base

A base that makes your Unifi AP look like a UFO with a tractor beam coming down
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updated July 18, 2025

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Have you ever looked at a product and been like “wow I know what I need to do”? That was me and holding this device in my hands. Maybe it called out to me beforehand. Maybe it was simply a foregone conclusion when the mad lads of Ubiquiti made a little dome of an access point. Who knows. But 15 minutes of design and 3 hours of printing later we have a tractor beam for our access point.

Features

  • Twist “lock” attachment: it twists into place. It's not that tight of a fit so I can't legally consider it a lock but the weight of the unit keeps it in place. This also means you can lift it with the beam to align cables or lights
  • Cable routing holes: holes for the cables. Actual model is better aligned than in the photos because I mirrored my reference photo but did not want to reprint it
  • Immaculate vibes

 

Notes from the author

  • The longer I look at it the more I fw the infill lines. Obviously you don't have to do that, any circular pattern will realize you don't actually need infill for the main part of it
  • The light is a surprisingly bright display cabinet light I got from Ikea many years ago, anything of that style should suffice
  • The filament is a slightly translucent green from Geetech that I don't see offered anymore. 
  • The author is bummed it doesn't match the aesthetic of the rest of my models but I do not want to deny the world a truncated cone and honestly I was a little disappointed at the range of goofy mounts for these things

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