3d printing trick: when designing a complicated part that's supposed to interface with something (idk, a phone case):
- Export a 2d drawing in 1:1 scale and print it on a regular printer. Cut it out and fit to the part. Pros: very quick and cheap iteration. Cons: meh precision, unless you have god-level scissors skills, hard time with non-flat parts.
- Make a simplified template part that's quick to 3d print and fit that. If you got some dimensions wrong, adjust, cut away all elements that fit well and re-print. Pros: actually representative of the accuracy your printer will be able to give you, can fit non-flat parts. Cons: kind of slower, though not nearly as bad as printing and scrapping the full part.
And then trying to pin down the exact curves and position of the camera bump.
Case in point: checking the rough dimensions of my phone and zoning in on camera lens positioning.