cap_box.scad

LibFile: cap_box.scad

This file has all the modules needed to generate a cap box.

To use, add the following lines to the beginning of your file:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>

File Contents

1. Section: CapLid
   • CapBoxDefaultCapHeight()
   • CapBoxDefaultFingerHoldHeight()
   • CapBoxDefaultFingerHoldLen()
   • CapBoxDefaultLidWallThickness()
   • MakeBoxWithCapLid()
   • CapBoxLid()
   • CapBoxLidWithCustomShape()
   • CapBoxLidWithLabelAndCustomShape()
   • CapBoxLidWithLabel()
   • CapBoxLidWithShape()

Section: CapLid

Function: CapBoxDefaultCapHeight()

Description:

Works out the default value for the cap box height.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
height	the height of the box.

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Function: CapBoxDefaultFingerHoldHeight()

Description:

Works out the default value for the cap box finger hold height.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
height	the height of the box.

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Function: CapBoxDefaultFingerHoldLen()

Description:

Works out the default value for the cap box finger hold length.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
height	the height of the box.

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Function: CapBoxDefaultLidWallThickness()

Description:

Works out the default value for the cap box wall thickness.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
wall_thickness	the wall thickness of the box.

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Module: MakeBoxWithCapLid()

Topics: CapLid

Usage: MakeBoxWithCapLid(100, 50, 20);

Description:

Makes a box with a cap lid. Inside the children of the box you can use the $inner_height , $inner_width, $inner_length = length variables to deal with the box sizes.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	outside width of the box
length	inside width of the box
height	outside height of the box
cap_height	height of the cap on the box (default 10)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
wall_thickness	thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness)
floor_thickness	thickness of the floor (default default_floor_thickness)
size_sizeing	amount of wiggle room between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
lid_finger_hold_len	length of the finger hold sections to cut out (default min(width,lenght)/5)
finger_hold_height	how heigh the finger hold bit it is (default 5)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)
positive_only_children	the list of children to be positive only
positive_negative_children	the list of children to be positive and negative
positive_colour	colour of the postive pieces default_positive_colour
lid_catch	CATCH_NONE - no catch, CATCH_SHORT - short catch, CATCH_LONG - long catch (default
{{CATCH_LONG})

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeBoxWithCapLid(100, 50, 20);

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeBoxWithCapLid(100, 50, 10, lid_finger_hold_len = 4);

Example 3:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeBoxWithCapLid(100, 50, 5, cap_height = 2, finger_hold_height = 1);

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Module: CapBoxLid()

Topics: CapBox

Usage: CapBoxLid(100, 50, 20);

Description:

Lid for a cap box, small cap to go on the box with finger cutouts.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	outside width of the box
length	inside width of the box
height	outside height of the box
cap_height	height of the cap on the box (default 10)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
wall_thickness	thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness)
size_sizeing	amount of wiggle room between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
finger_hold_height	how heigh the finger hold bit it is (default 5)
lid_roudning	how much to round the edge of the lid (default wall_thickness / 2)
lid_inner_rounding	how much to round the inside of the box (default calc_lid_wall_thickness/2)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)
lid_catch	the type of catch to use, use CATCH_BUMPS_LONG for a bumps catch and CATCH_SHORT
for a wedge catch. Default [default\_lid\_catch\_type](lids_base.scad#constant-default_lid_catch_type)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLid(100, 50, 30);

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLid(100, 50, 10);

Example 3:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLid(100, 50, 10, cap_height = 3);

Example 4:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLid(100, 50, 10, cap_height = 3, lid_catch  = CATCH_BUMPS_LONG);

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Module: CapBoxLidWithCustomShape()

Topics: CapBox

Usage: CapBoxLidWithCustomShape(100, 50);

Description:

Lid for a cap box, small cap to go on the box with finger cutouts. This uses the first child as the shape for repeating on the lid.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	outside width of the box
length	inside width of the box
height	outside height of the box
lid_boundary	boundary around the outside for the lid (default 10)
cap_height	height of the cap on the box (default 10)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
wall_thickness	thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness)
size_sizeing	amount of wiggle room between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
finger_hold_height	how heigh the finger hold bit it is (default 5)
layout_width	the width of the layout pieces (default default_lid_layout_width)
aspect_ratio	the aspect ratio (multiple by dy) (default default_lid_aspect_ratio)
size_spacing	extra spacing to apply between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
lid_pattern_dense	if the layout is dense (default false)
lid_dense_shape_edges	the number of edges on the dense layout (default 6)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)
inner_control	if the shape needs inner control (default false)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLidWithCustomShape(100, 50, 30) {
  ShapeByType(MakeShapeObject(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_SUPERSHAPE, shape_thickness = 2, supershape_m1 = 12, supershape_m2 = 12,
     supershape_n1 = 1, supershape_b = 1.5, shape_width = 15));
}

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Module: CapBoxLidWithLabelAndCustomShape()

Topics: CapBox

Usage: CapBoxLidWithLabelAndCustomShape(100, 50, text\_str = "Frog");

Description:

Lid for a cap box, small cap to go on the box with finger cutouts. This uses the first child as the shape for repeating on the lid.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	outside width of the box
length	inside width of the box
height	outside height of the box
lid_boundary	boundary around the outside for the lid (default 10)
cap_height	height of the cap on the box (default 10)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
wall_thickness	thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness)
size_sizeing	amount of wiggle room between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
finger_hold_height	how heigh the finger hold bit it is (default 5)
text_str	the string to use for the label
layout_width	the width of the layout pieces (default default_lid_layout_width)
aspect_ratio	the aspect ratio (multiple by dy) (default default_lid_aspect_ratio)
size_spacing	extra spacing to apply between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
lid_pattern_dense	if the layout is dense (default false)
lid_dense_shape_edges	the number of edges on the dense layout (default 6)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)
inner_control	if the shape needs inner control (default false)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLidWithLabelAndCustomShape(100, 50, 30, text_str = "Frog") {
  ShapeByType(MakeShapeObject(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_SUPERSHAPE, shape_thickness = 2, supershape_m1 = 12, supershape_m2 = 12,
     supershape_n1 = 1, supershape_b = 1.5, shape_width = 15));
}

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Module: CapBoxLidWithLabel()

Topics: CapBox

Usage: CapBoxLidWithLabel(100, 50, text\_str = "Frog");

Description:

Lid for a cap box, small cap to go on the box with finger cutouts.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	outside width of the box
length	inside width of the box
height	outside height of the box
text_str	the string to use for the label
lid_boundary	boundary around the outside for the lid (default 10)
cap_height	height of the cap on the box (default 10)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
wall_thickness	thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness)
size_sizeing	amount of wiggle room between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
finger_hold_height	how heigh the finger hold bit it is (default 5)
border	border of the item (default 2)
layout_width	the width of the layout pieces (default default_lid_layout_width)
aspect_ratio	the aspect ratio (multiple by dy) (default default_lid_aspect_ratio)
size_spacing	extra spacing to apply between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLidWithLabel(100, 50, 30, text_str = "Frog");

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLidWithLabel(100, 50, 30, text_str = "Frog");

Example 3:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLidWithLabel(100, 50, 30, text_str = "Frog", material_colour =
"lightblue", label_options=MakeLabelOptions(label_colour = "black"));

Example 4:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
default_lid_shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_CIRCLE;
default_lid_shape_thickness = 1;
default_lid_shape_width = 13;
default_lid_layout_width = 10;
CapBoxLidWithLabel(120, 70, 30, text_str = "Cards");

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Module: CapBoxLidWithShape()

Topics: CapBox

Usage: CapBoxLidWithShape(100, 50);

Description:

Lid for a cap box, small cap to go on the box with finger cutouts.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	outside width of the box
length	inside width of the box
height	outside height of the box
text_str	the string to use for the label
lid_boundary	boundary around the outside for the lid (default 10)
cap_height	height of the cap on the box (default 10)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
wall_thickness	thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness)
size_sizeing	amount of wiggle room between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
finger_hold_height	how heigh the finger hold bit it is (default 5)
layout_width	the width of the layout pieces (default default_lid_layout_width)
aspect_ratio	the aspect ratio (multiple by dy) (default default_lid_aspect_ratio)
size_spacing	extra spacing to apply between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLidWithShape(100, 50, 30);

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLidWithShape(100, 50, 30);

Example 3:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
CapBoxLidWithShape(100, 50, 30, material_colour =
"lightblue");

Example 4:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
default_lid_shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_CIRCLE;
default_lid_shape_thickness = 1;
default_lid_shape_width = 13;
default_lid_layout_width = 10;
CapBoxLidWithShape(120, 70, 30);

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