filament_hinge_box.scad

LibFile: filament_hinge_box.scad

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

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

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>

File Contents

• HingeOptions()
• MakeBoxWithFilamentHingeLid()
• FilamentBoxInsideMask()
• MakeLidForFilamentBox()
• FilamentHingeBoxLidWithCustomShape()
• FilamentHingeBoxLidWithLabelAndCustomShape()
• FilamentHingeBoxLidWithShape()
• FilamentHingeBoxLidWithLabel()

Function: HingeOptions()

Topics: Hinges, FilamentHingeBox

Description:

Returns the object containing the hinge options.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
thickness	thickness of the hinge
hole_diameter	diameter of the hinge hole (default=6)

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Module: MakeBoxWithFilamentHingeLid()

Topics: Hinges, FilamentHingeBox

Usage: MakeBoxWithFilamentHingeLid(size=[100, 50, 20]);

Description:

Makes a box with a filament hinge on the top. The hole for the filement is specified as a an argument to the system.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
size	outside size of the box [width, length, height]
wall_thickness	thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness)
floor_thickness	thickness of the floor (default default_floor_thickness)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)
filament_thickness	the thickness of the filement in hinger (default 2.2)
spin	the spin to spin the box by (default 0)
anchor	the anchor to use (default BOTTOM + FRONT + LEFT)
orient	the orientation to use (default UP)
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

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeBoxWithFilamentHingeLid(size=[100, 50, 20]);

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Module: FilamentBoxInsideMask()

Topics: Boxes, FilamentHinges

Description:

The inside mask to use as an intersection to make sure any inside cuts don't mess with the hinges.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
size	[width, length, height] of the box
wall_thickness	wall thickness of the box
floor_thickness	floor thickness of the box
lid_thickness	lid thickness of the box
material_colour	material colour of the box
filament_thickness	filament thickness of the box
rounding	rounding of the box

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
FilamentBoxInsideMask([100, 20, 10]);

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Module: MakeLidForFilamentBox()

Topics: Boxes, Hinges

Description:

Makes a lid for a box with a filament based hinge.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
size	[width, length, height] of the box
wall_thickness	wall thickness of the box
floor_thickness	floor thickness of the box
lid_thickness	lid thickness of the box
material_colour	material colour of the box
filament_thickness	filament thickness of the box
rounding	rounding of the box

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeLidForFilamentBox([100, 20, 6, 0.5]);

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Module: FilamentHingeBoxLidWithCustomShape()

Topics: Boxes, Hinges

Description:

Makes a lid for a box with a filament based hinge and a custom shape.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
size	[width, length, height] of the box
wall_thickness	wall thickness of the box
floor_thickness	floor thickness of the box
lid_thickness	lid thickness of the box
material_colour	material colour of the box
filament_thickness	filament thickness of the box
rounding	rounding of the box
hinge_options	options for the hinge
print_in_place_offset	offset for print in place mechanisms
size_spacing	wiggle room for size
lid_pattern_dense	boolean if the pattern is dense
lid_dense_shape_edges	number of edges for the dense shape
aspect_ratio	aspect ratio of the elements
pattern_inner_control	if the shape needs inner control (default false)
lid_boundary	bounding edge for shape generation on the lid (default 10)
layout_width	width of the layout

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
FilamentHingeBoxLidWithCustomShape([100, 20, 6]) circle(r=5);

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Module: FilamentHingeBoxLidWithLabelAndCustomShape()

Topics: Boxes, Hinges

Description:

Makes a lid for a box with a filament based hinge, a text label, and a custom shape.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
size	[width, length, height] of the box
text_str	the string to use for the label
label_options	options for the label
wall_thickness	wall thickness of the box
floor_thickness	floor thickness of the box
lid_thickness	lid thickness of the box
material_colour	material colour of the box
filament_thickness	filament thickness of the box
rounding	rounding of the box
hinge_options	options for the hinge
print_in_place_offset	offset for print in place mechanisms
size_spacing	wiggle room for size
lid_pattern_dense	boolean if the pattern is dense
aspect_ratio	aspect ratio of the elements
pattern_inner_control	if the shape needs inner control (default false)
lid_boundary	bounding edge for shape generation on the lid (default 10)
layout_width	width of the layout

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
FilamentHingeBoxLidWithLabelAndCustomShape([100, 20, 6], "Label") circle(r=5);

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Module: FilamentHingeBoxLidWithShape()

Topics: Boxes, Hinges

Description:

Makes a lid for a box with a filament based hinge and a pre-defined shape.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
size	[width, length, height] of the box
wall_thickness	wall thickness of the box
floor_thickness	floor thickness of the box
lid_thickness	lid thickness of the box
material_colour	material colour of the box
filament_thickness	filament thickness of the box
rounding	rounding of the box
hinge_options	options for the hinge
print_in_place_offset	offset for print in place mechanisms
size_spacing	wiggle room for size
lid_boundary	bounding edge for shape generation on the lid (default 10)
layout_width	width of the layout
aspect_ratio	aspect ratio of the elements
shape_options	options for the shape

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
FilamentHingeBoxLidWithShape([100, 20, 6], shape_options=MakeShapeObject());

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Module: FilamentHingeBoxLidWithLabel()

Topics: Boxes, Hinges

Description:

Makes a lid for a box with a filament based hinge, a text label, and a pre-defined shape.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
size	[width, length, height] of the box
text_str	the string to use for the label
label_options	options for the label
wall_thickness	wall thickness of the box
floor_thickness	floor thickness of the box
lid_thickness	lid thickness of the box
material_colour	material colour of the box
filament_thickness	filament thickness of the box
rounding	rounding of the box
hinge_options	options for the hinge
print_in_place_offset	offset for print in place mechanisms
size_spacing	wiggle room for size
lid_boundary	bounding edge for shape generation on the lid (default 10)
layout_width	width of the layout
aspect_ratio	aspect ratio of the elements
shape_options	options for the shape

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
FilamentHingeBoxLidWithLabel([100, 20, 6], "Label");

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