inset_box.scad

LibFile: inset_box.scad

This file has all the modules needed to generate an inset box.

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

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>

File Contents

1. Section: TabbedBox
   • InsetLid()
   • InsetLidTabbed()
   • InsetLidTabbedWithLabelAndCustomShape()
   • InsetLidTabbedWithLabel()
   • MakeBoxWithInsetLidTabbed()
   • InsetLidRabbitClip()
   • InsetLidRabbitClipWithLabelAndCustomShape()
   • InsetLidRabbitClipWithLabel()
   • MakeBoxWithInsetLidRabbitClip()

Section: TabbedBox

Module: InsetLid()

Topics: TabbedBox

Usage:

• InsetLid(50, 100);

Description:

Make a lid inset into the box with tabs on the side to close the box. This just does the insets around the top.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	the width of the box (outside width)
length	the length of the box (outside length)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
wall_thickness	thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness)
inset	how far the side is inset from the edge of the box (default 1)
lid_rounding	how much rounding on the edge of the lid (default wall_thickness/2)
size_spacing	how much wiggle room to give in the model (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>
InsetLid(50, 100);

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Module: InsetLidTabbed()

Topics: TabbedBox, TabbedLid

Usage:

• InsetLidTabbed(30, 100);

Description:

Makes an inset lid with the tabes on the side.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	width of the box (outside width)
length	length of the box (outside length)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
wall_thickness	thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness)
inset	how far to inset the lid (default 1)
size_spacing	the wiggle room in the lid generation (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
make_tab_width	makes tabes on thr width (default false)
make_tab_length	makes tabs on the length (default true)
prism_width	width of the prism in the tab. (default 0.75)
tab_length	length of the tab (default 10)
tab_height	height of the tab (default 6)
lid_rounding	how much rounding on the edge of the lid (default wall_thickness/2)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)

Example 1:

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

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Module: InsetLidTabbedWithLabelAndCustomShape()

Topics: TabbedBox, TabbedLid

Usage: InsetLidTabbedWithLabelAndCustomShape(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	outside length of the box
lid_boundary	boundary around the outside for the lid (default 10)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
size_sizeing	amount of wiggle room between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
text_str	the string to use for the label
text_length	the length of the text to use (defaults to 3/4 of length/width)
text_scale	the scale of the text, making it higher or shorter on the width (default 1.0)
label_radius	radius of the label corners (default text_width/4)
label_type	the type of the label (default default_label_type)
label_border	border of the item (default 2)
label_offset	offset in from the edge for the label (default 4)
layout_width	the width of the layout pieces (default default_lid_layout_width)
shape_width	width of the shape (default default_lid_shape_width)
shape_thickness	how wide the pieces are (default default_lid_shape_thickness)
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)
tab_height	height of the tabs (default 6)
tab_length	length of the tabs (default 10)
inset	inset of the edge (default 1)
make_tab_width	makes tabes on thr width (default false)
make_tab_length	makes tabs on the length (default true)
prism_width	width of the prism in the tab. (default 0.75)
lid_rounding	how much rounding on the edge of the lid (default wall_thickness/2)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)
label_background_colour	the colour of the label background (default default_label_background_colour)
finger_hole_size	size of the finger hole to use in the lid (default 10)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
InsetLidTabbedWithLabelAndCustomShape(100, 50, text_str = "Frog") {
  ShapeByType(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: InsetLidTabbedWithLabel()

Topics: TabbedBox, TabbedLid

Usage:

• InsetLidTabbedWithLabel(width = 100, length = 100, lid_thickness = 3, text_str
• = "Trains");

Description:

This is a composite method that joins together the other pieces to make a simple inset tabbed lid with a label and a hex grid. The children to this as also pulled out of the lid so can be used to build more complicated lids.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	width of the box (outside dimension)
length	length of the box (outside dimension)
text_str	The string to write
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
lid_boundary	how much boundary should be around the pattern (default 10)
text_length	the length of the text to use (defaults to 3/4 of length/width)
text_scale	the scale of the text, making it higher or shorter on the width (default 1.0)
label_radius	radius of the label corners (default text_width/4)
label_type	the type of the label (default default_label_type)
label_border	how wide the border strip on the label should be (default 2)
label_offset	how far inside the border the label should be (degault 4)
tab_height	height of the tabs (default 6)
tab_length	length of the tabs (default 10)
inset	inset of the edge (default 1)
make_tab_width	makes tabes on thr width (default false)
make_tab_length	makes tabs on the length (default true)
prism_width	width of the prism in the tab. (default 0.75)
layout_width	the width of the layout pieces (default default_lid_layout_width)
shape_width	width of the shape (default default_lid_shape_width)
shape_thickness	how wide the pieces are (default default_lid_shape_thickness)
aspect_ratio	the aspect ratio (multiple by dy) (default default_lid_aspect_ratio)
lid_rounding	how much rounding on the edge of the lid (default wall_thickness/2)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)
label_background_colour	the colour of the label background (default default_label_background_colour)
finger_hole_size	size of the finger hole to use in the lid (default 10)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
InsetLidTabbedWithLabel(
    width = 100, length = 100, lid_thickness = 3, text_str = "Trains");

---

Module: MakeBoxWithInsetLidTabbed()

Topics: TabbedBox, TabbedLid

Usage:

• MakeBoxWithInsetLidTabbed(width = 30, length = 100, height = 20);

Description:

Makes a box with an inset lid. Handles all the various pieces for making this with tabs. This will make sure the cutouts are only inside the box and in the floor, if you want to cut out the sides of the box do this with a difference after making this object. The children and moves so 0,0,0 is the bottom inside of the box to make for easier arithmatic. 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	width of the box (outside width)
length	length of the box (outside length)
height	height of the box (outside height)
wall_thickness	how thick the walls are (default default_wall_thickness)
lid_thickness	how hight the lid is (default default_lid_thickness)
tab_height	how heigh to make the tabs (default 6)
inset	how far to inset the lid (default 1)
make_tab_width	make the tabs on the width (default false)
make_tab_length	make the tabs on the length (default true)
prism_width	width of the prism to generate (default 0.75)
tab_length	how long the tab is (default 10)
stackable	should we pull a piece out the bottom of the box to let this stack (default false)
size_spacing	wiggle room to use when generatiung box (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
floor_thickness	thickness of the floor (default default_floor_thickness)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)
finger_hole_size	size of the finger hole to use in the lid (default 10)
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>
MakeBoxWithInsetLidTabbed(width = 30, length = 100, height = 20);

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Module: InsetLidRabbitClip()

Topics: RabbitClipBox

Usage:

• InsetLidRabbitClip(30, 100);

Description:

Makes an inset lid with the tabes on the side.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	width of the box (outside width)
length	length of the box (outside length)
lid_thickness	height of the lid (default 2)
wall_thickness	thickness of the walls (default 2)
inset	how far to inset the lid (default 1)
size_spacing	the wiggle room in the lid generation (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
make_rabbit_width	makes tabes on thr width (default false)
make_rabbit_length	makes tabs on the length (default true)
rabbit_length	length of the rabbit piece (downwards direction) (default 6)
rabbit_width	width of the rabbit piece (crosswise direction) (default 7)
rabbit_lock	if the rabbit should habe a locking piece on it (default false)
rabbit_compression	how much sideway give on the rabbit (default 0.1)
rabbit_snap	how deep the inner depth should be for the snap curve (default 0.25)
rabbit_offset	how much of an offset on each side of the rabbit to attach to the lid (default 3)
rabbit_depth	extrustion depth of the rabbit (default 1.5)
lid_rounding	how much rounding on the edge of the lid (default wall_thickness/2)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)

Example 1:

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

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Module: InsetLidRabbitClipWithLabelAndCustomShape()

Topics: RabbitClipBox

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

Description:

Lid for an inset lid with a rabbit clip. This handles the first child as the pattern for the lid and the following items as children to the lid itself.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	outside width of the box
length	inside width of the box
lid_boundary	boundary around the outside for the lid (default 10)
lid_thickness	thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness)
size_sizeing	amount of wiggle room between pieces (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
text_str	the string to use for the label
text_length	the length of the text to use (defaults to 3/4 of length/width)
text_scale	the scale of the text, making it higher or shorter on the width (default 1.0)
label_radius	radius of the label corners (default text_width/4)
label_type	the type of the label (default default_label_type)
label_border	border of the item (default 2)
label_offset	offset in from the edge for the label (default 4)
layout_width	the width of the layout pieces (default default_lid_layout_width)
shape_width	width of the shape (default default_lid_shape_width)
shape_thickness	how wide the pieces are (default default_lid_shape_thickness)
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)
make_rabbit_width	makes tabes on thr width (default false)
make_rabbit_length	makes tabs on the length (default true)
rabbit_length	length of the rabbit piece (downwards direction) (default 6)
rabbit_width	width of the rabbit piece (crosswise direction) (default 7)
rabbit_lock	if the rabbit should habe a locking piece on it (default false)
rabbit_compression	how much sideway give on the rabbit (default 0.1)
rabbit_snap	how deep the inner depth should be for the snap curve (default 0.25)
rabbit_offset	how much of an offset on each side of the rabbit to attach to the lid (default 3)
rabbit_depth	extrustion depth of the rabbit (default 1.5)
lid_rounding	how much rounding on the edge of the lid (default wall_thickness/2)
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)
label_background_colour	the colour of the label background (default default_label_background_colour)
finger_hole_size	size of the finger hole to use in the lid (default 10)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
InsetLidRabbitClipWithLabelAndCustomShape(100, 50, text_str = "Frog") {
  ShapeByType(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: InsetLidRabbitClipWithLabel()

Topics: RabbitClipBox

Usage:

• InsetLidRabbitClipWithLabel(width = 100, length = 100, lid_thickness = 3,
• text_str = "Trains");

Description:

This is a composite method that joins together the other pieces to make a simple inset tabbed lid with a label and a hex grid. The children to this as also pulled out of the lid so can be used to build more complicated lids.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	width of the box (outside dimension)
length	length of the box (outside dimension)
text_str	The string to write
lid_thickness	height of the lid (default 3)
lid_boundary	how much boundary should be around the pattern (default 10)
text_length	the length of the text to use (defaults to 3/4 of length/width)
text_scale	the scale of the text, making it higher or shorter on the width (default 1.0)
label_radius	radius of the label corners (default text_width/4)
label_type	the type of the label (default default_label_type)
label_border	how wide the border strip on the label should be (default 2)
label_offset	how far inside the border the label should be (degault 4)
make_rabbit_width	makes tabes on thr width (default false)
make_rabbit_length	makes tabs on the length (default true)
rabbit_length	length of the rabbit piece (downwards direction) (default 6)
rabbit_width	width of the rabbit piece (crosswise direction) (default 7)
rabbit_lock	if the rabbit should habe a locking piece on it (default false)
rabbit_compression	how much sideway give on the rabbit (default 0.1)
rabbit_snap	how deep the inner depth should be for the snap curve (default 0.25)
rabbit_offset	how much of an offset on each side of the rabbit to attach to the lid (default 3)
rabbit_depth	extrustion depth of the rabbit (default 1.5)
layout_width	the width of the layout pieces (default default_lid_layout_width)
shape_width	width of the shape (default default_lid_shape_width)
shape_thickness	how wide the pieces are (default default_lid_shape_thickness)
aspect_ratio	the aspect ratio (multiple by dy) (default default_lid_aspect_ratio)
lid_rounding	how much rounding on the edge of the lid (default wall_thickness/2)
size_spacing	how much wiggle room around the piece (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
material_colour	the colour of the material in the box (default default_material_colour)
label_background_colour	the colour of the label background (default default_label_background_colour)
finger_hole_size	size of the finger hole to use in the lid (default 10)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
InsetLidRabbitClipWithLabel(
    width = 100, length = 100, lid_thickness = 3, text_str = "Trains");

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Module: MakeBoxWithInsetLidRabbitClip()

Topics: RabbitClipBox

Usage:

• MakeBoxWithInsetLidRabbitClip(width = 30, length = 100, height = 20);

Description:

Makes a box with an inset lid. Handles all the various pieces for making this with rabbit clips. The children are moved so 0,0,0 is the bottom inside of the box to make for easier arithmatic. 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	width of the box (outside width)
length	length of the box (outside length)
height	height of the box (outside height)
wall_thickness	how thick the walls are (default default_wall_thickness)
lid_thickness	how hight the lid is (default default_lid_thickness)
tab_height	how heigh to make the tabs (default 6)
inset	how far to inset the lid (default 1)
make_rabbit_width	makes tabes on thr width (default false)
make_rabbit_length	makes tabs on the length (default true)
rabbit_length	length of the rabbit piece (downwards direction) (default 6)
rabbit_width	width of the rabbit piece (crosswise direction) (default 7)
rabbit_lock	if the rabbit should habe a locking piece on it (default false)
rabbit_compression	how much sideway give on the rabbit (default 0.1)
rabbit_snap	how deep the inner depth should be for the snap curve (default 0.25)
rabbit_offset	how much of an offset on each side of the rabbit to attach to the lid (default 3)
rabbit_depth	extrustion depth of the rabbit (default 1.5)
size_spacing	wiggle room to use when generatiung box (default m_piece_wiggle_room)
floor_thickness	thickness of the floor (default default_floor_thickness)
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>
MakeBoxWithInsetLidRabbitClip(width = 30, length = 100, height = 20);

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