labels.scad

LibFile: labels.scad

This file has all the shared label pieces for the system.

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

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>

File Contents

1. Section: Labels
   • MakeStripedGrid()
   • Make3dStripedGrid()
   • MakeMainLidLabelSolid()
   • MakeMainLidLabelStriped()
   • MakeFramedLidLabel()
   • MakeFramelessLidLabel()

Section: Labels

Building blocks for making labels.

Module: MakeStripedGrid()

Topics: Label

Usage:

• MakeStripedGrid(20,50);

Description:

Creates a background striped grid, this is used in the label space generation.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	width of the grid space
length	length of the grid space
bar_width	width of the bars (default 1)

Example 1:

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

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Module: Make3dStripedGrid()

Topics: Label

Usage:

• Make3dStripedGrid(20,50);

Description:

Creates a background striped grid, this is used in the label space generation.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	width of the grid space
length	length of the grid space
bar_width_top	width of the bars (default 1)
bar_width_bottom	height of the bar (default bar_width_top)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
Make3dStripedGrid(width = 20, length = 50, height = 1);

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
Make3dStripedGrid(width = 20, length = 50, height = 0.2, bar_width_bottom = 1);

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Module: MakeMainLidLabelSolid()

Topics: Label

Usage:

• MakeMainLidLabelSolid(20, 80, 2, label="Australia", border = 2, offset = 4);

Description:

Makes a label inside a solid background to use in the lid. It makes a label with a border and a stripped or solid grid in the background to keep the label in place.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	width of the label section
length	length of the label section
lid_thickness	height of the lid/label
label	the text of the label
border	how wide the border is around the label (default 2)
offset	how far in from the sides the text should be (default 4)
font	the font to use for the text (default default_label_font)
radius	the radius of the corners on the label section (default 5)
full_height	full height of the lid (default false)
label_colour	the label colour to use (default default_label_colour)
solid_background	if the background should be solid (default false)
label_background_colour	the colour to use for the label background (default default_label_background_colour)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeMainLidLabelSolid(width = 20, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2, label = "Australia");

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeMainLidLabelSolid(width = 20, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2, label = "Australia",
full_height = true);

Example 3:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeMainLidLabelSolid(width = 20, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2,label = "Australia",
full_height = true, label_colour = "blue");

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Module: MakeMainLidLabelStriped()

Topics: Label

Usage:

• MakeMainLidLabelStriped(20, 80, 2, label="Australia", border = 2, offset = 4);

Description:

Makes a label inside a striped grid to use in the lid. It makes a label with a border and a stripped or solid grid in the background to keep the label in place.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	width of the label section
length	length of the label section
lid_thickness	height of the lid/label
label	the text of the label
border	how wide the border is around the label (default 2)
offset	how far in from the sides the text should be (default 4)
font	the font to use for the text (default default_label_font)
radius	the radius of the corners on the label section (default 5)
full_height	full height of the lid (default false)
label_colour	the label colour to use (default default_label_colour)
solid_background	if the background should be solid (default false)
label_background_colour	the colour to use for the label background (default default_label_background_colour)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeMainLidLabelStriped(width = 20, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2, label = "Australia");

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeMainLidLabelStriped(width = 20, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2, label = "Australia",
full_height = true);

Example 3:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeMainLidLabelStriped(width = 20, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2,label = "Australia",
full_height = true, label_colour = "blue");

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Module: MakeFramedLidLabel()

Topics: Label

Usage:

• MakeFramedLidLabel(20, 80, 2, label="Australia", border = 2, offset = 4);

Description:

Makes a label inside a solid or striped grid to use in the lid. It makes a label with a border and a stripped or solid grid in the background to keep the label in place.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	width of the label section
length	length of the label section
lid_thickness	height of the lid/label
label	the text of the label
text_scale	the scale of the font to use (default 1.0)
border	how wide the border is around the label (default 2)
offset	how far in from the sides the text should be (default 4)
font	the font to use for the text (default default_label_font)
radius	the radius of the corners on the label section (default 5)
full_height	full height of the lid (default false)
label_colour	the label colour to use (default default_label_colour)
solid_background	if the background should be solid (default false)
label_background_colour	the colour to use for the label background (default default_label_background_colour)
finger_holes	put in finger holes around the label {{default true}}

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeFramedLidLabel(width = 20, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2, label = "Australia");

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeFramedLidLabel(width = 20, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2, label = "Australia",
full_height = true);

Example 3:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeFramedLidLabel(width = 20, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2,label = "Australia",
full_height = true, label_colour = "blue");

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Module: MakeFramelessLidLabel()

Topics: Label

Usage:

• MakeFramelessLidLabel(20, 80, 2, "Australia");

Description:

Makes a label with just the text and no frame.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
width	width of the box without the walls
length	length of the box without the walls
lid_thickness	height of the lid/label
label	the text of the label
text_scale	the scale of the font to use
font	the font to use for the text (default default_label_font)
label_colour	the label colour to use (default default_label_colour)
solid_background	if the background should be solid (default false)
label_background_colour	the colour to use for the label background (default default_label_background_colour)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeFramelessLidLabel(width = 40, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2, label = "Australia",
   label_type = LABEL_TYPE_FRAMELESS, font="Stencil Std:style=Bold");

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeFramelessLidLabel(width = 40, length = 80, lid_thickness = 2, label = "Australia",
   label_colour = "blue", label_type = LABEL_TYPE_FRAMELESS_ANGLE, font="Stencil Std:style=Bold");

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