lids_base.scad

LibFile: lids_base.scad

This file has all the shared lid pieces for making lids.

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

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>

File Contents

Section: Lid

Section: Lid

Building blocks for making various kinds of lids and labels.

Constant: default_lid_shape_width

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default shape width of the box lid.

Constant: default_lid_layout_width

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default layout width of the box lid.

Constant: default_lid_aspect_ratio

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default aspect ratio of the box lid.

Constant: default_lid_shape_thickness

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default shape_thickness of the box lid.

Constant: default_lid_shape_rounding

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default rounding of the box lid.

Constant: default_lid_shape_type

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default shape type of the box lid.

Constant: default_lid_supershape_m1

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default supershape m1 element

Constant: default_lid_supershape_m2

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default supershape m]2 element

Constant: default_lid_supershape_n1

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default supershape n1 element

Constant: default_lid_supershape_n2

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default supershape n2 element

Constant: default_lid_supershape_n3

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default supershape n3 element

Constant: default_lid_supershape_a

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default supershape a element

Constant: default_lid_supershape_b

Description:

Set this at the top of the file to change the default supershape b element

Constant: default_lid_catch_type

Description:

The default type of catch to use on boxes that support catches.

Function: IsDenseShapeType()

Description:

If the shape type is dense or not.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
`shape_type`	the shape_type to check

Function: DenseShapeEdges()

Description:

The number of edges on the dense shape.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
`shape_type`	the shape_type to check

Module: LidMeshDense()

Topics: PatternFill

Usage:

LidMeshDense(path=square([100,50]), lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 10, radius = 5, shape_edges = 6);

Description:

Make a hex mesh for the lid. This makes a nice pattern for use on the lids.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
`width`	width of the mesh section
`length`	the length of the mesh section
`lid_thickness`	how high the lid is
`boundary`	how wide of a boundary edge to put on the side of the lid
`radius`	the radius of the polygon to create
`shape_thickness`	how thick to generate the gaps between the hexes (default 2)
`inner_control`	if the polygon lays itself out by using $polygonX and $polygonY (default false)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshDense(path=square([100,50]), lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 10, radius = 10, shape_edges = 6) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_DENSE_HEX,  shape_width = $layout_width);
}

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshDense(path=square([100,50]), lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 10, radius = 10, shape_edges = 3) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_DENSE_TRIANGLE,  shape_width = $layout_width);
}

Module: LidMeshHex()

Topics: PatternFill

Usage:

LidMeshHex(width = 70, length = 50, lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 10, radius = 5);

Description:

Make a hex mesh for the lid. This makes a nice pattern for use on the lids.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
`width`	width of the mesh section
`length`	the length of the mesh section
`lid_thickness`	how high the lid is
`boundary`	how wide of a boundary edge to put on the side of the lid
`radius`	the radius of the polygon to create
`shape_thickness`	how thick to generate the gaps between the hexes

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshHex(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 10, radius = 10);

Module: LidMeshRepeating()

Topics: PatternFill

Usage:

LidMeshRepeating(square([50,20]), 3, 5, 10);

Description:

Make a mesh for the lid with a repeating shape. It uses the children of this to repeat the shape. Sets $layout_width as the layout width

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
`path`	the size of the layout grid [x,y]
`lid_thickness`	how high the lid is
`boundary`	how wide of a boundary edge to put on the side of the lid
`layout_width`	the width to use between each shape.
`aspect_ratio`	the aspect ratio (multiple by dy) (default 1.0)
`shape_edges`	the number of edges on the shape (default 4)
`inner_control`	if the polygon lays itself out by using $polygonX and $polygonY (default false)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshRepeating(path=square([50,50]), lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 5, layout_width = 10)
   difference() {
     circle(r = 7);
     circle(r = 6);
   }

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshRepeating(path=square([50,50]), lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 5, layout_width = 10, inner_control = 2)
   Voronoi(width = 50, length = 50, thickness = 2, cellsize = 10);

Module: LidMeshBasic()

Description:

Creates a lid mesh with a set of known shapes. The width is the width of the shape for layout purposes and the shape_width is the width for generation purposes. The layout width and shape width default to being the same for dense layouts, and overlapping for non-dense layouts.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
`width`	width of the mesh section
`length`	the length of the mesh section
`lid_thickness`	how high the lid is
`boundary`	how wide of a boundary edge to put on the side of the lid
`radius`	the radius of the polygon to create
`dense_shape_edges`	number of edges on the dense shape
`shape_thickness`	how thick to generate the gaps between the hexes (default 2)
`inner_control`	if the polygon lays itself out by using $polygonX and $polygonY (default false)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10, dense = true) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_DENSE_HEX, shape_thickness = 2, shape_width = $layout_width);
}

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 70, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_DENSE_HEX, shape_thickness = 1, shape_width = 14);
}

Example 3:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 70, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_DENSE_HEX, shape_thickness = 1, shape_width = 11);
}

Example 4:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_DENSE_TRIANGLE, shape_thickness = 2, shape_width = $layout_width);
}

Example 5:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_CIRCLE, shape_thickness = 2, shape_width = 14);
}

Example 6:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_TRIANGLE, shape_thickness = 2, shape_width = $layout_width);
}

Example 7:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_HEX, shape_thickness = 1, shape_width = 14);
}

Example 8:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_OCTOGON, shape_thickness = 1, shape_width = 16);
}

Example 9:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_OCTOGON, shape_thickness = 1, shape_width = 13, shape_aspect_ratio=1.25);
}

Example 10:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_OCTOGON, shape_thickness = 1, shape_width = 10.5, shape_aspect_ratio=1);
}

Example 11:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_SQUARE, shape_thickness = 2, shape_width = 11);
}

Example 12:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
default_lid_shape_rounding = 3;
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_SQUARE, shape_thickness = 2, shape_width = 11);
}

Example 13:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_CLOUD, shape_thickness = 2, shape_width = $layout_width+1);
}

Example 14:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   ShapeByType(shape_type = SHAPE_TYPE_SUPERSHAPE, shape_thickness = 2);
}

Example 15:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10) {
   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);
}

Module: SlidingLidFingernail()

Topics: SlidingBox, SlidingLid

Usage:

SlidingLidFingernail(radius = 10, lid_thickness = 3);

Description:

Creates a fingernail section for moving a sliding lid.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
`radius`	radius of the circle the gap is in
`lid_thickness`	height of the lid
`finger_gap`	the space to make for a finger gap (default = 1.5)
`sphere`	the size of the sphere for the inset (default 12)
`finger_length`	the length of the finger section (default = 15)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
SlidingLidFingernail(3);

Module: MakeLidTab()

Topics: TabbedBox, TabbedLid

Usage:

MakeLidTab(5, 10, 2);

Description:

Makes a lid tab, a single lid lab, to use for boxes.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
`length`	the length of the tab
`height`	the height of the tab
`lid_thickness`	the height of the lid (defaults to default_lid_thickness)
`prism_width`	the width of the prism (defaults to 0.75)
`wall_thickness`	the thickness of the walls (default 2)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeLidTab(length = 5, height = 10, lid_thickness = 2, prism_width = 0.75, wall_thickness = 2);

Module: MakeTabs()

Topics: TabbedBox, TabbedLid

Usage:

MakeTabs(50, 100, wall_thickness = 2, lid_thickness = 2);

Description:

Create the tabs for the box, this can be used on the lids and the box to create cutouts, this just does the layout. Use the MakeLidTab() to make the tabs, it will place the children at each of the specified offsets to make the tabs.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
`box_width`	width of the box (outside size)
`box_length`	length of the box (outside size)
`lid_thickness`	the height of the lid (default = default_lid_thickness)
`tab_length`	how long the tab is (default = 10)
`make_tab_width`	make tabs on the width side (default false)
`make_tab_length`	make tabs on the length side (default true)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeTabs(50, 100)
  MakeLidTab(length = 10, height = 6);

Module: MakeLidLabel()

Topics: Label

Description:

Makes a label to put into the lid in the right place with the right rotation.

Arguments:

By Position	What it does
`width`	inside width of the lid
`length`	inside width of the lid
`text_scale`	the scale of the text to the width
`text_length`	the width of the text to use
`lid_thickness`	thickness of the lid
`label_radius`	radius of the label corners
`border`	border of the item
`offset`	offset in from the edge for the label
`label_type`	the type of the label
`full_height`	if the label grid is the full height (when flipped upsidedown)
`label_colour`	the colout of the label (default default_label_colour)
`solid_background`	if the background should be solid (default false)
`finger_hole_size`	if we put in finger holes or not (default 10)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeLidLabel(100, 20, text_length = 50, text_scale = 1.0, lid_thickness = 2,  text_str =
"frog", border = 2,
   offset = 4, font = default_label_font, label_radius = 2, label_type = LABEL_TYPE_FRAMED, full_height = true);

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeLidLabel(100, 20, text_length = 50, text_scale = 0.7, lid_thickness = 2,  text_str =
"frog", border = 2,
   offset = 4, font = default_label_font, label_radius = 2, label_type = LABEL_TYPE_FRAMED_SHORT, full_height = false);

Example 3:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeLidLabel(100, 20, text_length = 50, text_scale = 0.5, lid_thickness = 2, text_str =
"frog", border = 2,
   offset = 4, font = default_label_font, label_radius = 2, label_type = LABEL_TYPE_FRAMED, full_height = false,
   solid_background = true);

Example 4:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeLidLabel(100, 30, text_length = 50, text_scale = 0.3, lid_thickness = 2, text_str =
"frog", border = 1,
   offset = 4, font = default_label_font, label_radius = 2, label_type = LABEL_TYPE_FRAMED, full_height = true,
   solid_background = true);

Indices

Table of Contents
Function Index
Topics Index
Cheat Sheet
Tutorials

List of Files:

Boxes:

Basics:

Dividers:

dividers.scad

Shapes:

Slicing:

slicing.scad

CardLibrary:

card_library.scad

Miscellaneous:

lids_base.scad

LibFile: lids_base.scad

File Contents

Section: Lid

Constant: default_lid_shape_width

Constant: default_lid_layout_width

Constant: default_lid_aspect_ratio

Constant: default_lid_shape_thickness

Constant: default_lid_shape_rounding

Constant: default_lid_shape_type

Constant: default_lid_supershape_m1

Constant: default_lid_supershape_m2

Constant: default_lid_supershape_n1

Constant: default_lid_supershape_n2

Constant: default_lid_supershape_n3

Constant: default_lid_supershape_a

Constant: default_lid_supershape_b

Constant: default_lid_catch_type

Function: IsDenseShapeType()

Function: DenseShapeEdges()

Module: LidMeshDense()

Module: LidMeshHex()

Module: LidMeshRepeating()

Module: LidMeshBasic()

Module: SlidingLidFingernail()

Module: MakeLidTab()

Module: MakeTabs()

Module: MakeLidLabel()

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