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

1. Section: Lid
   • LidMeshDense()
   • LidMeshHex()
   • LidMeshRepeating()
   • LidMeshBasic()
   • SlidingLidFingernail()
   • MakeLidTab()
   • MakeTabs()

Section: Lid

Building blocks for making various kinds of lids and labels.

Module: LidMeshDense()

Topics: PatternFill

Usage:

• LidMeshDense(width = 70, length = 50, lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 10, radius = 5, shape_thickness = 2,
• 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)
shape_edges	number of edges for the shape (default 6)
offset	how much to offset the shape, so you can do overlapping shapes (default 0)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshDense(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 10, radius = 10, shape_thickness = 2,
shape_edges = 6);

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshDense(width = 100, length = 50, lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 10, radius = 10, shape_thickness = 2,
shape_edges = 3);

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Module: LidMeshHex()

Topics: PatternFill

Usage:

• LidMeshHex(width = 70, length = 50, lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 10, radius = 5, shape_thickness = 2);

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, shape_thickness = 2);

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Module: LidMeshRepeating()

Topics: PatternFill

Usage:

• LidMeshRepeating(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.

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
shape_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)

Example 1:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshRepeating(width = 50, length = 50, lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 5, shape_width = 10)
   difference() {
     circle(r = 7);
     circle(r = 6);
   }

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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.

Example 1:

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

Example 2:

include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
LidMeshBasic(width = 70, length = 50, lid_thickness = 2, boundary = 10, layout_width = 10, 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, 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, shape_type =
    SHAPE_TYPE_DENSE_TRIANGLE, shape_thickness = 2, shape_width = 10);

Example 5:

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

Example 7:

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

Example 10:

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

Example 11:

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

Example 12:

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

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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);

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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 2)
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);

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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 = 2)
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);

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