sliding_box.scad
This file has all the modules needed to generate a sliding box.
To use, add the following lines to the beginning of your file:
include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
All the pieces for making sliding lids and different types of sliding lids/boxes.
Topics: SlidingBox, SlidingLid
Usage:
- SlidingLid(width=10, length=30, lid_thickness=3, wall_thickness = 2, size_spacing = 0.2);
Description:
Creates a sliding lid for a sliding lid box, the children to this module are inserted into the lid. This does all the right things on the edges, uses some wiggle room to add in a buffer and also does a small amount of angling on the ends to make them easier to insert.
Arguments:
| By Position | What it does |
|---|---|
width |
the width of the box itself |
length |
the length of the box itself |
lid_thickness |
thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness) |
wall_thickness |
thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness) |
size_spacing |
how much of an offset to use in generate the slides spacing on all four sides defaults to |
[m_piece_wiggle_room](base_bgtk.scad#constant-m_piece_wiggle_room)
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Example 1:
include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
SlidingLid(width=100, length=100, lid_thickness=3, wall_thickness = 2)
translate([ 10, 10, 0 ])
LidMeshHex(width = 100, length = 100, lid_thickness = 3, boundary = 10, radius = 12);
Topics: SlidingBox, SlidingLid
Usage: SlidingBoxLidWithLabelAndCustomShape(100, 50, text\_width = 70, text\_height = 20, text\_str = "Frog");
Description:
Lid for a sliding lid box. 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) |
label_radius |
radius of the label corners (default 5) |
label_border |
border of the item (default 2) |
label_offset |
offset in from the edge for the label (default 4) |
label_rotated |
if the label is rotated (default false) |
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) |
lid_rounding |
how much rounding on the edge of the lid (default wall_thickness/2) |
Example 1:
include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
SlidingBoxLidWithLabelAndCustomShape(100, 50, text_width = 70, text_height = 20, 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);
}
Topics: SlidingBox, SlidingLid
Usage:
- SlidingBoxLidWithLabel(width = 100, length = 100, lid_thickness = 3, text_width = 60, text_height = 30, text_str
- = "Trains", label_rotated = false);
Description:
This is a composite method that joins together the other pieces to make a simple 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_width |
width of the text section |
text_height |
length of the text section |
text_str |
The string to write |
lid_thickness |
thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness) |
wall_thickness |
thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness) |
floor_thickness |
thickness of the floor (default default_floor_thickness) |
lid_boundary |
how much boundary should be around the pattern (default 10) |
label_radius |
radius of the rounded corner for the label section (default 12) |
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 (default 4) |
label_rotated |
if the label should be rotated (default false) |
label_radius |
radius of the label bit (default 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) |
size_spacing |
how much of an offset to use in generate the slides spacing on all four sides defaults to |
[m_piece_wiggle_room](base_bgtk.scad#constant-m_piece_wiggle_room)
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Example 1:
include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
SlidingBoxLidWithLabel(
width = 100, length = 100, lid_thickness = 3, text_width = 60,
text_height = 30, text_str = "Trains", label_rotated = false);
Topics: SlidingBox
Usage:
- MakeBoxWithSlidingLid(50,100,20);
Description:
Makes a box with a sliding lid, this just creates the box itself with the cutouts for the sliding lid pieces. The children to this will be removed from inside the box and how to add in the cutouts.
The children all start from the edge inside the wall width and up from the floor in the box.
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) |
lid_thickness |
thickness of the lid (default default_lid_thickness) |
wall_thickness |
thickness of the walls (default default_wall_thickness) |
floor_thickness |
thickness of the floor (default default_floor_thickness) |
Example 1:
include <boardgame_toolkit.scad>
MakeBoxWithSlidingLid(50, 100, 20);