please do not remove this notice.
*/
-//$fn = 30; // use this while editing
-$fn = 100; // use this for generating STL
+ones_place();
+//tens_place();
+//hundreds_place();
+//thousands_place();
+
+// use this while editing so previewing is faster:
+//$fn = 30;
+// use this for generating STL so model is more accurate:
+$fn = 100;
-// how big each ones place side is
-side_length = 20;
+// how big each ones place side is in millimeters
+side_length = 10;
// modify this to your aesthetic taste
corner_radius = side_length / 6;
-connector_thickness = corner_radius;
+connector_thickness = side_length / 4;
fudge = 0.1;
module round_outside_corners(r) {
fillet(-r) children(); }
-module connector_base(connector_thickness) {
+module connector_tab(connector_thickness) {
rotate([0, -90, -90]) {
translate([corner_radius / 2, 0, 0]) {
linear_extrude(height = connector_thickness) {
linear_extrude(height = side_length) {
round_outside_corners(corner_radius) {
square(side_length); } }
- translate([side_length / 2, -0.1, -0.1]) {
- connector_base(connector_thickness); }
+ translate([side_length / 2, -fudge, -fudge]) {
+ connector_tab(connector_thickness); }
translate([side_length / 2,
side_length - connector_thickness + fudge,
-fudge]) {
- connector_base(connector_thickness); } }
+ connector_tab(connector_thickness); } }
translate([side_length / 2,
0,
- side_length - 3 * fudge]) {
- connector_base(connector_thickness - 3 * fudge); }
+ side_length - 2 * fudge]) {
+ connector_tab(connector_thickness - 2 * fudge); }
translate([side_length / 2,
- side_length - connector_thickness + 3 * fudge,
- side_length - 3 * fudge]) {
- connector_base(connector_thickness - 3 * fudge); } }
+ side_length - connector_thickness + 2 * fudge,
+ side_length - 2 * fudge]) {
+ connector_tab(connector_thickness - 2 * fudge); } }
module tens_place() {
for(ones_index = [0 : (10 - 1)]) {
- translate([ones_index * side_length, 0]) {
+ translate([ones_index * side_length, 0, 0]) {
ones_place(); } } }
module hundreds_place() {
for(tens_index = [0 : (10 - 1)]) {
- for(ones_index = [0 : (10 - 1)]) {
- translate([ones_index * side_length,
- tens_index * side_length]) {
- ones_place(); } } } }
+ translate([0, tens_index * side_length, 0]) {
+ tens_place(); } } }
module thousands_place() {
for(hundreds_index = [0 : (10 - 1)]) {
- for(tens_index = [0 : (10 - 1)]) {
- for(ones_index = [0 : (10 - 1)]) {
- translate([ones_index * side_length,
- tens_index * side_length,
- hundreds_index * side_length]) {
- ones_place(); } } } } }
-
+ translate([0, 0, hundreds_index * side_length]) {
+ hundreds_place(); } } }
-
-//connector_base(connector_thickness);
-
-ones_place();
-//tens_place();
-//hundreds_place();
-//thousands_place();
+//connector_tab(connector_thickness);