From 896e93d7c352ffdd92bb5f6b161636d13e62d915 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: daniel watson <ozzloy@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:49:08 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] use spokes on wheels

---
 .gitignore                    | 1 +
 3d-printables/wheel-data.scad | 8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 361fe6d..9367188 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ media/
 *.JPG
 *.aux
 *.log
+*.tex
diff --git a/3d-printables/wheel-data.scad b/3d-printables/wheel-data.scad
index 2fd9f7f..70dc710 100644
--- a/3d-printables/wheel-data.scad
+++ b/3d-printables/wheel-data.scad
@@ -67,13 +67,19 @@ module wheel(radius,
              shaft_flat_width,
              wall_width,
              tread_radius) {
+  spoke_count = 7;
+  spoke_width = radius / 3;
   difference() {
     rim(radius, wall_width * 2, width);
     translate([0, 0, width / 2]) {
       tread(radius, tread_radius); } }
   linear_extrude(height = wheel_square_spoke_thickness) {
     difference() {
-      square(wheel_square_spoke_size, center = true);
+      union(){
+        for(spoke = [0: spoke_count - 1]) {
+          rotate(spoke * 360 / spoke_count) {
+            translate([-spoke_width / 2, 0]){
+            square([spoke_width, radius - 2]); } } } }
       mounting_screw_flat(); } }
   translate([0, 0, wheel_square_spoke_thickness]) {
     motor_shaft_holder(shaft_radius,
-- 
2.30.2