separated solidGrid() and segmentGrid()

BOSL2/V08APR26/SKU2689999/sgc/gridstack.scad

@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ lw = 2*nW; // line width
 lh = LH; // layer height
 
 // these MUST be the cavity size
-gridX=4.8; 
+gridX=3.2; 
-gridY=9.6;
+gridY=3.2;
 
 // these ARE the number of cavities
-xCount=3;
+xCount=4;
-yCount=4;
+yCount=7;
+hc = 4; //height count = height of stack
 
 // these MUST be the calculated dimensions
 //xw = ((2*gridX)*xCount)+((2*lw)*xCount); // X width
@@ -32,38 +33,76 @@ xw = ((gridX)*xCount)+((lw)*xCount)+lw; // X width
 yw = ((gridY)*yCount)+((lw)*yCount)+lw; // Y width
 yj = (2*gridY)+(0.5*lw); // jump by this amount
 
-hc = 3; //height count = height of stack
 
-
+*base_shape(nozzleStart = 0);
-*base_shape(nozzleStart = 10);
 module base_shape(nozzleStart) {
 cuboid([xw, yw, lh]);
+        if(nozzleStart) {
     translate([(0.5*xw)+(0.5*nozzleStart)-VOID, -((0.5*yw)-(0.5*lw)), 0])
     cuboid([nozzleStart, lw, lh]);
+        }
 }
 
-*layerOne();
+*layerXY(layerX=0, layerY=1, leadIn=10);
-module layerOne() {
+module layerXY(layerX, layerY, leadIn) {
+jumpX = ((0.5*xw)-(0.5*gridX))-lw;
 jumpY = ((0.5*yw)-(0.5*gridY))-lw;
 
+ if(layerX) {
     difference() {
-    color("Gray") base_shape(nozzleStart = 10);
+    color("Gainsboro") base_shape(nozzleStart = leadIn);
     
     union() {
-    for (i = [0:(yCount-1)]) {
+    for (i = [0:(0.5*(xCount-1))]) {
+    translate([-(jumpX-(i*((2*lw)+(2*gridX)))), lw, 0]) 
+    color("Gainsboro") cuboid([gridX, yw, lh+VOID]); }
+    
+    for (i = [0:(0.5*(xCount-1))]) {
+    translate([-((jumpX-(lw+gridX))-(i*((2*lw)+(2*gridX)))), -lw, 0]) 
+    color("White") cuboid([gridX, yw, lh+VOID]); }
+    }}}
+    
+ 
+if(layerY) {
+    difference() {
+    color("Gray") base_shape(nozzleStart = leadIn);
+    
+    union() {
+    for (i = [0:(0.5*(yCount-1))]) {
     translate([lw, -(jumpY-(i*((2*lw)+(2*gridY)))), 0]) 
     color("Gainsboro") cuboid([xw, gridY, lh+VOID]); }
     
-    for (i = [0:(yCount-1)]) {
+    for (i = [0:(0.5*(yCount-1))]) {
     translate([-lw, -((jumpY-(lw+gridY))-(i*((2*lw)+(2*gridY)))), 0]) 
     color("White") cuboid([xw, gridY, lh+VOID]); }
-    }}
+    }}}
 }
 
-buildGrid();
+/*
-module buildGrid() {
+Continious lines, fastest print best quality
+However, the patters on each side will change based on even or odd layers.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+*solidGrid();
+module solidGrid() {
+
+    layerXY(layerX=0, layerY=1, leadIn=10);
     
-    layerOne();
+    for (c = [1:(hc-1)]) {
+    translate([0, 0, (c*(2*lh))]) layerXY(layerX=0, layerY=1, leadIn=0); }
+    
+    for (c = [1:(hc-1)]) {
+    translate([0, 0, ((c*(2*lh))-lh)]) layerXY(layerX=1, layerY=0, leadIn=0); } 
+}
+
+
+/*
+Segmented lines for each layers, slower print lower quality
+Uniform patters on each side regardless of even or odd layers
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+*segmentGrid();
+module segmentGrid() {
+    
+    layerXY(layerX=0, layerY=1, leadIn=10);
     
     for (c = [0:(hc-1)]) {
     translate([(0.5*xw)-(0.5*lw), 0, (c*((2*lh)-VOID))]) union() {