version 1 ready

Layer one is a continuous line, but the rest of the layers are single line segments. The next version should have continuous lines for all layers.

BOSL2/V08APR26/SKU2689999/sgc/gridstack.scad

@@ -19,31 +19,35 @@ lh = LH; // layer height
 
 // these MUST be the cavity size
 gridX=4.8; 
-gridY=4.8;
+gridY=9.6;
 
 // these ARE the number of cavities
-xCount=7;
-yCount=7;
+xCount=3;
+yCount=4;
 
 // these MUST be the calculated dimensions
-xw = ((2*gridX)*xCount)+((2*lw)*xCount); // X width
-yw = ((2*gridY)*yCount)+((2*lw)*yCount)+lw; // Y width
+//xw = ((2*gridX)*xCount)+((2*lw)*xCount); // X width
+//yw = ((2*gridY)*yCount)+((2*lw)*yCount)+lw; // Y width
+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();
-module base_shape() {
+*base_shape(nozzleStart = 10);
+module base_shape(nozzleStart) {
 cuboid([xw, yw, lh]);
+    translate([(0.5*xw)+(0.5*nozzleStart)-VOID, -((0.5*yw)-(0.5*lw)), 0])
+    cuboid([nozzleStart, lw, lh]);
 }
 
-xCavity();
-module xCavity() {
+*layerOne();
+module layerOne() {
 jumpY = ((0.5*yw)-(0.5*gridY))-lw;
 
     difference() {
-    color("Gray") base_shape();
+    color("Gray") base_shape(nozzleStart = 10);
     
     union() {
     for (i = [0:(yCount-1)]) {
@@ -55,3 +59,20 @@ jumpY = ((0.5*yw)-(0.5*gridY))-lw;
     color("White") cuboid([xw, gridY, lh+VOID]); }
     }}
 }
+
+buildGrid();
+module buildGrid() {
+    
+    layerOne();
+    
+    for (c = [0:(hc-1)]) {
+    translate([(0.5*xw)-(0.5*lw), 0, (c*((2*lh)-VOID))]) union() { 
+        for (i = [0:(xCount)]) {
+        translate([-(i*(gridX+lw)), 0, lh]) color("Blue") cuboid([lw, yw, lh]);
+    }}
+    
+    translate([0, (0.5*yw)-(0.5*lw), (lh)+(c*((2*lh)-VOID))]) union() { 
+        for (i = [0:(yCount)]) {
+        translate([0, -(i*(gridY+lw)), lh]) color("Red") cuboid([xw, lw, lh]);
+    }}}
+}