/* 79-character width 012345678.012345678.012345678.012345678.012345678.012345678.012345678.012345678 */ /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // LibFile: gridstack.scad // FileGroup: CSGPATTERS // FileSummary: Grid formed by stacked lines // // DETAILS: // Weaker than fully meshed grids, but also faster to print and lighter // Todo: NONE /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// include include lw = 2*nW; // line width lh = LH; // layer height // these MUST be the cavity size gridX=3.2; gridY=3.2; // these ARE the number of cavities xCount=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 //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 *base_shape(nozzleStart = 0); 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]); } } *layerXY(layerX=0, layerY=1, leadIn=10); 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("Gainsboro") base_shape(nozzleStart = leadIn); union() { 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:(0.5*(yCount-1))]) { translate([-lw, -((jumpY-(lw+gridY))-(i*((2*lw)+(2*gridY)))), 0]) color("White") cuboid([xw, gridY, lh+VOID]); } }}} } /* 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); 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() { 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]); }}} }