// // NopSCADlib Copyright Chris Palmer 2018 // nop.head@gmail.com // hydraraptor.blogspot.com // // This file is part of NopSCADlib. // // NopSCADlib is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the // GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of // the License, or (at your option) any later version. // // NopSCADlib is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; // without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. // See the GNU General Public License for more details. // // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with NopSCADlib. // If not, see . // // //! For making horizontal holes that don't need support material. //! Small holes can get away without it, but they print better with truncated teardrops. //! //! Using teardrop_plus() or setting the plus option on other modules will elongate the teardrop vertically by the layer height, so when sliced the staircase tips //! do not intrude into the circle. See // module teardrop(h, r, center = true, truncate = true, chamfer = 0, plus = false) { //! For making horizontal holes that don't need support material, set ```truncate = false``` to make traditional RepRap teardrops that don't even need bridging module teardrop_2d(r, truncate) { er = layer_height / 2 - eps; // Extrustion edge radius R = plus ? r + er : r; // Corrected radius offset = plus ? -er : 0; // Offset inwards hull() for(side = [0 : 1]) mirror([side, 0, 0]) intersection() { hull() translate([offset, 0]) { circle4n(R); if(truncate) translate([0, R / 2]) square([2 * R * (sqrt(2) - 1), R], center = true); else polygon([[0, 0], [eps, 0], [0, R * sqrt(2)]]); } translate([0, -2 * R]) square([R, 4 * R]); } } render(convexity = 5) extrude_if(h, center) teardrop_2d(r, truncate); teardrop_chamfer(h, center, chamfer) { linear_extrude(eps, center = true) teardrop_2d(r + chamfer / 2, truncate); translate_z(-chamfer / 2) linear_extrude(eps, center = true) teardrop_2d(r, truncate); } } module semi_teardrop(h, r, d = undef, center = true, chamfer = 0, plus = false) { //! A semi teardrop in the positive Y domain module semi_teardrop_2d(r, d) intersection() { R = is_undef(d) ? r : d / 2; teardrop(r = R, h = 0, plus = plus); sq = R + 1; translate([-sq, 0]) square([2 * sq, sq]); } render(convexity = 5) extrude_if(h, center) semi_teardrop_2d(r, d); teardrop_chamfer(h, center, chamfer) { linear_extrude(eps, center = true) semi_teardrop_2d(r + chamfer / 2, d); translate_z(-chamfer / 2) linear_extrude(eps, center = true) semi_teardrop_2d(r, d); } } module teardrop_plus(h, r, center = true, truncate = true, chamfer = 0) //! Slightly elongated teardrop to allow for the 3D printing staircase effect teardrop(h, r, center, truncate, chamfer, plus = true); module tearslot(h, r, w, center = true, chamfer = 0, plus = false) { //! A horizontal slot that doesn't need support material module tearslot_2d(r, w) hull() for(x = [-1, 1]) translate([x * w / 2, 0]) teardrop(r = r, h = 0, plus = plus); extrude_if(h, center) tearslot_2d(r, w); teardrop_chamfer(h, center, chamfer) { linear_extrude(eps, center = true) tearslot_2d(r + chamfer / 2, w); translate_z(-chamfer / 2) linear_extrude(eps, center = true) tearslot_2d(r, w); } } module vertical_tearslot(h, r, l, center = true, chamfer = 0, plus = false) { //! A vertical slot that doesn't need support material module vertical_tearslot_2d(r, l) hull() for(y = [-1, 1]) translate([0, y * l / 2]) teardrop(0, r, true, plus = plus); extrude_if(h, center) vertical_tearslot_2d(r, l); teardrop_chamfer(h, center, chamfer) { linear_extrude(eps, center = true) vertical_tearslot_2d(r + chamfer / 2, l); translate_z(-chamfer / 2) linear_extrude(eps, center = true) vertical_tearslot_2d(r, l); } } module teardrop_chamfer(h, center, chamfer) { //! Helper module for adding chamfer to a teardrop if(h && chamfer) translate_z(center ? 0 : h / 2) for(m = [0, 1]) mirror([0, 0, m]) translate_z((h - eps ) / 2) hull() children(); }