// // 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. // module teardrop(h, r, center = true, truncate = true) //! For making horizontal holes that don't need support material, set ```truncate = false``` to make traditional RepRap teardrops that don't even need bridging render(convexity = 5) extrude_if(h, center) hull() { 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)]]); } module semi_teardrop(h, r, d = undef, center = true) //! A semi teardrop in the positive Y domain render(convexity = 5) extrude_if(h, center) intersection() { R = is_undef(d) ? r : d / 2; teardrop(r = R, h = 0); sq = R + 1; translate([-sq, 0]) square([2 * sq, sq]); } module teardrop_plus(h, r, center = true, truncate = true) //! Slightly bigger teardrop to allow for the 3D printing staircase effect teardrop(h, r + layer_height / 4, center, truncate); module tearslot(h, r, w, center = true) //! A horizontal slot that doesn't need support material extrude_if(h, center) hull() { translate([-w/2,0,0]) teardrop(r = r, h = 0); translate([ w/2,0,0]) teardrop(r = r, h = 0); } module vertical_tearslot(h, r, l, center = true) //! A vertical slot that doesn't need support material extrude_if(h, center) hull() { translate([0, l / 2]) teardrop(0, r, true); translate([0, -l / 2]) circle4n(r); }