NopSCADlib/vitamins/rail.scad

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//
//! Linear rails with carriages.
//
include <../utils/core/core.scad>

use <screw.scad>

function rail_width(type)      = type[1];   //! Width of rail section
function rail_height(type)     = type[2];   //! Height of rail section
function rail_end(type)        = type[3];   //! Minimum distance screw can be from the end
function rail_pitch(type)      = type[4];   //! Distance between screws
function rail_bore(type)       = type[5];   //! Counter bore diameter for screw head
function rail_hole(type)       = type[6];   //! Screw hole diameter
function rail_bore_depth(type) = type[7];   //! Counter bore depth
function rail_screw(type)      = type[8];   //! Screw type
function rail_carriage(type)   = type[9];   //! Carriage type
function rail_end_screw(type)  = type[10];  //! Screw used for ends only (Countersink used for better location)
function rail_screw_height(type, screw) = rail_height(type) - rail_bore_depth(type) + screw_head_depth(screw, rail_hole(type)); //! Position screw taking into account countersink into counterbored hole
function rail_travel(type, length) = length - carriage_length(rail_carriage(type)); //! How far the carriage can travel

function carriage_length(type)       = type[0]; //! Overall length
function carriage_block_length(type) = type[1]; //! Length of the metal part
function carriage_width(type)        = type[2]; //! Width of carriage
function carriage_height(type)       = type[3]; //! Height of carriage
function carriage_clearance(type)    = type[4]; //! Gap under the carriage
function carriage_pitch_x(type)      = type[5]; //! Screw hole x pitch
function carriage_pitch_y(type)      = type[6]; //! Screw hole y pitch
function carriage_screw(type)        = type[7]; //! Carriage screw type
function carriage_screw_depth(type)  = 2 * screw_radius(carriage_screw(type)); //! Carriage thread depth

function rail_holes(type, length) = //! Number of holes in a rail given its ```length```
    floor((length - 2 * rail_end(type)) / rail_pitch(type)) + 1;

module rail_hole_positions(type, length, first = 0, screws = 100, both_ends = true) { //! Position children over screw holes
    pitch = rail_pitch(type);
    holes = rail_holes(type, length);
    last = first + screws;
    for(i = [first : holes - 1], j = holes - 1 - i)
        if(i < last || both_ends && (j >= first && j < last))
            translate([i * pitch - length / 2 + (length - (holes - 1) * pitch) / 2, 0])
                children();
}

module carriage_hole_positions(type) { //! Position children over screw holes
    x_pitch = carriage_pitch_x(type);
    y_pitch = carriage_pitch_y(type);

    for(x = [-1, 1], y = [-1, 1])
        if(x < 0 || x_pitch)
            translate([x * x_pitch / 2, y * y_pitch / 2, carriage_height(type)])
                children();
}

module carriage(type, rail, end_colour = grey(20), wiper_colour = grey(20)) { //! Draw the specified carriage
    total_l = carriage_length(type);
    block_l = carriage_block_length(type);
    block_w = carriage_width(type);
    block_h = carriage_height(type) - carriage_clearance(type);
    end_w = block_w - 0.6;
    end_h = block_h - 0.3;
    end_l = (total_l - block_l)/ 2;
    screw = carriage_screw(type);
    screw_depth = carriage_screw_depth(type);

    module cutout() {
        w = rail_width(rail) + 0.4;
        translate([-w / 2, 0])
            square([w , rail_height(rail) + 0.2]);
    }

    color(grey(90)) {
        rotate([90, 0, 90])
            linear_extrude(block_l, center = true)
                 difference() {
                    translate([-block_w / 2, carriage_clearance(type)])
                        square([block_w, block_h - screw_depth]);

                    cutout();
                }

        translate_z(carriage_height(type) - screw_depth)
            linear_extrude(screw_depth)
                difference() {
                    square([block_l, block_w], center = true);

                    carriage_hole_positions(type)
                        circle(screw_pilot_hole(screw));
                }
    }

    module carriage_end(type, end_w, end_h, end_l) {
        wiper_length = 0.5;
        color(wiper_colour) translate_z(-end_l / 2) linear_extrude(wiper_length)
            difference() {
                translate([-end_w / 2, carriage_clearance(type)])
                    square([end_w, end_h]);

                cutout();
            }
        color(end_colour) translate_z(wiper_length-end_l / 2) linear_extrude(end_l - wiper_length)
            difference() {
                translate([-end_w / 2, carriage_clearance(type)])
                    square([end_w, end_h]);

                cutout();
            }
    }

    translate([-(block_l + end_l) / 2, 0])
        rotate([90, 0, 90])
            carriage_end(type, end_w, end_h, end_l);

    translate([(block_l + end_l) / 2, 0])
        rotate([90, 0, -90])
            carriage_end(type, end_w, end_h, end_l);
}

module rail(type, length) { //! Draw the specified rail
    width = rail_width(type);
    height = rail_height(type);

    vitamin(str("rail(", type[0], ", ", length, "): Linear rail ", type[0], " x ", length, "mm"));

    color(grey(90)) {
        linear_extrude(height - rail_bore_depth(type)) difference() {
            square([length, width], center = true);
            rail_hole_positions(type, length)
                 circle(d = rail_hole(type));
        }

        translate_z(rail_height(type) - rail_bore_depth(type)) {
            h1 = rail_bore_depth(type) > 2 ? rail_bore_depth(type) / 3 : rail_bore_depth(type) / 2;
            h0 = rail_bore_depth(type) > 2 ? (rail_bore_depth(type) - h1) / 2 : 0;
            h2 = rail_bore_depth(type) - h1 - h0;

            linear_extrude(h0) difference() {
                square([length, width], center = true);
                rail_hole_positions(type, length)
                     circle(d = rail_bore(type));
            }
            translate_z(h0)
                linear_extrude(h1) difference() {
                    w1 = max(width - 2, rail_bore(type));
                    square([length, w1], center = true);
                    rail_hole_positions(type, length)
                        circle(d = rail_bore(type));
                }
            translate_z(h0 + h1)
                linear_extrude(h2) difference() {
                    square([length, width], center = true);
                    rail_hole_positions(type, length)
                        circle(d = rail_bore(type));
                }
        }
    }
}

module rail_assembly(type, length, pos, carriage_end_colour = grey(20), carriage_wiper_colour = grey(20)) { //! Rail and carriage assembly
    rail(type, length);

    translate([pos, 0])
        carriage(rail_carriage(type), type,  carriage_end_colour, carriage_wiper_colour);
}

module rail_screws(type, length, thickness, screws = 100) { //! Place screws in the rail
    screw = rail_screw(type);
    end_screw = rail_end_screw(type);
    screw_len = screw_longer_than(rail_screw_height(type, screw) + thickness);
    end_screw_len = screw_longer_than(rail_screw_height(type, end_screw) + thickness);

    index_screws = screws > 2 ? 1 : 2;

    translate_z(rail_screw_height(type, end_screw))
        rail_hole_positions(type, length, 0, index_screws)
            screw(end_screw, end_screw_len);

    translate_z(rail_screw_height(type, screw))
        rail_hole_positions(type, length, index_screws, min(screws, rail_holes(type, length)) - 2 * index_screws)
            screw(screw, screw_len);
}