csc-boxes

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<h3>csc-boxes</h3> <p>An OpenSCAD generator for customizable, stackable and connectable boxes for 3D-printing</p> <h3>Overview</h3> <p>The script can generate boxes and connectors. The connectors are placed at the borders of</p> <p>each box and hold boxes together.</p> <p>Every box is made up from a grid of square base units. Every base unit has one cutout in</p> <p>the bottom for a connector on the outside of the box. The size of each box is given as</p> <p>number of base units along the x and y axis.</p> <p>Boxes can have an inset bottom. When matching the inset to the wall thickness, the boxes</p> <p>become stackable. See the comments in the script parameters for more details.</p> <h3>Getting started</h3> <p>Download the script, open in OpenSCAD,</p> <p>and run the script. This will create a set of boxes based on a 40mm base size with connector bars.</p> <p>Feel free to experiment with the parameters in the top sections (marked by<em>Start Editing</em> and <em>Stop Editing</em> comments).</p> <p>Next, comment out the<em>create_demo_box_set</em> command and un-comment the<em>create_fitting_test</em></p> <p>line. Set the<em>simplify</em> parameter back to<strong>false</strong>. This will generate one connector bar and</p> <p>two half boxes without walls. These can be used to print and check how well the connectors</p> <p>fit the cutouts in the boxes.</p> <p>Experiment with the parameters for the box and connector geometry, if you want.</p> <p>When you are satisfied with the geometry and want to start creating boxes, create one or</p> <p>more boxes and/or connectors, export to STL and print.</p> <p>Feel free to examine the samples in the<em>run()</em> module to see how it all works.</p> <h3>The<em>simplify</em> parameter</h3> <p>For printing, the boxes should have rounded corners and rounded connectors. However, displaying</p> <p>the model with all this rounding slows down generation and responsiveness of the 3D viewer.</p> <p>Therefore the rounding can be switched off by setting the<em>simplify</em> parameter to<strong>true</strong>.</p> <h3>Stacking</h3> <p>The boxes have grooves at the bottom, along the outlines of each square base unit, and with</p> <p>the width of the bar_overlap parameter. If the bar overlap is slightly larger then the wall_thickness,</p> <p>it will be possible to stack the boxes. Because of the grooves, even larger boxes can be stacked</p> <p>on top of multiple smaller ones.</p> <h3>Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p> <p>Prusa</p> <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong> <div><p>I3 MK3S</p></div> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p> <p>Doesn't Matter</p> <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong> <div><p>Yes</p></div> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong></p> <p>0.2</p> <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong> <div><p>20%</p></div> <p><strong>Filament:</strong> Prusament PLA White</p> <p><br/> <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong></p> </p><div><p>When creating with "bar_overlap=0", the connector bars will not go under the boxes and the boxes can be printed without supports. They will also not be stackable then.</p></div> </p></p></p> Category: Containers