Dovetail

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Here is the rewritten text: I've created a set of 3D male and female dovetail shapes for use in connectors, designed to be modular and attachable to my IKEA IVAR desk. I developed this design for easy attachment of spool holders and other items. Update: I flipped the orientation of the basic dovetail shape, making it less printable on its own but more logical for use in connectors that rely on dovetail connections. Update: Reducing the default margin to 0.2 provides a better fit for most applications. The dovetail.scad file includes two modules: global parameters and convenience functions to access these parameters when using this file in another scad file. GLOBAL PARAMETERS: * Dovetail_Gender = Male; This is the default gender used when modules are called without specifying a gender. * Dovetail_Size = [40, 46, 10]; These are the default sizes used when modules are called without specifying a size. * Dovetail_Margin = 0.4; This is the default margin used when modules are called without specifying a margin. * Dovetail_Plate = 5; This is the default plate size used when modules are called without specifying a plate. FUNCTIONS: * female(): Returns True, providing a more readable value for the gender parameter. * male(): Returns False, offering a more readable value for the gender parameter. * yes(): Returns True, making it easier to read the center parameter. * no(): Returns False, providing an alternative way to read the center parameter. * dovetailGender(): Returns the set default gender. * dovetailSize(): Returns the set size default. * dovetailMargin(): Returns the set margin default. * dovetailPlate(): Returns the set plate size default. MODULES: dovetail(gender, size, margin, center): This module generates the basic dovetail shape. Parameters include: * gender: A Boolean value specifying whether the dovetail is male (False) or female (True). * size: A 3-value array representing the cube's dimensions. * margin: A decimal value controlling the fit between connectors. * center: A Boolean value determining the object's positioning. dovetailPlate(gender, size, margin, plate, center): This module generates a dovetail shape centered on top of a plate. Parameters are similar to those for basic dovetail, with an additional: * plate: A decimal or 3-value array representing the cube's dimensions.