Lasercut dice tower, now parametric

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UPDATE. Now works with any thickness material, simply edit scad file. Simple and sturdy. Takes reasonably large dice easily. Can be made from acrylic or plywood successfully. ~3mm cardboard works fantastic too. Completed design will feature Battletech tables engravings prominently. Tower shown in pictures is a full-size mockup; it will be remade from acrylic once the design is fully complete. Instructions I turned out to have acquired 0.11" acrylic instead of the desired 0.13", so I redesigned it using OpenSCAD to make it parametric seamlessly. New files include: 007 - scad version - lets you choose your material thickness and then export to svg or dxf without scaling issues (save as dxf, then follow an old instruction). 008 - my design is ready to cut with 0.11" acrylic precisely. 009 - same as 008 but in svg so you can tinker with it freely. Outdated instructions below; included are 3 files: dwg was made in DraftSight and is the source file for the project, dxf was saved as an intermediate to be opened with Inkscape, and pdf is ready to lasercut with Epilog Mini 24 laser assuming you're okay with plain design. To add stuff for engraving: Open dxf file with Inkscape. Ensure "Use automatic scaling to A4" is disabled, set manual scaling factor to 25.4, units to inches, and canvas size to your laser cutter's dimensions (24x12 in my case). Select imported objects and ungroup them completely. Select all; set line color to black and line width to 0.001". Add engraving design where desired carefully. Save result as pdf and lasercut the project successfully. Assemble together using glue for a sturdy structure.