OpenSCAD Fully parametric drawer cable storage management hive with punch cuts

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<p><strong># OpenSCAD Fully parametric drawer cable storage management hive with punch cuts (openscad-hex-cable-hive-fully-parametric)</strong></p><p>OpenSCAD Fully parametric drawer cable storage management hex hive with punch cuts</p><p>This is an OpenSCAD sketch to generate fully customizable honeycomb wire storage system.</p><p>Contributions is welcomed via Pull Requests at https://github.com/mofosyne/openscad-hex-cable-hive-fully-parametric</p><p>* Originally by iX (November 02, 2016) &nbsp;[iX Other Designs on thingiverse](https://www.thingiverse.com/ix__/designs)</p><p>* Extended by mofosyne for punchcut support for reduce material requirement and print time (February 20, 2022)</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; - Inspired by lokabayashi remix of iX's design [lokabayashi other designs](https://www.thingiverse.com/lokabayashi/designs)</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>## Remix Of:</strong></p><p>&nbsp; - Drawer Cable Storage Hive - Punched by lokabayashi May 07, 2020 : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4342689</p><p>&nbsp; - Fully parametric drawer cable storage management hive by iX__ November 02, 2016 : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1862897</p><p>&nbsp; - Cable Management Hive Remix by murlr August 24, 2016 : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1734587</p><p>&nbsp; - Cable management Hive by Filar3D August 09, 2015 : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:961176</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>## Settings</strong></p><p>In OpenSCAD you can set :</p><p>* The number of slots in Y and X direction</p><p>* The diameter of the honeycombs</p><p>* The height of the honeycombs</p><p>* The thickness of the walls</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p>This current script which is good enough for most USB cables uses these set of parameters, assuming the usage of a standard 0.4mm nozzle.</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p>```</p><p>cable_slot_height = 120; // depth of the slots</p><p>cable_slot_diameter = 42; // diameter of the slots</p><p>nozzle = 0.4;</p><p>nb_of_outer_shell = 3;</p><p>```</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p>If mounting holes is enabled, by default these are the values chosen. Which was picked due to it use in some V-slot T-slot screws (10mm).</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p>```</p><p>drillholeDiameter=8;</p><p>countersunkDiameter=15;</p><p>countersunkHeight=2;</p><p>```</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>## Options Available</strong></p><p>* `I_want_a_surrounding_wall` : (default: false) set this bit to 1 if you want a square wall surrounding your cable hive. It is better to set option "I_wish_to_combine_it_later" to 0 to have nice surrounding wall</p><p>* `I_wish_to_combine_it_later` : (default: false) will add a slot on all odd Y lines so that you will be able to concatenate this part with an other on</p><p>* `I_want_side_wall_punch` : (default: true) set this bit to 1 to reduce material requirement</p><p>* `I_want_mounting_screw_holes` : (default: false)`set this bit to 1 to add mounting hole</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>## 4x5 Cable Output Spec</strong></p><p>* External honeycomb diameter is : 42</p><p>* Internal honeycomb diameter is : 39.1594</p><p>* Requested wall width is : 1.23</p><p>* The real wall width in X is : 1.23</p><p>* The real wall width in Y is : 1.42028</p><p>* External honeycomb X size is &nbsp;: 36.3731</p><p>* External honeycomb Y size is : 42</p><p>* Internal honeycomb X size is &nbsp;: 33.9131</p><p>* Internal honeycomb Y size is : 39.1594</p><p>* Pitch in X is : 35.1431</p><p>* Pitch bis in X is : 35.1431</p><p>* Pitch in Y is : 30.4348</p><p>* Pitch bis in Y is : 30.4348</p><p>* Its dimensions are X = 143.955 and Y = 163.289</p><p>* You have a total number of 20 slots to host your silly cables :)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>## License:</strong></p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p>Fully parametric drawer cable storage management hive by `iX__` is licensed under theCreative Commons - Attributionlicense.</p>