filamentspool: Square cup

diff --git a/filamentspool.TODO b/filamentspool.TODO
index 704a01db76456addb767d3493e36ec161f4640fd..11784c57dd015fbb174766e0be4dd77cbe70f87f 100644 (file)
--- a/filamentspool.TODO
+++ b/filamentspool.TODO
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 todo list for filamentspool for taz-5
 
 cup should be thicker
 todo list for filamentspool for taz-5
 
 cup should be thicker

-cup should be square

 cup should be bigger
 spool middle should be bigger
 spool middle should be longer to support whole cup
 cup should be bigger
 spool middle should be bigger
 spool middle should be longer to support whole cup

diff --git a/filamentspool.scad b/filamentspool.scad
index 10fb1198fbf187291c277397556efe6631fe47c3..0d3719a9f23fea223b1eaa76d2022f82dad5accc 100644 (file)
--- a/filamentspool.scad
+++ b/filamentspool.scad
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ ratchettoothheight=5;
 ratchettoothsmoothr=1;
 ratchettoothslope=0.75;
 overlap=0.5;
 ratchettoothsmoothr=1;
 ratchettoothslope=0.75;
 overlap=0.5;

-cupbigrad=20;
-
-xstraightmul = 1.75;
+cupwidth=40;
+cupheight=55;

 
 propxshift = 0;
 
 
 propxshift = 0;
 


@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ channeldepth = prongwidth + ratchettoothheight;
 totalwidth = armendwallthick*2 + channelwidth;
 totalheight = channeldepth + armendbasethick;
 stalkwidth = prongwidth + prongstalkxwidth;
 totalwidth = armendwallthick*2 + channelwidth;
 totalheight = channeldepth + armendbasethick;
 stalkwidth = prongwidth + prongstalkxwidth;

-xstraight = cupbigrad * xstraightmul;

 
 module ArmEnd(length=120){ ////toplevel
   translate([ratchettoothsmoothr, channelwidth/2, -armendbasethick]) {
 
 module ArmEnd(length=120){ ////toplevel
   translate([ratchettoothsmoothr, channelwidth/2, -armendbasethick]) {


@@ -136,32 +134,28 @@ module FilamentCupHandle(){
 }
 
 module FilamentCupCup(){
 }
 
 module FilamentCupCup(){

-  linear_extrude(height=prongthick) {
-    FlatArc(0,0, cupbigrad,cupbigrad+prongwidth, 89,271, $fn=80);
-  }

   for (my=[0,1]) mirror([0,my,0]) {
   for (my=[0,1]) mirror([0,my,0]) {

-    translate([0,cupbigrad,0])
-      cube([xstraight, prongwidth, prongthick]);
+    translate([0,cupwidth/2,0])
+      cube([cupheight + prongwidth, prongwidth, prongthick]);

   }
 }
 
 module FilamentCup() { ////toplevel
   FilamentCupHandle();
 
   }
 }
 
 module FilamentCup() { ////toplevel
   FilamentCupHandle();
 

-  dx = cupbigrad + prongwidth;

   gapy = prongwidth;
   gapy = prongwidth;

-  dy = cupbigrad + gapy + overclipcupgap;
+  dy = cupwidth/2 + gapy + overclipcupgap;

 
 

-  translate([dx, dy, 0])
+  translate([0, dy, 0])

     FilamentCupCup();
   translate([0, -1, 0]);
     FilamentCupCup();
   translate([0, -1, 0]);

-  cube([prongwidth, dy+1, prongthick]);
+  cube([prongwidth, dy+1+cupwidth/2, prongthick]);

 
 

-  midrad = cupbigrad + prongwidth/2;
+  midrad = cupwidth/2 + prongwidth/2;

 
   propshift = stalklength - overclipdepth - prongthick + propxshift;
   proptaken = propshift;
 
   propshift = stalklength - overclipdepth - prongthick + propxshift;
   proptaken = propshift;

-  echo(cupbigrad, dx, midrad, propshift, proptaken);
+  echo(midrad, propshift, proptaken);

 
   translate([propshift, -1, 0]) {
     // something is wrong with the y calculation
 
   translate([propshift, -1, 0]) {
     // something is wrong with the y calculation


@@ -361,8 +355,8 @@ module TowerExtender(){ ////toplevel
 
 module FilamentCupPair(){ ////toplevel
   FilamentCup();
 
 module FilamentCupPair(){ ////toplevel
   FilamentCup();

-  translate([xstraight + cupbigrad + prongthick*3,
-            cupbigrad*1.7,
+  translate([cupheight + prongthick*3,
+            cupwidth/2*1.7,

             0])
     rotate([0,0,180]) FilamentCup();
 }
             0])
     rotate([0,0,180]) FilamentCup();
 }