led_dia = 5 + 0.6;
led_depth = 5;
+led_tip_z = 70;
+led_angle = -60;
+
+vert_space_inside = 8;
+backfront_space_inside = 12;
+
+backfront_mate_size = 25;
+tower_frontheight = 20;
+
+// tuning
+
+tower_over_angle = 45;
+tower_wall_thick = 1.6;
+tower_base_height = 10;
+tower_forehead_angle = 30;
+
//--- tests ---
test_width = 24;
//--- real thing ---
+tower_overhang = led_dia * 2.5;
+
+tower_over_max_y = tower_overhang * sin(tower_over_angle);
+tower_over_max_z = tower_frontheight + tower_overhang * cos(tower_over_angle);
+tower_total_max_z = tower_over_max_z + vert_space_inside + led_depth;
+tower_rearwall_y = -(backfront_space_inside + tower_wall_thick);
+
+backfront_mate_extra = (backfront_mate_size - (-tower_rearwall_y));
+
+module TowerWallCrossSection(){
+ // generates a 2D shape - a polygon
+ // x is what is going to be -y
+ // y is what is going to be z
+ polygon([[0, 0],
+ [0, tower_frontheight],
+ [-tower_over_max_y, tower_over_max_z],
+ [-tower_over_max_y
+ + tan(tower_forehead_angle) * (vert_space_inside + led_depth),
+ tower_total_max_z],
+ [-tower_rearwall_y, tower_total_max_z],
+ [-tower_rearwall_y, 0],
+ [-tower_rearwall_y, -tower_base_height],
+ [-backfront_mate_extra, -tower_base_height]]);
+}
+
+module TowerWallSomeEdge(front){
+ minkowski(){
+ difference(){
+ TowerWallCrossSection();
+ translate([front ? 0.10 : -0.10, 0])
+ TowerWallCrossSection();
+ }
+ circle(r=tower_wall_thick, $fn=8);
+ }
+}
+
+module TowerBulkCrossSection(){
+ intersection(){
+ TowerWallCrossSection();
+ union(){
+ translate([-tower_over_max_y/2,
+ tower_frontheight + tower_overhang*sin(tower_over_angle)/2])
+ circle(r = led_depth);
+ TowerWallSomeEdge(true);
+ translate([-50, -50])
+ square([100, 50]);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+module TowerRearWallCrossSection(){
+ intersection(){
+ TowerWallCrossSection();
+ union(){
+ intersection(){
+ translate([0,-10]) square([100, 10+tower_frontheight]);
+ TowerWallSomeEdge(false);
+ }
+ TowerBulkCrossSection();
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+module TowerDemo(){
+ %TowerWallCrossSection();
+ //TowerBulkCrossSection();
+ TowerRearWallCrossSection();
+}
+
+TowerDemo();
+//TowerWallSomeEdge(false);
+//TowerWallFrontEdge();