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-rw-r--r--connector.scad35
-rw-r--r--connector_front.scad27
2 files changed, 37 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/connector.scad b/connector.scad
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..384d692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector.scad
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// common base module for front and back connector
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+
+use <nipple.scad>
+
+module connector_half(
+ border_side = false,
+ border_top = false,
+ border_bottom = false
+) {
+ // vertical bar
+ cube([bar_thickness/2, bar_thickness, tray_height]);
+
+ if (!border_side) {
+ // upper horizontal bar
+ translate([0, 0, tray_height - bar_thickness])
+ cube([tray_width / 2, bar_thickness, bar_thickness]);
+
+ // lower horizontal bar
+ cube([bar_thickness/2 + rail_width + pla_epsilon, bar_thickness, bar_thickness]);
+
+ // vertical thread bold receiver (extremal)
+ translate([tray_width/2 - bar_thickness, bar_thickness, tray_height-bar_thickness])
+ cube([bar_thickness, bar_thickness, bar_thickness]);
+ }
+
+ // vertical thread bold receiver (central)
+ translate([0, bar_thickness, tray_height-bar_thickness])
+ cube([bar_thickness/2, bar_thickness, bar_thickness]);
+
+ // male downward positioning nippel
+ if (!border_bottom)
+ translate([rail_width, bar_thickness / 2, 0]) nipple();
+}
diff --git a/connector_front.scad b/connector_front.scad
index 434729f..b3bacb8 100644
--- a/connector_front.scad
+++ b/connector_front.scad
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
include <parameters.scad>
+use <connector.scad>
use <nipple.scad>
use <rail.scad>
@@ -8,31 +9,7 @@ module front_connector_half(
border_top = false,
border_bottom = false
) difference() {
- union() {
- // vertical bar
- cube([bar_thickness/2, bar_thickness, tray_height]);
-
- if (!border_side) {
- // upper horizontal bar
- translate([0, 0, tray_height - bar_thickness])
- cube([tray_width / 2, bar_thickness, bar_thickness]);
-
- // lower horizontal bar
- cube([bar_thickness/2 + rail_width + pla_epsilon, bar_thickness, bar_thickness]);
-
- // vertical thread bold receiver (extremal)
- translate([tray_width/2 - bar_thickness, bar_thickness, tray_height-bar_thickness])
- cube([bar_thickness, bar_thickness, bar_thickness]);
- }
-
- // vertical thread bold receiver (central)
- translate([0, bar_thickness, tray_height-bar_thickness])
- cube([bar_thickness/2, bar_thickness, bar_thickness]);
-
- // male downward positioning nippel
- if (!border_bottom)
- translate([rail_width, bar_thickness / 2, 0]) nipple();
- }
+ connector_half(border_side, border_top, border_bottom);
// receiver for rail
if (!border_side)
contact: Jan Huwald // Impressum