From 5dea174c89d5b691a6a2e9a4e10ac490c260d44e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan Huwald <jh@sotun.de>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:32:20 +0100
Subject: move some nippels and rails from connector_front to connector


diff --git a/connector.scad b/connector.scad
index 89b5f9d..bc17e98 100644
--- a/connector.scad
+++ b/connector.scad
@@ -3,25 +3,37 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 
 use <nipple.scad>
+use <rail.scad>
 
 module connector_half(
   border_side = false,
   border_top = false,
   border_bottom = false
-) {	 
-  // vertical bar
-  cube([bar_thickness/2, bar_thickness, tray_height]);
+) 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]);
+    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]);
+      // lower horizontal bar
+      cube([bar_thickness/2 + rail_width + pla_epsilon, bar_thickness, bar_thickness]);
+    }
+
+    // male downward positioning nippel
+    if (!border_bottom && !border_side)
+      translate([rail_width, bar_thickness / 2, 0]) nipple();
   }
 
-  // male downward positioning nippel
-  if (!border_bottom && !border_side)
-    translate([rail_width, bar_thickness / 2, 0]) nipple();
+  // receiver for rail
+  if (!border_side)
+    translate([bar_thickness/2 - rail_thickness, 0, bar_thickness - rail_thickness])
+      rail();
+
+  // female downward positioning nippel
+  if (!border_top)
+    translate([rail_width, bar_thickness / 2, tray_height]) nipple(pla_epsilon);
 }
diff --git a/connector_front.scad b/connector_front.scad
index ccfe56e..5d9c796 100644
--- a/connector_front.scad
+++ b/connector_front.scad
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ module front_connector_half(
         cube([bar_thickness, bar_thickness, bar_thickness]);
   }
 
-  // receiver for rail
-  if (!border_side)
-    translate([bar_thickness/2 - rail_thickness, 0, bar_thickness - rail_thickness])
-      rail();
-
   // holes for thread rods (horizontal, vertical)
   translate([0, bar_thickness / 2, 0])
     cylinder(h = tray_height, r = (rod_diameter + pla_epsilon) / 2, $fs=0.1);
@@ -33,10 +28,6 @@ module front_connector_half(
   if (border_bottom)
     translate([0, bar_thickness / 2, 0])
       cylinder(h=nut_height, r=nut_diameter/2 + pla_epsilon, $fs=0.1);
-
-  // female downward positioning nippel
-  if (!border_top)
-    translate([rail_width, bar_thickness / 2, tray_height]) nipple(pla_epsilon);
 }
 
 module front_connector(
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