From a89d060d468e9a18aac46e7ee26d818919491aa0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan Huwald <jh@sotun.de>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 12:58:37 +0100
Subject: add full model of hdd cage (unfinished), add border cases


diff --git a/connector_front.scad b/connector_front.scad
index 56c7431..c3382cc 100644
--- a/connector_front.scad
+++ b/connector_front.scad
@@ -41,15 +41,27 @@ module half() difference() {
   translate([rail_width, bar_thickness / 2, tray_height]) nipple(pla_epsilon);
 }
 
-difference() {
-  union() {
-    half();
-    mirror() half();
+
+module front_connector(
+  border_left   = false,
+  border_right  = false,
+  border_top    = false,
+  border_bottom = false
+) {
+  difference() {
+    union() {
+      half(border_right);
+      mirror() half(border_left);
+    }
+
+    // female leftward positioning nippel
+    if (!border_left)
+      translate([-tray_width/2, bar_thickness / 2, tray_height - bar_thickness / 2]) rotate([0, 270, 0]) nipple(pla_epsilon);
   }
 
-  // female leftward positioning nippel
-  # translate([-tray_width/2, bar_thickness / 2, tray_height - bar_thickness / 2]) rotate([0, 270, 0]) nipple(pla_epsilon);
+  // male rightward positioning nippel
+  if (!border_right)
+    translate([tray_width / 2, bar_thickness / 2, tray_height - bar_thickness / 2]) rotate([0, 270, 0]) nipple();
 }
 
-// male rightward positioning nippel
-translate([tray_width / 2, bar_thickness / 2, tray_height - bar_thickness / 2]) rotate([0, 270, 0]) nipple();
+front_connector(border_right=true);
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diff --git a/full_model.scad b/full_model.scad
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..368b82c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/full_model.scad
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+include <parameters.scad>
+
+use <connector_front.scad>
+
+for (x = [0:num_hdd_x-1])
+  for (y = [0:num_hdd_x-1])
+    translate([x*tray_width, 0, y*tray_height]) front_connector();
diff --git a/parameters.scad b/parameters.scad
index cd4f964..4164a0d 100644
--- a/parameters.scad
+++ b/parameters.scad
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// size of the array
+num_hdd_x = 4;
+num_hdd_y = 4;
+
 // space above hdd available for air flow
 cooling_height = 10;
 
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