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authorSteven <steven.vasilogianis@gmail.com>2021-11-16 16:00:14 -0500
committerSteven <steven.vasilogianis@gmail.com>2021-11-16 16:00:14 -0500
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24 Window->Customizer from the menu bar if it is not visible), or by 24 Window->Customizer from the menu bar if it is not visible), or by
25 modifying the variabels at the top of the cubbies.scad file. 25 modifying the variabels at the top of the cubbies.scad file.
26 26
27 *) Using either the included shopenscad.sh script (run "shopenscad.sh -h" for 27 *) I wanted an automated way to create sets of of cubbies, so there are two
28 details) to generate a single model, or cubbies.sh (run "cubbies.sh -h" 28 scripts: shopenscad.sh (run "shopenscad.sh -h" for details) generates a
29 for details) if you want to generate an entire set of cubbies. 29 single model, and cubbies.sh (run "cubbies.sh -h" for details) can
30 generate entire sets of cubbies.
30 31
31For a single cubby, you will need to print the side piece twice, and the bottom 32For a single cubby, you will need to print the side piece twice, and the bottom
32piece once. To add additional cubbies, print one bottom and one side. The bottom 33piece once. To add additional cubbies, print one bottom and one side. The bottom
33and side pieces can be flipped upside down so that the bottom pieces tenons fit 34and side pieces can be flipped upside down so that the bottom pieces tabs fit
34into the mortises of the side piece that are not in use by its adjacent bottom 35into the extra unused holes of the side piece. You can also use this to control
35piece. 36whether the screw tabs end up on the inside or outside of the cubby.
36 37
37You can print tolerance test fit pieces (which are the minimum material 38You can print tolerance test fit pieces (which are the minimum material
38necessary to confirm that the pieces will fit with your printer and slicer 39necessary to confirm that the pieces will fit with your printer and slicer
39settings). These test pieces were generated using dovetail_test_fits.sh, which 40settings). These test pieces were generated using dovetail_test_fits.sh, which
40you can use to generate your own at different tolerances. You can also generate 41you can use to generate your own at different tolerances (run
41them in OpenSCAD by specifying either "male_tabs" and "female_tabs" for the 42"dovetail_test_fits.sh -h" for details). You can also generate them in OpenSCAD
42"part" variable. (The cubby_depth paramater is respected as the length of those 43by specifying either "male_tabs" and "female_tabs" for the "part" variable. (The
43dovetail test pieces). 44cubby_depth paramater is respected as the length of those dovetail test pieces).
44 45
45# Contributions # 46# Contributions #
46 47
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59 60
60 Git repisotiroy for this project: (the latest version of this software will 61 Git repisotiroy for this project: (the latest version of this software will
61 always be available here): https://git.cryptonomic.net/cubbies.git/ 62 always be available here): https://git.cryptonomic.net/cubbies.git/
63 git clone d@cryptonomic.net:public_git/cubbies.git
62 64
63 thingiverse 65 thingiverse
64 thangs 66 thangs