From 1248452dcd5a51aaa87a988effe157b62ba61e9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steven Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:00:14 -0500 Subject: README updates --- README.md | 22 ++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f6720a2..005c867 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -24,23 +24,24 @@ meant to be generated in one of the following ways: Window->Customizer from the menu bar if it is not visible), or by modifying the variabels at the top of the cubbies.scad file. - *) Using either the included shopenscad.sh script (run "shopenscad.sh -h" for - details) to generate a single model, or cubbies.sh (run "cubbies.sh -h" - for details) if you want to generate an entire set of cubbies. + *) I wanted an automated way to create sets of of cubbies, so there are two + scripts: shopenscad.sh (run "shopenscad.sh -h" for details) generates a + single model, and cubbies.sh (run "cubbies.sh -h" for details) can + generate entire sets of cubbies. For a single cubby, you will need to print the side piece twice, and the bottom piece once. To add additional cubbies, print one bottom and one side. The bottom -and side pieces can be flipped upside down so that the bottom pieces tenons fit -into the mortises of the side piece that are not in use by its adjacent bottom -piece. +and side pieces can be flipped upside down so that the bottom pieces tabs fit +into the extra unused holes of the side piece. You can also use this to control +whether the screw tabs end up on the inside or outside of the cubby. You can print tolerance test fit pieces (which are the minimum material necessary to confirm that the pieces will fit with your printer and slicer settings). These test pieces were generated using dovetail_test_fits.sh, which -you can use to generate your own at different tolerances. You can also generate -them in OpenSCAD by specifying either "male_tabs" and "female_tabs" for the -"part" variable. (The cubby_depth paramater is respected as the length of those -dovetail test pieces). +you can use to generate your own at different tolerances (run +"dovetail_test_fits.sh -h" for details). You can also generate them in OpenSCAD +by specifying either "male_tabs" and "female_tabs" for the "part" variable. (The +cubby_depth paramater is respected as the length of those dovetail test pieces). # Contributions # @@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ I could use sum $ rn: Git repisotiroy for this project: (the latest version of this software will always be available here): https://git.cryptonomic.net/cubbies.git/ + git clone d@cryptonomic.net:public_git/cubbies.git thingiverse thangs -- cgit v1.2.3