
Need some science-fiction themed deck boxes with awesome texturing, friction-fit lids, beveled edges, and support for arbitrary emblems?Well, fire up OpenSCAD to write a monstrous script that generates everything just short of the kitchen sink, and use Inkscape to hand-trace emblems as needed! PRINTING: If your nozzle width is 0.4mm and layer height is 0.27mm, then slice any of the deckbox_*.stl files with 1 extra shell and 10% infill. If not, then update the printer-parameters at the top of deckbox.scad and re-export the STL to get a model that should slice with excellent floors and sleeve-walls.ADJUSTMENT: Once printed, if the lid doesn't fit as well as you'd like, then adjust "sleeve_xy_gap" in the script to obtain a perfect fit for your printer (the variable is commented with additional documentation).ADJUSTMENT: This particular design allows space for roughly 60 cards in card-sleeves. If that's just not your thing, then you can adjust "deckbox_width", "deckbox_depth", and "deckbox_total_height" until the script echos a cavity-size that fits your needs.EXPANSION: If you want to create deck boxes using new emblems, then create a line-segments-only dxf using Inkscape (tutorial: http://repraprip.blogspot.com/2011/05/inkscape-to-openscad-dxf-tutorial.html) and call deckbox_plate() as appropriate (see the bottom deckbox.scad for examples). Don't worry about exact size or placement, since deckbox_plate() has parameters for emblem-specific scaling and xy-offsets to put the drawing in the right place. (Oh! And please do upload them as derivatives!)NOTE: I recommend checking out hexagon_lattice_bounded() and beveled_cube(), as they should prove to be fairly reusable in other designs.HISTORY: For the curious, the printed generations were:
- 0 inches x 0 inches x 0 inches
- this product is 3D printed
- 16 available colors
- material is a strong plastic
- free delivery by May 05
- 0 parts
