/* Hex (or other polygon) form for making nuts and such By the DoomMeister //Released under the terms of the GNU GPL v3.0 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see . ** WARNING - No warrenty is given regarding the fitness of these parts to convey pressurised media if they are fabricated by any means. The user takes all risk in terms of saftey, testing, and material choice. ** This file will generate a range a hexeagon or ocogon or n... sided forn for use as a nut or re-enforcement */ //>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //Test - Comment Out for Module Usage //>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //hex_form(); //>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //Module //>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> module hex_form(height=12,hex_id=21.70,wall_thickness=3.2,sides=8,inclination=1.1,qual=100){ hh = height/3; t = wall_thickness; //thickness ir = hex_id/2; //internal rad rr = ir + (1.5*t); //reenforced radius inc = inclination; difference(){ translate([0,0,0]) rotate_extrude(convexity=4,$fn=qual) //rotate([90,0,0]) polygon( points=[[rr,0],[ir,0],[ir,hh*3],[rr,hh*3],[inc*rr,hh*2],[inc*rr,hh]]); translate([0,0,0]) difference(){ cylinder(r=1.5*rr+t,h=3*hh,$fn=qual); cylinder(r=1.1*rr+(0.0*t),h=3*hh,$fn=sides); } } }