The Ultimate box maker
HeartmanJanuary 13, 2016
Description
The file include now the Panel Maker.
this project...
My first try with OpenScad, the box is fully customizable. I hope you will enjoy with it, and will show us many boxes made with. If you play with the Fillet value you will go from the sharp to the round sides box If you want a chanfered box, set Resolution to 1. To export each single piece, just set the other elements to No value. The Top and Bottom Shells are the same, so it's not necessary to export them two times, except if you use the PCB feet option. Check the animation below to see how to design your own box. You can change the text shape with any font listed here . Have fun ;) - Feb 12 2016 Minor bug fixed on unaligned hole when using more than 2mm thickness. - March 01 2016 Added the decoration/holes options. (Thanks Ettie for your contribution) - March 09 2016 Added PCB feet support, fixed the shell artefact on export mode. - March 01 2018 It Seems, since few month the online customizer doesn't works, some lib missing. it's not under my hands, ask to makerbot/thingiverse staff. THE solution is, downloading the newest - Development Snapshot - release of Openscad software and activate in the Edit>preference>features menu and check the "Enable customizer" option.
link: OpenScad-Customizer
Please, read as well. The PCB feet dimensions are all starting from the foot axis center. it's not the circuit board size, holes center only(!)
Check below, some animated pictures showing how to use the Ultimate Box maker online.
This release include a panel maker. fully working, just for the moment, I didn't find the good way to present it within the online customizer. Not easy to make something easy to use... Anyway, it stay easy to use, through Openscad. with few option, you will be able to create the panel that you need without limitation, or almost...
To build your own panel, you have 4 tools: Cutting shapes * Square * Circle Text label * Linear text * Circular text SquareHole (1,20,20,15,10,1); //(On/Off, Xpos,Ypos,Length,Width,Fillet) CylinderHole(1,27,40,8); //(On/Off, Xpos, Ypos, Diameter) LText(1,20,83,"Arial Black",4,"Digital Screen"); //(On/Off, Xpos, Ypos, "Font", Size, "Text") CText(1,93,29,"Arial",4,10,180,0,"ABCD"); //(On/Off, Xpos, Ypos, "Font", Size, Diameter, Arc(Deg), Starting Angle(Deg),"Text")
right click on the animated pic, and choose "view image" to watch it in full size
You can download the animation and read it with the excellent Gifviewer open source freeware, to pause the animation when needed.
Here you can download The Ultimate BOX & PANEL maker. I hope you will enjoy with.
this project...
My first try with OpenScad, the box is fully customizable. I hope you will enjoy with it, and will show us many boxes made with. If you play with the Fillet value you will go from the sharp to the round sides box If you want a chanfered box, set Resolution to 1. To export each single piece, just set the other elements to No value. The Top and Bottom Shells are the same, so it's not necessary to export them two times, except if you use the PCB feet option. Check the animation below to see how to design your own box. You can change the text shape with any font listed here . Have fun ;) - Feb 12 2016 Minor bug fixed on unaligned hole when using more than 2mm thickness. - March 01 2016 Added the decoration/holes options. (Thanks Ettie for your contribution) - March 09 2016 Added PCB feet support, fixed the shell artefact on export mode. - March 01 2018 It Seems, since few month the online customizer doesn't works, some lib missing. it's not under my hands, ask to makerbot/thingiverse staff. THE solution is, downloading the newest - Development Snapshot - release of Openscad software and activate in the Edit>preference>features menu and check the "Enable customizer" option.
link: OpenScad-Customizer
Please, read as well. The PCB feet dimensions are all starting from the foot axis center. it's not the circuit board size, holes center only(!)
Check below, some animated pictures showing how to use the Ultimate Box maker online.
This release include a panel maker. fully working, just for the moment, I didn't find the good way to present it within the online customizer. Not easy to make something easy to use... Anyway, it stay easy to use, through Openscad. with few option, you will be able to create the panel that you need without limitation, or almost...
To build your own panel, you have 4 tools: Cutting shapes * Square * Circle Text label * Linear text * Circular text SquareHole (1,20,20,15,10,1); //(On/Off, Xpos,Ypos,Length,Width,Fillet) CylinderHole(1,27,40,8); //(On/Off, Xpos, Ypos, Diameter) LText(1,20,83,"Arial Black",4,"Digital Screen"); //(On/Off, Xpos, Ypos, "Font", Size, "Text") CText(1,93,29,"Arial",4,10,180,0,"ABCD"); //(On/Off, Xpos, Ypos, "Font", Size, Diameter, Arc(Deg), Starting Angle(Deg),"Text")
right click on the animated pic, and choose "view image" to watch it in full size
You can download the animation and read it with the excellent Gifviewer open source freeware, to pause the animation when needed.
Here you can download The Ultimate BOX & PANEL maker. I hope you will enjoy with.
