Boxes.py

Linkage

Model for trying out linkages

Linkage Settings

inner width in mm

inner depth in mm

diameter

Diameter of the holes

length

Hole to hole length of longest linkage

width

Width of linkages

dist

Distance of holes

Default Settings

thickness

thickness of the material (in mm) 🛈

burn

burn correction (in mm)(bigger values for tighter fit) 🛈

format

format of resulting file 🛈

labels

label the parts (where available)

reference

print reference rectangle with given length (in mm)(zero to disable) 🛈

tabs

width of tabs holding the parts in place (in mm)(not supported everywhere) 🛈

qr_code

Add a QR Code with link or command line to the generated output

inner_corners

style for inner corners 🛈

spacing

spacing around parts (multiples of thickness [: extra space in mm]) 🛈

debug

print surrounding boxes for some structures 🛈

Needs pins of length 2 and 3 times thickness as vitamins. Plain pins of length 2, Pins of length 3 with a disc on the first and middle third. Linkages more complicated than a four bar linkage might need even more pins variants.