Boxes.py

SlidingLidBox

Box with rails for a sliding lid

Settings for Finger Joints

style

style of the fingers

surroundingspaces

space at the start and end in multiple of normal spaces

bottom_lip

height of the bottom lips sticking out (multiples of thickness) FingerHoleEdge only!

edge_width

space below holes of FingerHoleEdge (multiples of thickness)

extra_length

extra material to grind away burn marks (multiples of thickness)

finger

width of the fingers (multiples of thickness)

play

extra space to allow finger move in and out (multiples of thickness)

space

space between fingers (multiples of thickness)

width

width of finger holes (multiples of thickness)

SlidingLidBox Settings

inner width in mm (unless outside selected)

inner depth in mm (unless outside selected)

inner height in mm (unless outside selected)

outside

treat sizes as outside measurements 🛈

bottom_edge

edge type for bottom edge

rail

width of the rail (multiples of thickness)

margin_t

vertical margin for sliding lid (multiples of thickness)

margin_s

margin to add at both sides of sliding lid (multiples of thickness)

lid_type

add an optional grip hole to the lid

hole_length

length of the grip hole in mm

hole_width

width of the grip hole in mm

hole_radius

radius of the grip hole in mm

Default Settings

thickness

thickness of the material (in mm) 🛈

format

format of resulting file 🛈

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

debug

print surrounding boxes for some structures 🛈

labels

label the parts (where available)

reference

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

inner_corners

style for inner corners 🛈

burn

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

The sliding lid rests on the lower rails and is kept in place by the upper rails.
When using inner measurements, the height goes from bottom to lid, the lower rail is inside of the inner height.
The width of the rail can be adjusted, wider rails are more stable but make the opening smaller.
The horizontal margin makes the lid slightly narrower to prevent the lid from jamming.
The vertical margin makes the gap between the rails larger to let the lid slide more easily.

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