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ChatGPT, define all dimensions to create a flip top box template.

West Dundee Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:18:22 -0700

Desktop 3D Printing

d3dp@fediverse.kane-il.us

Box templates are one of the most popular models in OpenSCAD. This thread attempts to create one teaching / using ChatGPT

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Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:24:06 -0700

Desktop 3D Printing

d3dp@fediverse.kane-il.us

create a flip top box template in OpenSCAD

Sure! Here's an example of how you can create a flip top box template in OpenSCAD:

// User-defined dimensions
length = 100;
width = 80;
height = 50;
flapLength = 20;
flapWidth = 10;
materialThickness = 2;

// Calculate dimensions for bottom and lid sections
bottomLength = length - 2 * flapLength;
bottomWidth = width - 2 * flapWidth;
bottomHeight = height - flapWidth;

lidLength = length;
lidWidth = width;
lidHeight = flapWidth;

// Create bottom section
module createBottom() {
    translate([0, 0, -bottomHeight]) {
        cube([bottomLength, bottomWidth, bottomHeight + materialThickness]);
    }
}

// Create lid section
module createLid() {
    translate([0, 0, height - lidHeight]) {
        cube([lidLength, lidWidth, lidHeight + materialThickness]);
    }
}

// Create flaps
module createFlaps() {
    translate([0, width - flapWidth, -bottomHeight]) {
        cube([flapLength, flapWidth, bottomHeight + materialThickness]);
    }

    translate([length - flapLength, 0, -bottomHeight]) {
        cube([flapLength, flapWidth, bottomHeight + materialThickness]);
    }
}

// Combine all components
module createBoxTemplate() {
    difference() {
        union() {
            createBottom();
            createLid();
        }
        createFlaps();
    }
}

// Create box template
createBoxTemplate();

In this example, you can adjust the length, width, height, flapLength, flapWidth, and materialThickness variables based on your desired dimensions for the box.

To create the box template, simply call the createBoxTemplate module. This will generate the box with the specified dimensions, including the bottom section, lid section, and flaps.

Feel free to modify the code or add additional features as needed to customize your flip top box template.

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:29:35 -0700

RDBMS Admin

rdbms@fediverse.kane-il.us

When you render this you get two solids floating on top of each other.
Now we need to make the Flip Top Box our first project!

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:47:06 -0700

Desktop 3D Printing

d3dp@fediverse.kane-il.us

This gives me some ideas..

Yes, lets make the FlipTopBox our first official project. However, I would like to collect the projects under categories, for example:
Same Object Endless Variations (SaObEnVa)
Objects Without Dimensional Variations (ObWiDiVa)

Use this to illustrate how to design and assemble the same model for both OpenSCAD and for FreeCAD. This should be done with the CAD labels and values stored in SQL, then use a SELECT statement to export it to OpenSCAD, FreeCAD, to a list (or array), to JSON, etc.

So, the work to be done is to create the initial database table:
- ID the output type (OpenSCAD or FreeCAD)
- label the variables (I like flapLength, flapWidth)
- enter the initial values in millimeter

Can you work on this next? I will be working to create the OpenSCAD and FreeCAD files.