62 lines
2.0 KiB
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62 lines
2.0 KiB
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// Thermal Block Insert
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// Interlocking insulation insert for masonry walls, designed with a tongue-and-groove profile for modular alignment and thermal efficiency
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// Set units in millimeters (mm)
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@settings(defaultLengthUnit = mm, kclVersion = 1.0)
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// Define overall dimensions of the insert block
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insertLength = 400
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insertHeight = 200
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insertThickness = 50
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// Define tongue-and-groove profile parameters for interlocking geometry
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setbackFactor = 0.25 // spacing between tongues
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tongueTargetCount = insertLength / 80
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tongueCount = round(tongueTargetCount)
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tongueLength = insertLength / (tongueCount * (1 + setbackFactor * 2) + 1)
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tongueGap = tongueLength * setbackFactor * 2
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tongueStep = tongueLength + tongueGap
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tongueDepth = tongueLength * 0.5
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tongueSetback = tongueLength * setbackFactor
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// Function to create one side of the repeating tongue geometry along the block edge
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fn tongueBlockFn() {
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tongueSingleBlock = xLine(length = tongueLength)
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|> line(end = [-tongueSetback, tongueDepth])
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|> xLine(length = tongueLength)
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|> line(end = [-tongueSetback, -tongueDepth])
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|> patternLinear2d(
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%,
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instances = tongueCount,
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distance = tongueStep,
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axis = [1, 0],
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)
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|> xLine(length = tongueLength)
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return tongueSingleBlock
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}
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// Create top-side profile with tongues
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tongueShape = startSketchOn(XY)
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|> startProfile(%, at = [-insertLength / 2, insertThickness / 2])
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|> tongueBlockFn()
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|> yLine(length = -insertThickness / 2)
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|> xLine(length = -insertLength)
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|> close(%)
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// Create bottom-side profile with grooves (inverse of tongue)
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grooveShape = startSketchOn(XY)
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|> startProfile(
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at = [
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-insertLength / 2,
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-insertThickness / 2 - tongueDepth
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],
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)
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|> tongueBlockFn()
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|> yLine(length = insertThickness / 2 + tongueDepth)
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|> xLine(length = -insertLength)
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|> close(%)
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// Extrude both tongue and groove profiles to form the final thermal insert block
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insertShape = extrude([tongueShape, grooveShape], length = insertHeight)
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