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// Lego Brick
// A standard Lego brick. This is a small, plastic construction block toy that can be interlocked with other blocks to build various structures, models, and figures. There are a lot of hacks used in this code.
// Set Units
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@settings(defaultLengthUnit = in, kclVersion = 1.0)
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// Define parameters
lbumps = 3 // number of bumps long
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wbumps = 2 // number of bumps wide
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pitch = 8.0
clearance = 0.1
bumpDiam = 4.8
bumpHeight = 1.8
height = 3.2
t = (pitch - (2 * clearance) - bumpDiam) / 2.0
postDiam = pitch - t // works out to 6.5
totalLength = lbumps * pitch - (2.0 * clearance)
totalWidth = wbumps * pitch - (2.0 * clearance)
// Calculate the number of segments in the length and width
lSegments = totalLength / lbumps
wSegments = totalWidth / wbumps
// Add assertions to ensure that the number of bumps are greater than 1
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assert(lbumps, isGreaterThan = 1, error = "lbumps must be greater than 1")
assert(wbumps, isGreaterThan = 1, error = "wbumps must be greater than 1")
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// Make the base
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base = startSketchOn(XY)
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|> startProfile(at = [-totalWidth / 2, -totalLength / 2])
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|> line(end = [totalWidth, 0])
|> line(end = [0, totalLength])
|> line(end = [-totalWidth, 0])
|> close()
|> extrude(length = height)
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// Sketch and extrude a rectangular shape to create the shell underneath the lego. Will replace with shell function when able to call a face created from shell.
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shellExtrude = startSketchOn(base, face = START)
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|> startProfile(at = [
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-(totalWidth / 2 - t),
-(totalLength / 2 - t)
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])
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|> line(end = [totalWidth - (2 * t), 0])
|> line(end = [0, totalLength - (2 * t)])
|> line(end = [-(totalWidth - (2 * t)), 0])
|> close()
|> extrude(length = -(height - t))
// Create the pegs on the top of the base
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peg = startSketchOn(base, face = END)
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|> circle(
center = [
-(pitch * (wbumps - 1) / 2),
-(pitch * (lbumps - 1) / 2)
],
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radius = bumpDiam / 2,
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)
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|> patternLinear2d(axis = [1, 0], instances = wbumps, distance = pitch)
|> patternLinear2d(axis = [0, 1], instances = lbumps, distance = pitch)
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|> extrude(length = bumpHeight)
// Create the pegs on the bottom of the base
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tubePattern = startSketchOn(shellExtrude, face = START)
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|> circle(
center = [
-(pitch * (wbumps - 1) / 2 - (pitch / 2)),
-(pitch * (lbumps - 1) / 2 - (pitch / 2))
],
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radius = bumpDiam / 2,
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)
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|> patternLinear2d(axis = [1, 0], instances = wbumps - 1, distance = pitch)
|> patternLinear2d(axis = [0, 1], instances = lbumps - 1, distance = pitch)
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|> extrude(length = bumpHeight)