ScrewBlock.foocad

These blocks were common on early flat-pack furniture. It helps to screw two pieces of wood/chipboard together.

import uk.co.nickthecoder.foocad.screws.v3.*
import uk.co.nickthecoder.foocad.smartextrusion.v1.*
import static uk.co.nickthecoder.foocad.smartextrusion.v1.SmartExtrusion.*

class ScrewBlock : Model {

    @Custom
    var size = Vector3( 32, 10, 14 )

    @Custom
    var screwHole = Countersink()

    @Custom
    var round = 5

    @Custom
    var holeMargin = 1.0

    @Piece
    meth block() : Shape3d {

        val block = Square( size.x, size.y ).center()
            .roundCorners(listOf<int>(0,1),round)
            .smartExtrude( size.z )
            .edges( Chamfer(0.5) )

        val screwsZ = screwHole.topTo( block.top )
            .centerXTo( size.x * 0.3 )
            .frontTo( block.front + holeMargin )
            .mirrorX().also()

        val screwY = screwHole.rotateX(90)
            .topTo( block.top - holeMargin )
            .frontTo( block.front )

        return block - screwsZ - screwY
    }

    override meth build() = block()

}