Boxes.py


HingeBox

Box with lid attached by cabinet hinges

Settings for Finger Joints

angle
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)

Settings for Cabinet Hinges

bore

diameter of the pin hole in mm

eyes_per_hinge

pieces per hinge

hinges

number of hinges per edge

style

style of hinge used

eye

radius of the eye (multiples of thickness)

play

space between eyes (multiples of thickness)

spacing

minimum space around the hinge (multiples of thickness)

HingeBox Settings

x

inner width in mm (unless outside selected)

y

inner depth in mm (unless outside selected)

h

inner height in mm (unless outside selected)

outside

treat sizes as outside measurements 🛈

lidheight

height of lid in mm

splitlid

split the lid in y direction (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) 🛈

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) 🛈



Needs (metal) pins as hinge axles. Pieces of nails will do fine. They need to be cut to length as they are captured as soon as the hinges are assembled.

Assemble the box and the lid separately. Then insert the axle into the hinges. Then attach the hinges on the inside of the box and then connect them to lid.