Boxes.py


RectangularWall

Simple wall

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)

Settings for Click-on Lids

angle

angle of the hooks bending outward

bottom_radius

radius at the bottom (multiples of thickness)

depth

length of the hooks (multiples of thickness)

Settings for Dove Tail Joints

angle

how much should fingers widen (-80 to 80)

depth

how far the dove tails stick out of/into the edge (multiples of thickness)

radius

radius used on all four corners (multiples of thickness)

size

from one middle of a dove tail to another (multiples of thickness)

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 rack (and pinion) edge

angle

pressure angle

clearance

clearance

dimension

modulus of the gear (in mm)

profile_shift

Profile shift

Settings for GrippingEdge

outset

extend outward the straight edge

style

"wave" or "bumps"

depth

depth of the grooves

Settings for Hinges and HingePins

grip_percentage
outset

have lid overlap at the sides (similar to OutSetEdge)

pinwidth

set to lower value to get disks surrounding the pins

style

"outset" or "flush"

axle

diameter of the pin hole (multiples of thickness)

grip_length

fixed length of the grips on he lids (multiples of thickness)

hingestrength

thickness of the arc holding the pin in place (multiples of thickness)

Settings for Chest Hinges

finger_joints_on_box

whether to include finger joints on the edge with the box

finger_joints_on_lid

whether to include finger joints on the edge with the lid

hinge_strength

thickness of the arc holding the pin in place (multiples of thickness)

pin_height

radius of the disc rotating in the hinge (multiples of thickness)

play

Settings for Slide-on Lids

angle
hole_width

width of the "finger hole" in mm

second_pin

additional pin for better positioning

spring

position(s) of the extra locking springs in the lid

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 Stackable Edges

angle

inside angle of the feet

bottom_stabilizers

height of strips to be glued to the inside of bottom edges (multiples of thickness)

height

height of the feet (multiples of thickness)

holedistance

distance from finger holes to bottom edge (multiples of thickness)

width

width of the feet (multiples of thickness)

RectangularWall Settings

x

inner width in mm

h

inner height in mm

bottom_edge

edge type for bottom edge

right_edge

edge type for right edge

top_edge

edge type for top edge

left_edge

edge type for left edge

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) 🛈