Boxes.py


UBox

Box various options for different stypes and lids

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 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)

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 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 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 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 RoundedTriangleEdge

height

height above the wall

r_hole

radius of hole

radius

radius of top corner

outset

extend the triangle along the length of the edge (multiples of thickness)

Settings for Mounting Edge

d_head

head diameter of mounting screw (in mm)

d_shaft

shaft diameter of mounting screw (in mm)

margin

minimum space left and right without holes (fraction of the edge length)

num

number of mounting holes (integer)

side

side of box (not all valid configurations make sense...)

style

edge style

Settings for HandleEdge

height

height above the wall in mm

hole_height

height of hole(s) in percentage of maximum hole height (handle height - 2 * material thickness)

hole_width

width of hole(s) in percentage of maximum hole width (width of edge - (n+1) * material thickness)

on_sides

added to side panels if checked, to front and back otherwise (only used with top_edge parameter)

radius

radius of corners in mm

outset

extend the handle along the length of the edge (multiples of thickness)

Settings for Flex

stretch

Hint of how much the flex part should be shortened

connection

width of the gaps in the cuts (multiples of thickness)

distance

width of the pattern perpendicular to the cuts (multiples of thickness)

width

width of the pattern in direction of the cuts (multiples of thickness)

UBox Settings

top_edge

edge type for top edge

x

inner width in mm

y

inner depth in mm

h

inner height in mm

radius

radius of bottom corners

lid

additional lid

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) 🛈