36 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
36 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
import cadquery as cq
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# These can be modified rather than hardcoding values for each dimension.
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circle_radius = 3.0 # The outside radius of the plate
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thickness = 0.25 # The thickness of the plate
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# Make a plate with two cutouts in it by moving the workplane center point
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# 1. Establishes a workplane that an object can be built on.
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# 1a. Uses the named plane orientation "front" to define the workplane, meaning
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# that the positive Z direction is "up", and the negative Z direction
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# is "down".
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# 1b. The initial workplane center point is the center of the circle, at (0,0).
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# 2. A circle is created at the center of the workplane
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# 2a. Notice that circle() takes a radius and not a diameter
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result = cq.Workplane("front").circle(circle_radius)
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# 3. The work center is movide to (1.5, 0.0) by calling center().
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# 3a. The new center is specified relative to the previous center,not
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# relative to global coordinates.
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# 4. A 0.5mm x 0.5mm 2D square is drawn inside the circle.
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# 4a. The plate has not been extruded yet, only 2D geometry is being created.
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result = result.center(1.5, 0.0).rect(0.5, 0.5)
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# 5. The work center is moved again, this time to (-1.5, 1.5).
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# 6. A 2D circle is created at that new center with a radius of 0.25mm.
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result = result.center(-1.5, 1.5).circle(0.25)
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# 7. All 2D geometry is extruded to the specified thickness of the plate.
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# 7a. The small circle and the square are enclosed in the outer circle of the
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# plate and so it is assumed that we want them to be cut out of the plate.
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# A separate cut operation is not needed.
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result = result.extrude(thickness)
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# Displays the result of this script
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build_object(result)
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