Boxes.py

ShutterBox

Box with a rolling shutter made of flex

Settings for Finger Joints

angle
style		style of the fingers
surroundingspaces		maximum space at the start and end in multiple of normal spaces
edge_width		space below holes of FingerHoleEdge
finger		width of the fingers
play		extra space to allow finger move in and out
space		space between fingers
width		width of finger holes

Settings for Flex

stretch		Hint of how much the flex part should be shortend
connection		width of the gaps in the cuts
distance		width of the pattern perpendicular to the cuts
width

ShutterBox Settings

x		inner width in mm
y		inner depth in mm
h		inner height in mm
radius		radius of the corners
style		Number of rounded top corners

Default Settings

thickness		thickness of the material
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
reference		print reference rectangle with given length (zero to disable)
burn		burn correction in mm (bigger values for tighter fit). Use BurnTest in "Parts and Samples" to find the right value.

Beware of the rolling shutter effect! Use wax on sliding surfaces.