Decorated Box
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Published on April 7, 2012
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Description
Here is a simple container that encloses a sliding drawer like a box of matches. It can be decorated with one of three different repeating patterns. Two are textile patterns and the third is an array of Pascal triangles.
For monochrome printers the patterns are embossed on the surface and for two color printers the embossed pattern can be in a different color. Stl files for two versions are provided. A second textile pattern is included in the zip files.
The patterns were created with openSCAD's polyhedron command which makes them easy to manipulate.
For those who know openSCAD the programs consist of about a dozen lines of code that include a call to a pattern module. Any module that makes a pattern lying on the xy plane can be substituted to make a custom box. The scad files are available in box_scad.zip and the stl files in box_stl.zip.
For monochrome printers the patterns are embossed on the surface and for two color printers the embossed pattern can be in a different color. Stl files for two versions are provided. A second textile pattern is included in the zip files.
The patterns were created with openSCAD's polyhedron command which makes them easy to manipulate.
For those who know openSCAD the programs consist of about a dozen lines of code that include a call to a pattern module. Any module that makes a pattern lying on the xy plane can be substituted to make a custom box. The scad files are available in box_scad.zip and the stl files in box_stl.zip.
Instructions
For dual strusion
The stl files occur in pairs which have to be merged and printed. They are:
box_less_textile_1.stl and textile_1.stl
and
box_less_pascal.stl and pascal.stl
One drawer fits all boxes - box_drawer.stl
For monochrome printers
There are two files each of which produces a box with an embossed pattern on the surface. They are:
box_plus_textile_1.stl
and
box_plus_pascal.stl
The drawer is again box_drawer.stl
One can also get boxes with recessed patterns by printing the basic dual strusion files i.e.
box_less_textile_1.stl
and
box_less_pascal.stl
The monochrome files print very well on the Replicator which, at least in my experience, is more accurate than the Thingomatic. Both the embossed and recessed patterns have nice crisp edges. The image at the upper left shows all the versions of the textile pattern and the image at the lower left shows the embossed version of the Pascal triangles.
The stl files occur in pairs which have to be merged and printed. They are:
box_less_textile_1.stl and textile_1.stl
and
box_less_pascal.stl and pascal.stl
One drawer fits all boxes - box_drawer.stl
For monochrome printers
There are two files each of which produces a box with an embossed pattern on the surface. They are:
box_plus_textile_1.stl
and
box_plus_pascal.stl
The drawer is again box_drawer.stl
One can also get boxes with recessed patterns by printing the basic dual strusion files i.e.
box_less_textile_1.stl
and
box_less_pascal.stl
The monochrome files print very well on the Replicator which, at least in my experience, is more accurate than the Thingomatic. Both the embossed and recessed patterns have nice crisp edges. The image at the upper left shows all the versions of the textile pattern and the image at the lower left shows the embossed version of the Pascal triangles.
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