parametric Cable Catcher
Description
I made this derivative wire organizer because I wanted a parametric object that I could size exactly rather than an object I had to scale to get right.
This is more inspired by the cable catcher than an actual copy.
This design is also a bit thinner, so it uses less material, without sacrificing much strength.
I've uploaded two sizes, one with a 6mm gap and 9mm hole, suitable for network and video cables, and one with a 7mm gap and 12mm hole, suitable for power cords. (If you've got a favorite size, let me know...)
This is more inspired by the cable catcher than an actual copy.
This design is also a bit thinner, so it uses less material, without sacrificing much strength.
I've uploaded two sizes, one with a 6mm gap and 9mm hole, suitable for network and video cables, and one with a 7mm gap and 12mm hole, suitable for power cords. (If you've got a favorite size, let me know...)
Instructions
1) The default has a base fit for 1/2" sticky tape. If you want to change that, adjust basew at the top of the file, and maybe adjust sidecurve* variables as well to adjust the side shapes. Also, the wall parameter sets the minimum wall thickness.
2) Set hole and gap to fit the wire you want to hang.
3) print the part
4) Sand the bottom smooth if necessary, and attach your adhesive.
5) Attach to the table or desk...
2) Set hole and gap to fit the wire you want to hang.
3) print the part
4) Sand the bottom smooth if necessary, and attach your adhesive.
5) Attach to the table or desk...
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License
parametric Cable Catcher by ssd is licensed under the Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike license.
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Nice! Designing with code is still hard for me to wrap my head around, but I definitely see the benefits. Is there an easy way to integrate some type of python script GUI into OpenSCAD that would allow users to fill in boxes with values for parametrized variables? I think it would be less intimidating to the layman.
Also, for printing Cable Catchers I would recommend activating "Cool" in Skeinforge.
If you feel handier with the command line than an editor, you could do something like:
OpenSCAD -D hole=9 -D gap=6 -s wirehanger-6-9.stl wirehanger.scad
Really any cad program that is parametric (like Pro/E or Solidworks) would have the same advantages, assuming the model was correctly dimensioned to use the parameters.
It's just that OpenSCAD is the only free parametric program I know of. I think it would be interesting to try to build a conventional parametric cad program on top of OpenSCAD.