work on connectingBar

cases/rack2/connectingBar.scad

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+include <../math.scad>
+include <./config.scad>
+include <./screws.scad>
+include <./mainRail.scad>
+include <./helper/sphericalFilet.scad>
+include <./helper/cylindricalFilet.scad>
+
+
+// TODO: How do I nicely explain this?
+railSlotSpacing = 4;
+sideSpacing = 12;
+
+barDepth = maxUnitDepth + 2*railSlotSpacing;
+barWidth = railSlotSpacing + railTotalWidth + sideSpacing;
+barHeight = 15;
+
+barWallThickness = 3;
+barRoundness = 12;
+
+echo("Bar total depth: ", barDepth);
+echo("Bar total width: ", barWidth);
+
+module connectingBar() {
+
+  module _positive() {
+    minkowski() {
+      difference() {
+        sphericalFiletEdge(barWidth, barDepth, barHeight, barRoundness);
+
+        translate(v = [barWallThickness, 40, barWallThickness])
+        cylindricalFiletEdge(barWidth, barDepth-80, barHeight, barRoundness);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  module _stackConn() {
+    translate(v=[0,0,0])
+    cube(size = [10, 10, 5]);
+
+    translate(v=[5,5,5])
+    cylinder(r=2, h=2);
+  }
+
+  module _sideConnector() {
+    //translate(v=[1.5, railTotalDepth - 4, -m3HeatSetInsertSlotHeightSlacked])
+    rotate(a=[0,90,0])
+    heatSetInsertSlot_N(rackFrameScrewType);
+  }
+
+  module _test() {
+    difference() {
+      _positive();
+
+      union() {
+        translate(v=[10,10,0])
+        _stackConn();
+
+        translate(v=[barWidth - (railTotalWidth + railSlotSpacing), railSlotSpacing, barHeight - railFootThickness])
+        railFeetSlot_N();
+
+        translate(v=[barWidth - m3HeatSetInsertSlotHeightSlacked + eps, 6, 7.5])
+        _sideConnector();
+
+        translate(v=[barWidth - m3HeatSetInsertSlotHeightSlacked + eps, 35, 7.5])
+        _sideConnector();
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+  _test();
+
+  translate(v=[barWidth - m3HeatSetInsertSlotHeightSlacked + eps, 6, 7.5])
+  _sideConnector();
+
+}
+
+connectingBar();
+
+
+intersection() {
+  connectingBar();
+
+  cube(size=[15,100,100]);
+}