add side wall ribs

rack/side/sideWallBase.scad

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ echo("Side Wall Depth", sideWallY);
 //translate(v = [hingePoleDx ,hingePoleDy, 10])
 //rotate(a=[0,0,-120])
 //translate(v = [-hingePoleDx ,-hingePoleDy, 0])
-sideWallBase();
+*sideWallBase();
 
 module sideWallBase() {
 
@@ -38,14 +38,13 @@ module sideWallBase() {
     intersection() {
       difference() {
         sideWallShellHelper(sideWallX, sideWallY, sideWallZ, baseRoundness);
-
         translate(v = [sideWallThickness, sideWallThickness, 0])
         sideWallShellHelper(sideWallX, sideWallY-2*sideWallThickness, sideWallZ, baseRoundness-sideWallThickness);
       }
-
       halfspace(vpos = [-1, 0, 0], p = [sideWallX, 0, 0]);
       halfspace(vpos = [0, 0, -1], p = [0, 0, sideWallZ]);
       halfspace(vpos = [0, 0, 1], p = [0, 0, 0]);
+      halfspace(vpos = [1, 0, 0], p = [0, 0, 0]);
     }
   }
 
@@ -128,3 +127,22 @@ module sideWallBase() {
     }
   }
 }
+
+module sideWallVerticalRibs(numRibs, ribZ, ribYDiff, ribR=1, ribExtrusion=1) {
+
+  intersection() {
+    for (i = [0:numRibs-1]) {
+      translate(v = [sideWallThickness, i*ribYDiff, (sideWallZ-ribZ)/2])
+
+      translate(v = [ribExtrusion-ribR, 0, 0])
+      hull() {
+        translate(v = [0, 0, ribZ-ribR])
+        sphere(r = ribR);
+        translate(v = [0, 0, ribR])
+        sphere(r = ribR);
+      }
+    }
+
+    halfspace(vpos=[1,0,0], p=[0,0,0]);
+  }
+}

rack/side/sideWallLeft.scad

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 include <./sideWallBase.scad>
 
 
-sideWallLeft();
+*sideWallLeft();
 
 module sideWallLeft() {
 
   applyEpicVentilation()
+  applySideWallVerticalRibs()
   sideWallBase();
 
   module applyEpicVentilation() {
-
     apply_n() {
-
       for (i = [1:8]) {
         translate(v = [0, 35, i * 10 + 8])
         minkowski() {
@@ -19,10 +18,21 @@ module sideWallLeft() {
           cube(size = [10, 40, 3]);
         }
       }
-
       children(0);
     }
+  }
 
+  module applySideWallVerticalRibs() {
+    apply_p() {
+      union() {
+        translate(v = [0, 82, 0])
+        sideWallVerticalRibs(numRibs = 2, ribZ = sideWallZ-20, ribYDiff = 8, ribR = 3, ribExtrusion = 1.5);
+
+        translate(v = [0, 12, 0])
+        sideWallVerticalRibs(numRibs = 3, ribZ = sideWallZ-20, ribYDiff = 8, ribR = 3, ribExtrusion = 1.5);
+      }
+      children(0);
+    }
   }
 }
 

rack/side/sideWallRight.scad

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module sideWallRight() {
 
   applyEpicVentilation()
   mirror(v=[1,0,0])
+  applySideWallVerticalRibs()
   sideWallBase();
 
   module applyEpicVentilation() {
@@ -24,5 +25,18 @@ module sideWallRight() {
     }
 
   }
+
+  module applySideWallVerticalRibs() {
+    apply_p() {
+      union() {
+        translate(v = [0, 82, 0])
+        sideWallVerticalRibs(numRibs = 2, ribZ = sideWallZ-20, ribYDiff = 8, ribR = 3, ribExtrusion = 1.5);
+
+        translate(v = [0, 12, 0])
+        sideWallVerticalRibs(numRibs = 3, ribZ = sideWallZ-20, ribYDiff = 8, ribR = 3, ribExtrusion = 1.5);
+      }
+      children(0);
+    }
+  }
 }