From e167b6880b02a2aa7c403874a75052c546592ad7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zhao Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:37:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] update readme --- README.md | 7 ++++++- config/printing.scad | 3 +++ config/slack.scad | 6 +++--- 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fbb5695..2f016ae 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -67,4 +67,9 @@ For generating a specific part: `python3 rbuild.py -b yBar --nightly -c micro -t custom` Generated stls are put into the `stl/` directories. The actual variable values for different profiles can be found in -[rack/profiles.scad](config/profiles.scad). \ No newline at end of file +[rack/profiles.scad](config/profiles.scad). + +We recommend you start by printing the `eval_P.stl` file first, just to determine if the default slack/layer height +configurations work for you. If parts are too tight/loose please take a look at +[config/slack.scad](config/slack.scad). Please also adjust [config/printing.scad](config/printing.scad) to match your +slicer settings. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/config/printing.scad b/config/printing.scad index 9f44214..e75b84c 100644 --- a/config/printing.scad +++ b/config/printing.scad @@ -1,2 +1,5 @@ +/* + Printer/slicer config +*/ defaultLayerHeight = 0.3; \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/config/slack.scad b/config/slack.scad index 39372a3..bb77bf8 100644 --- a/config/slack.scad +++ b/config/slack.scad @@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ Some important details: - The general philosophy for slack applications in this project is to subtract space from sockets, while not - modifying the plugs. TODO: enforce this + modifying the plugs. - Values are signed. Positive values can be interpreted as how much to remove from the socket along some dimension. - - This shouldn't be used to compensate for more serious part shrinkage (> +-0.5mm differences) + - This shouldn't be used to compensate for serious part shrinkage */ xySlack = 0.3; radiusXYSlack = xySlack/2; -zSlack = 0.2; // TODO figure out nice default value for this. keep in mind z shrinkage +zSlack = 0.2; overhangSlack = 0.4;