Effect optionparser or optparse has been deprecated and replaced with argparser you must change self optionparser add option to self arg parser add argument.
Living hinge box generator.
Notesholder box for holding a stack of paper coasters etc.
Boxes py is an open source box generator.
Maximum space at the start and end in multiple of normal spaces.
Hingebox box with lid attached by cabinet hinges.
Living hinge is used quite often in the wood laser cutting project where.
This script will generate the two part flex box it has all the living hinge parameters described in the previous step.
In this guide i m going to give you an overview of living hinges that will allow you to make bends and springs in a single piece of rigid material.
This inkscape plugin is intended to help you create laser cuttable designs.
What is a living hinge.
It s a fork of the awesome tabbed box maker by elliot white under gplv3.
Box with living hinge and round corners.
From the wikipedia a living hinge is a thin flexible hinge flexure bearing made from the same material as the two rigid pieces it connects rather than cloth leather or some other flexible substance.
Openbox box with top and front open.
Rack10box closed box with screw on top for mounting in a 10 rack.
Style of the fingers.
Makercase generates box designs for laser cutters and cnc routers and outputs svg and dxf files ready for cutting.
It is typically thinned or cut to allow the rigid pieces to bend along the line of the hinge.
To give you an idea about what it can do.
Inkscape plug in that generates drawings for an elliptical box which can be made using a laser cutter.
Attempting to generate a living hinge while having a 200 x 200 mm box selected with standard hinge settings created the following issues.
Integratedhingebox box with lid and integraded hinge.
Space below holes of fingerholeedge.
Keypad generator for keypads with mechanical switches.
In addition you can also design other objects such as shelves drawer inserts or living hinge patterns.
Width of the fingers.
These are fairly self explanatory it calculates the box size based on the internall mm value.
It comes with a library of all kinds of boxes not just rectangular boxes but also boxes with rounded corners hinges and more.
The living hinge box was used to hold my engagement ring for my proposal.
Settings for finger joints.
Extra space to allow finger move in and out.
It also has new parameters to control the style of the box.
Wood and acrylic are particularly amenable to this technique and the result has an artistic aspect that s pretty cool as well.
I have a particular interest in discovering new ways to push the limits of material fabrication with my laser cutter.
