Project enclosure

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// Project enclosure: a box for a small electronics project, its lid held
// by four M3 screws and nuts so it comes off again. The front has a
// switch and a power jack, the back a USB port, and the lid and the
// sides vents. Change the cutouts to suit your board.
 
use <kerf/enclosure>
 
/* [Box] */
// Outside width, lid included
width = 150; // [80:5:300]
// Outside depth
depth = 100; // [60:5:250]
// Outside height
height = 60; // [40:5:150]
// Vents in the lid and the sides
vents = true;
 
/* [Screws] */
// Screw diameter
screw = 3; // [2.5, 3, 4]
// Screw length under the head
screw_length = 12; // [10:1:25]
 
/* [Material] */
// Sheet thickness
$thickness = 3; // [3:0.5:6]
// Beam width
$kerf = 0.15; // [0:0.01:0.3]
 
/* [Hidden] */
$material = "plywood";
$fn = 48;
// The walls stand in from the lid's edge by a screw's width
w = width - 2 * screw;
d = depth - 2 * screw;
h = height - $thickness;
 
ports = [
  ["front", [w * 0.25, h / 2], 12.5],
  ["front", [w * 0.75, h / 2], 8],
  ["back", [w / 2, 14], [13, 6.5]],
  ["bottom", [12, 12], 3.2],
  ["bottom", [w - 12, 12], 3.2],
  ["bottom", [12, d - 12], 3.2],
  ["bottom", [w - 12, d - 12], 3.2],
];
air = [
  ["lid", [width / 2, depth / 2], [width * 0.5, depth * 0.35], "vents"],
  ["left", [d / 2, h / 2], [d * 0.5, h * 0.4], "vents"],
  ["right", [d / 2, h / 2], [d * 0.5, h * 0.4], "vents"],
];
 
enclosure([width, depth, height], screw = screw, screw_length = screw_length,
  cutouts = vents ? concat(ports, air) : ports);