projects / tattlekey / blame
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1 | // Retrieved from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4120804 |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | // Riskable's Cherry MX void/cutout module for making keyboard (top) plates and key switch testers | |
| 4 | ||
| 5 | $fn = 32; | |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | use <roundedCube.scad> // Because it's nice to have rounded corners on these sorts of things | |
| 8 | ||
| 9 | // AUTHOR: Riskable <riskable@youknowwhat.com> | |
| 10 | // VERSION: 1.1 (Changelog is at the bottom) | |
| 11 | // LICENSE: Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial (if you want to use it in a commercial setting/product just ask!) | |
| 12 | ||
| 13 | // NOTES | |
| 14 | /* | |
| 15 | * Feel free to use this .scad in your own projects to add proper Cherry MX-styled switch cutouts to keyboards, perhipherals, testers, or whatever you like. | |
| 16 | * You can just copy cherry_switch_void() into your own code if you like--it's entirely self-contained and reasonably small. Just make sure to credit, "This module was written by Riskable:" or something like that =) | |
| 17 | */ | |
| 18 | ||
| 19 | /* Creates the shape of a (proper) Cherry MX switch hole. | |
| 20 | height: The thickness, really. Doesn't impact PLATE_THICKNESS | |
| 21 | x_extra: Extra (void) space on the X axis (e.g. to save some plastic). Doesn't change the top plate. | |
| 22 | y_extra: Extra (void) space on the Y axis. Same thing as X. | |
| 23 | tolerance: Extra room on all sides (0.1 default should be good for most printers) | |
| 24 | plate_thickness: How thick the top plate will be. Typical Cherry MX plates are about 1.5mm thick. | |
| 25 | */ | |
| 26 | module cherry_switch_void(height=12, x_extra=0, y_extra=0, tolerance=0.1, plate_thickness=1.5, corner_radius=0.5) { // Cherry MX body is supposed to be 11.6mm | |
| 27 | switch_width = 15.6; | |
| 28 | switch_length = 14; // Slightly shorter because we're making an acurate profile (see below) | |
| 29 | center_space = 3.5; // Space between the cutouts on the sides of the switch | |
| 30 | sides_width = (5+center_space); // Taken from the Cherry MX developer PDF | |
| 31 | // Make the basic switch shape: | |
| 32 | cube( | |
| 33 | [switch_length+tolerance, switch_length+tolerance, height], | |
| 34 | center=true); | |
| 35 | // Profile for the sides: | |
| 36 | translate([0,sides_width/2,0]) | |
| 37 | cube([switch_width-tolerance, center_space+tolerance, height], center=true); | |
| 38 | translate([0,-sides_width/2,0]) | |
| 39 | cube([switch_width-tolerance,center_space+tolerance, height], center=true); | |
| 40 | // Fill out the rest with a solid cube so that there's a top plate + empty space beneath | |
| 41 | translate([0,0,plate_thickness]) | |
| 42 | roundedCube( | |
| 43 | [switch_width+x_extra, switch_width+y_extra, height], | |
| 44 | r=corner_radius, center=true); | |
| 45 | } | |
| 46 | ||
| 47 | /* | |
| 48 | CHANGELOG: | |
| 49 | 1.1: Now using roundedCube so the interior edges aren't so sharp. | |
| 50 | 1.0: Initial release | |
| 51 | */ |