mightyscape-0.92-deprecated/fablabchemnitz_lasercut_box.inx

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    <_name>Box Maker - Lasercut Box</_name>
    <id>fablabchemnitz.de.lasercut_box</id>
    <dependency type="executable" location="extensions">fablabchemnitz_lasercut_box.py</dependency>
    <dependency type="executable" location="extensions">inkex.py</dependency>
    <param name="tab" type="notebook">
        <page name="Dimensions" _gui-text="Dimensions">
            <_param name="laserboxuse" type="description" xml:space="preserve">Dimensions can measure the external or internal size of the box.
The corner cubes can be omitted.
The document units should be set to mm instead of pixels (assuming you mean to really cut it out with a laser).
			</_param>
            <param name="int_ext" _gui-text="Dimensions are" type="optiongroup" appearance="minimal">
                <option value="True">External</option>
                <option value="False">Internal</option>
            </param>
            <param name="units" _gui-text="Units" type="optiongroup" appearance="minimal">
                <option value="px">px</option>
                <option value="pt">pt</option>
                <option value="in">in</option>
                <option value="cm">cm</option>
                <option value="mm">mm</option>
            </param>
            <param name="width" type="float" min="0.1" max="1000.0" _gui-text="Width">50.0</param>
            <param name="height" type="float" min="0.1" max="1000.0" _gui-text="Height">30.0</param>
            <param name="depth" type="float" min="0.1" max="1000.0" _gui-text="Depth">15</param>
            <param name="thickness" type="float" min="0.0" max="20.0" precision="2" _gui-text="Material Thickness">3.0</param>
            <param name="ntab_W" type="int" min="1" max="299" _gui-text="Width Tab Count">11</param>
            <param name="ntab_H" type="int" min="1" max="299" _gui-text="Height Tab Count">11</param>
            <param name="ntab_D" type="int" min="1" max="299" _gui-text="Depth Tab Count">6</param>
            <param name="corners" type="boolean" _gui-text="Include corners">True</param>
            <param name="halftabs" type="boolean" _gui-text="Use half-sized tabs near corners">True</param>
        </page>
        <page name="Usage2" _gui-text="Laser Kerf">
            <_param name="laserboxuse2" type="description" xml:space="preserve">The kerf is the amount lost to the burning width of the laser. 
Typically in the range 0.1 to 0.4 mm. Check with your laser vendor. This will depend on the material being cut and the speed of the laser.

Setting the kerf to 0 will create a box that will use the least material. However the material lost to the laser will make for a loose fit and probably require glue.

If the Kerf is greater than zero then you can have a calculated "Precise fit" or add dimples for a "Press fit".
A "Precise fit" will change the width of the tabs to allow for the material burned away by the laser and make a tight fit.
Dimples will add notches for a "Press fit" (see next tab)
   
The pattern will be spread out, using more material, because a common laser cut line cannot be used.



			</_param>
            <param name="kerf_size" type="float" min="0.0" max="3.0" precision="2" _gui-text="Kerf (amount lost to laser)">0.0</param>
            <param name="linewidth" type="boolean" _gui-text="Display Line width = kerf">False</param>
        </page>
        <page name="Usage3" _gui-text="Dimples">
            <_param name="laserboxuse3" type="description" xml:space="preserve">Dimples are used so that a press-fit can be
made in deformable materials like wood.

If Dimple is checked then no "precise fit" kerf adjustment is made to the tabs. Instead a small dimple is added to each notch to enable a press fit.
   - the dimple size is equal to the kerf size.
   
Dimples are useful for flexible materials like wood but are not good for rigid materials like perspex.

Dimple style is half rounds or triangles. Triangles are cheaper to cut, Half rounds fit better.







			</_param>
            <param name="dimples" type="boolean" _gui-text="Dimples instead of tight fit">False</param>
            <param name="dstyle" _gui-text="Dimple Style" type="optiongroup" appearance="minimal">
                <option value="False">Dimples</option>
                <option value="True">Triangles</option>
            </param>
        </page>
        <page name="Usage4" _gui-text="Misc">
            <_param name="laserboxuse4" type="description" xml:space="preserve">Colours:
The color scheme used by Ponoko is used here:
Specifically:
   - Blue (0,0,255) is the lasercut line color
   - Orange is a non-printing annotation
The lines are all 0.1mm in width - as required by Ponoko.

Annotations can be shown. They describe the kerf amount only and are shown on each piece.
This can be helpful if printing tests fits for different materials.










			</_param>
            <param name="annotation" type="boolean" _gui-text="Include annotation">True</param>
        </page>
    </param>
    <effect>
        <object-type>all</object-type>
        <effects-menu>
            <submenu _name="FabLab Chemnitz">
                <submenu _name="Finger-jointed/Tabbed Boxes" />
            </submenu>
        </effects-menu>
    </effect>
    <script>
        <command reldir="extensions" interpreter="python">fablabchemnitz_lasercut_box.py</command>
    </script>
</inkscape-extension>