Understanding children()
I have a need for something and I think children() may help me but I have
not been able to figure it out. For example, I want to create a module
that both adds (union) and subtracts (difference) something to/from an
existing object. For example:
module washer (pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0], dia=9, hgt=2)
{ translate (pos)
rotate (rot)
cylinder(d=dia, h=hgt);
}
module screw_hole (pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0], dia=5, hgt=2)
{ translate (pos)
rotate (rot)
translate ([0, 0, -1]) cylinder(d=dia, h=hgt+2);
}
// mounting plate
difference()
{ union ()
{ cube ([30, 30, 3]);
washer([ 5, 5, 3]);
washer([25, 5, 3]);
washer([ 5, 25, 3]);
washer([25, 25, 3]);
}
screw_hole([ 5, 5, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([25, 5, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([ 5, 25, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([25, 25, 0], hgt=6);
}
But I'd like to have a module that could do both operations at once.
Something like this:
module screw_mount(pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0])
{
translate (pos)
rotate (rot)
difference()
{
union ()
{
cylinder (d=10, h=2);
children();
}
translate ([0, 0, -1]) cylinder (d=6, h=8);
}
}
// mounting plate
union ()
{ cube ([30, 30, 3]);
screw_mount ([ 5, 5, 3]);
screw_mount ([25, 5, 3]);
screw_mount ([ 5, 25, 3]);
screw_mount ([25, 25, 3]);
}
I know the above does NOT work maybe because I don't yet understand how
children work.
Or perhaps what I want to do can't be done.
Thanks in advance for any help.
- Dan
Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com via
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1311182?hl=en emwd.com writes:
I have a need for something and I think children() may help me but I have
not been able to figure it out. For example, I want to create a module
that both adds (union) and subtracts (difference) something to/from an
existing object.
Like this: ?
module mycube(){
translate([0,0,5])cube([20, 20, 10], center=true);
}
module myCylinder(){
translate([0, 0, -1])cylinder(d=10,h=20);
}
module addSub(isAdding=true) {
if (isAdding) {
union(){
children();
}
} else {
difference(){
children();
}
}
}
for(i = [0:1]){
translate([i*30, 0, 0])addSub(isAdding = i){
mycube();
myCylinder();
}
}
That's close but the result is just a union of the cube and cylinder.
With your example, I'd like the cylinder removed from the cube. Similar to:
difference () {cube; cylinder;}
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 2:57 PM David Phillip Oster <
davidphilliposter@gmail.com> wrote:
Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com via
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1311182?hl=en emwd.com writes:
I have a need for something and I think children() may help me but I have
not been able to figure it out. For example, I want to create a module
that both adds (union) and subtracts (difference) something to/from an
existing object.
Like this: ?
module mycube(){
translate([0,0,5])cube([20, 20, 10], center=true);
}
module myCylinder(){
translate([0, 0, -1])cylinder(d=10,h=20);
}
module addSub(isAdding=true) {
if (isAdding) {
union(){
children();
}
} else {
difference(){
children();
}
}
}
for(i = [0:1]){
translate([i*30, 0, 0])addSub(isAdding = i){
mycube();
myCylinder();
}
}
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Run it - that's exactly what it does.
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 1:13 PM Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com wrote:
That's close but the result is just a union of the cube and cylinder.
With your example, I'd like the cylinder removed from the cube. Similar to:
difference () {cube; cylinder;}
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 2:57 PM David Phillip Oster <
davidphilliposter@gmail.com> wrote:
Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com via
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1311182?hl=en emwd.com writes:
I have a need for something and I think children() may help me but I have
not been able to figure it out. For example, I want to create a module
that both adds (union) and subtracts (difference) something to/from an
existing object.
Like this: ?
module mycube(){
translate([0,0,5])cube([20, 20, 10], center=true);
}
module myCylinder(){
translate([0, 0, -1])cylinder(d=10,h=20);
}
module addSub(isAdding=true) {
if (isAdding) {
union(){
children();
}
} else {
difference(){
children();
}
}
}
for(i = [0:1]){
translate([i*30, 0, 0])addSub(isAdding = i){
mycube();
myCylinder();
}
}
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addSub(isAdding=true) unions. addSub(isAdding=false) differences. I should
have included a screenshot:
[image: Screenshot 2022-11-22 at 1.32.38 PM.png]
You can do more interesting things with the child array. Here is something
like a switch statement that uses integer cases:
scale = 1.3;
base = 4;
rookH = base*0.8;
bishopH = base;
pawnH = base*scale;
knightH = basescalescale;
queenH = basescalescalescalescale;
kingH = basescalescalescalescale*(1.15);
// alias 'children' to make the meaning clear
module switch(n)children([n]);
module bothMirror(vec3){ children(); mirror(vec3)children(); }
module frustum(h){
linear_extrude(height=h, scale=0.4)
square([5,5], center=true);
}
module rook(){
frustum(rookH);
translate([0, 0, 2*rookH])mirror([0, 0, 1])frustum(rookH);
}
module knight(){
frustum(knightH);
translate([0, 0.4, 5.5])rotate([65, 0, 0])linear_extrude(height=4,
scale=0.4)
square([3,3], center=true);
}
module pawn()frustum(pawnH);
module bishop(){
translate([0,0,bishopH])bothMirror([0,0,1])frustum(bishopH); }
module queen(){ frustum(queenH); rotate([0, 0, 45])frustum(queenH); }
module king()frustum(kingH);
module pieces(){
for (i = [0:7]) {
translate([i*8, -7, 0])pawn();
translate([i*8, 0, 0])switch(i){ // *this!*
rook();
knight();
bishop();
queen();
king();
bishop();
knight();
rook();
}
}
}
scale([3,3,3])pieces();
I did run it. See attached. I'm running:
version 2021.01
Is there a different version I should be running?
(I haven't looked at your 3rd message yet - doing that now.)
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 3:32 PM David Phillip Oster <
davidphilliposter@gmail.com> wrote:
Run it - that's exactly what it does.
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 1:13 PM Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com wrote:
That's close but the result is just a union of the cube and cylinder.
With your example, I'd like the cylinder removed from the cube. Similar
to:
difference () {cube; cylinder;}
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 2:57 PM David Phillip Oster <
davidphilliposter@gmail.com> wrote:
Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com via
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1311182?hl=en emwd.com writes:
I have a need for something and I think children() may help me but I
have not been able to figure it out. For example, I want to create a
module that both adds (union) and subtracts (difference) something to/from
an existing object.
Like this: ?
module mycube(){
translate([0,0,5])cube([20, 20, 10], center=true);
}
module myCylinder(){
translate([0, 0, -1])cylinder(d=10,h=20);
}
module addSub(isAdding=true) {
if (isAdding) {
union(){
children();
}
} else {
difference(){
children();
}
}
}
for(i = [0:1]){
translate([i*30, 0, 0])addSub(isAdding = i){
mycube();
myCylinder();
}
}
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On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 1:41 PM Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com wrote:
I did run it. See attached. I'm running:
version 2021.01
2022.03.14 for me.
I upgraded to version 2022.11.18 but I still don't get the subtract
(difference) when I execute.
At least I now believe I understand how children() works - at least
partially.
However it seems like your example does not do what I need to do.
I need to remove a cylinder from the cube but it ALSO needs to subtract the
cylinder from a previously existing object.
My initial code like this:
module washer (pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0], dia=9, hgt=2)
{ translate (pos)
rotate (rot)
translate ([-dia/2, -dia/2, 0])
cube ([dia, dia, hgt]); // was: cylinder(d=dia, h=hgt);
}
module screw_hole (pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0], dia=5, hgt=2)
{ translate (pos)
rotate (rot)
translate ([0, 0, -1]) cylinder(d=dia, h=hgt+2);
}
// mounting plate
difference()
{ union ()
{ cube ([30, 30, 3]); // holes also cut in this object
washer([ 5, 5, 3]);
washer([25, 5, 3]);
washer([ 5, 25, 3]);
washer([25, 25, 3]);
}
screw_hole([ 5, 5, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([25, 5, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([ 5, 25, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([25, 25, 0], hgt=6);
}
Note the screw_hole goes through the washer AND the 30x30x3 plate (cube).
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 3:43 PM David Phillip Oster <
davidphilliposter@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 1:41 PM Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com wrote:
I did run it. See attached. I'm running:
version 2021.01
2022.03.14 for me.
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I'm getting closer. This works for ONE screw_mount but not two because the
plate (cube) gets added again and that fills any previous hole.
module screw_mount(pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0])
{
difference()
{ union ()
{ children();
translate (pos) rotate (rot) cylinder (d=10, h=2);
}
translate (pos) rotate (rot) translate ([0, 0, -4]) cylinder (d=6,
h=8);
}
}
// mounting plate
union ()
{
screw_mount ([ 5, 5, 3]) cube ([30, 30, 3]); // Only ONE is OK,
screw_mount ([25, 5, 3]) cube ([30, 30, 3]); // but not when adding
a second or more...
// screw_mount ([ 5, 25, 3]) cube ([30, 30, 3]);
// screw_mount ([25, 25, 3]) cube ([30, 30, 3]);
}
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 4:36 PM Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com wrote:
I upgraded to version 2022.11.18 but I still don't get the subtract
(difference) when I execute.
At least I now believe I understand how children() works - at least
partially.
However it seems like your example does not do what I need to do.
I need to remove a cylinder from the cube but it ALSO needs to subtract
the cylinder from a previously existing object.
My initial code like this:
module washer (pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0], dia=9, hgt=2)
{ translate (pos)
rotate (rot)
translate ([-dia/2, -dia/2, 0])
cube ([dia, dia, hgt]); // was: cylinder(d=dia, h=hgt);
}
module screw_hole (pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0], dia=5, hgt=2)
{ translate (pos)
rotate (rot)
translate ([0, 0, -1]) cylinder(d=dia, h=hgt+2);
}
// mounting plate
difference()
{ union ()
{ cube ([30, 30, 3]); // holes also cut in this object
washer([ 5, 5, 3]);
washer([25, 5, 3]);
washer([ 5, 25, 3]);
washer([25, 25, 3]);
}
screw_hole([ 5, 5, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([25, 5, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([ 5, 25, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([25, 25, 0], hgt=6);
}
Note the screw_hole goes through the washer AND the 30x30x3 plate (cube).
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 3:43 PM David Phillip Oster <
davidphilliposter@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 1:41 PM Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com wrote:
I did run it. See attached. I'm running:
version 2021.01
2022.03.14 for me.
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I haven't been paying close attention to what exactly you want to do, but
it sounds like maybe you want to have a module that subtracts children from
objects previously created in your model. If that's the case, I think it's
basically impossible in regular OpenSCAD to do it---the only way to
subtract stuff is by using difference(), so the parent object and the
subtracted object must be wrapped in a difference(). If you want a module
that subtracts things from the calling environment without a difference()
in the calling environment you're out of luck. You can sort of do this
using BOSL2 with the tagging feature, though you'll still need to call
diff() at the parent level outside the module.
https://github.com/revarbat/BOSL2/wiki/attachments.scad#module-diff
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 5:44 PM Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com wrote:
I'm getting closer. This works for ONE screw_mount but not two because
the plate (cube) gets added again and that fills any previous hole.
module screw_mount(pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0])
{
difference()
{ union ()
{ children();
translate (pos) rotate (rot) cylinder (d=10, h=2);
}
translate (pos) rotate (rot) translate ([0, 0, -4]) cylinder (d=6,
h=8);
}
}
// mounting plate
union ()
{
screw_mount ([ 5, 5, 3]) cube ([30, 30, 3]); // Only ONE is OK,
screw_mount ([25, 5, 3]) cube ([30, 30, 3]); // but not when adding
a second or more...
// screw_mount ([ 5, 25, 3]) cube ([30, 30, 3]);
// screw_mount ([25, 25, 3]) cube ([30, 30, 3]);
}
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 4:36 PM Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com wrote:
I upgraded to version 2022.11.18 but I still don't get the subtract
(difference) when I execute.
At least I now believe I understand how children() works - at least
partially.
However it seems like your example does not do what I need to do.
I need to remove a cylinder from the cube but it ALSO needs to subtract
the cylinder from a previously existing object.
My initial code like this:
module washer (pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0], dia=9, hgt=2)
{ translate (pos)
rotate (rot)
translate ([-dia/2, -dia/2, 0])
cube ([dia, dia, hgt]); // was: cylinder(d=dia, h=hgt);
}
module screw_hole (pos=[0,0,0], rot=[0,0,0], dia=5, hgt=2)
{ translate (pos)
rotate (rot)
translate ([0, 0, -1]) cylinder(d=dia, h=hgt+2);
}
// mounting plate
difference()
{ union ()
{ cube ([30, 30, 3]); // holes also cut in this object
washer([ 5, 5, 3]);
washer([25, 5, 3]);
washer([ 5, 25, 3]);
washer([25, 25, 3]);
}
screw_hole([ 5, 5, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([25, 5, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([ 5, 25, 0], hgt=6);
screw_hole([25, 25, 0], hgt=6);
}
Note the screw_hole goes through the washer AND the 30x30x3 plate (cube).
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 3:43 PM David Phillip Oster <
davidphilliposter@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 1:41 PM Daniel Miner dgminer@gmail.com wrote:
I did run it. See attached. I'm running:
version 2021.01
2022.03.14 for me.
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