// ===================================================================== // Pill box with dovetail sliding lid and triple snap-in detent // Designed for printing with PETG // ===================================================================== /* [Main] */ // Number of compartments cases = 4; // Inner size of each compartment: X * X * X (mm) X = 20; // Text engraved on the lid (runs parallel to the sliding direction) engraving = "Monday"; /* [Engraving] */ text_size = 6; text_depth = 0.6; // engraved with sloped walls (see dt_ang) text_font = "Overpass:style=Bold"; /* [Structure] */ wall = 3.2; // outer side walls and front wall divider = 1.6; // wall between compartments floor_t = 1.6; // floor thickness lid_h = 3.0; // lid thickness rail_ledge = 1.4; // width of the ledge the lid edges rest on (< wall) end_wall = 5.5; // rear wall thickness (holds the clip groove) corner_r = 1.5; // vertical corner rounding /* [Dovetail] */ // Angle of the sliding faces from vertical = worst overhang of the print. // 30 prints cleanly without supports; lower = even safer but less grip. dt_ang = 30; // [15:1:45] /* [Fit] */ // Sliding clearance between lid and box (PETG: 0.2 - 0.3) tol = 0.25; // Clearance inside the snap pockets (smaller = tighter, less rattle) snap_tol = 0.15; /* [Snap] */ // Length of the slots in the lid = length of the flexible tab and arms. clip_len = 11.4; // Rear bump: how far it is pushed aside while sliding (click strength) detent = 0.5; // Side ridges: same, but sideways side_detent = 0.5; // Flexible tab (rear bump): width, thickness, slot width clip_w = 5; tab_t = 1.2; // thinner = softer (the underside of the tab is relieved) clip_slot = 1.0; // Flexible side arms: thickness (stiffness) and slot width, both measured // perpendicular to the sloped faces arm_t = 1.2; arm_slot = 1.2; /* [Display] */ // plate = both parts laid out for printing, assembly = closed, for preview part = "plate"; // [plate, box, lid, assembly] // Assembly preview only: push the lid open by this many mm lid_offset = 0; // --------------------------------------------------------------------- // Derived values // --------------------------------------------------------------------- $fn = 48; eps = 0.01; m = tan(dt_ang); // sideways shift per mm of height cs = cos(dt_ang); W = X + 2*wall; // outer width (Y) x_cav_end = wall + cases*X + (cases-1)*divider; // end of last compartment L = x_cav_end + end_wall; // outer length (X) z0 = floor_t + X; // top of compartments hg = lid_h + tol; // height of the lid groove H = z0 + hg; // total height gb = X/2 + rail_ledge; // groove half width at z0 k = tol/cs; // horizontal gap = tol on the sloped faces lw_b = gb - m*tol - k; // lid half width at its bottom lw_t = gb - m*hg - k; // lid half width at its top d1 = arm_t/cs; // horizontal offsets of the arm slot d2 = (arm_t + arm_slot)/cs; // walls from the sloped face lid_x0 = wall + tol; // lid front (closed position) lid_len = L - lid_x0; // lid rear is flush with box rear tab_r = lid_h - tab_t; // relief under the tab (softens it) // Engraving: shrink the text if it would not fit between the lid front // and the slots (average bold glyph is ~0.9 * text_size wide, conservative) text_zone = lid_len - clip_len - 2*2; // 2 mm margin at both ends text_fit = min(text_size, text_zone/(len(engraving)*0.9)); bump_h = tol + detent; // rear V bump height sb_h = tol + side_detent; // side ridge height cham = detent + tol; // lead-in chamfer on rear wall xb = x_cav_end + (end_wall - cham)/2; // x of all detents zm = tol + lid_h/2; // mid height of the lid faces assert(cases >= 1, "cases must be >= 1"); assert(dt_ang >= 15 && dt_ang <= 45, "dt_ang must be between 15 and 45"); assert(rail_ledge < wall - 1, "rail_ledge must be at least 1 mm smaller than wall"); assert(m*lid_h - k >= 1, "Dovetail grip too small: increase lid_h or dt_ang"); assert(arm_slot > side_detent + 0.2, "arm_slot must exceed side_detent + 0.2"); assert(lw_t - d2 - (clip_w/2 + clip_slot) >= 1.2, "Tab, slots and side arms do not fit in the lid (X too small, about 18 mm minimum with default settings): reduce clip_w / clip_slot / arm_t / arm_slot or increase X"); assert(tab_t >= 0.8 && tab_t <= lid_h, "tab_t must be between 0.8 and lid_h"); assert(lid_len >= clip_len + 8, "Lid too short for this clip_len: reduce clip_len"); assert(text_zone > 4, "Lid too short for any engraving: reduce clip_len"); echo(str("Outer size: ", L, " x ", W, " x ", H, " mm")); if (text_fit < text_size) echo(str("Engraving scaled down from size ", text_size, " to ", text_fit)); if (text_fit < 3) echo("WARNING: engraving is very small; use fewer characters, more cases or a shorter clip_len"); // --------------------------------------------------------------------- // Helpers // --------------------------------------------------------------------- // Extrude a 2D (y,z) profile along +X module yz_extrude(len) { rotate([90, 0, 90]) linear_extrude(height = len) children(); } // Extrude a 2D (x,z) profile along Y, centred on y = 0 module xz_extrude(w) { rotate([90, 0, 0]) linear_extrude(height = w, center = true) children(); } module rrect(l, w, r) { translate([0, -w/2]) offset(r = r) offset(delta = -r) square([l, w]); } // Side ridge profile: x = sliding direction, y = face normal. // It runs along the whole sloped face (no end faces -> no overhang). module side_bump_2d() { polygon([[-sb_h, -0.3], [sb_h, -0.3], [sb_h, 0], [0, sb_h], [-sb_h, 0]]); } module side_prism(grow = 0) { linear_extrude(height = hg/cs + 4, center = true) offset(delta = grow) side_bump_2d(); } // Place children on the middle of the lid's sloped face module on_side(s) { // s = +1 right side, -1 left side translate([xb, s*(gb - m*zm - k), z0 + zm]) if (s > 0) rotate([dt_ang, 0, 0]) children(); else mirror([0, 1, 0]) rotate([dt_ang, 0, 0]) children(); } // --------------------------------------------------------------------- // Box // --------------------------------------------------------------------- module box() { difference() { linear_extrude(H) rrect(L, W, corner_r); // compartments for (i = [0 : cases-1]) translate([wall + i*(X + divider), -X/2, floor_t]) cube([X, X, X + eps]); // dovetail groove for the lid (open at the rear end) translate([wall, 0, z0]) yz_extrude(L - wall + eps) polygon([[-gb, 0], [gb, 0], [ gb - m*(hg + eps), hg + eps], [-(gb - m*(hg + eps)), hg + eps]]); // V groove in the rear wall for the tab bump translate([xb, 0, 0]) xz_extrude(clip_w + 2*snap_tol) offset(delta = snap_tol) polygon([[-bump_h, z0 + tol], [ bump_h, z0 + tol], [ 0, z0 + tol - bump_h]]); // V channels along the rail faces for the side ridges intersection() { union() for (s = [-1, 1]) on_side(s) side_prism(snap_tol); translate([xb - 5, -W, z0]) cube([10, 2*W, hg + 1]); } // lead-in chamfer so the tab bump can climb onto the rear wall xz_extrude(X) polygon([[L - cham, z0], [L + 1, z0 - cham - 1], [L + 1, z0 + 1], [L - cham, z0 + 1]]); } } // Engraving engr_slices = 6; module engraving_cut(tx) { dz = text_depth/engr_slices; for (i = [0 : engr_slices - 1]) translate([tx, 0, z0 + hg - (i + 1)*dz]) linear_extrude(dz + eps) offset(delta = -i*dz*tan(dt_ang)) text(engraving, size = text_fit, font = text_font, halign = "center", valign = "center"); } // --------------------------------------------------------------------- // Lid (modelled in its closed position, engraved face up) // --------------------------------------------------------------------- module lid(bumps = true) { text_x = (lid_x0 + L - clip_len)/2; za = tol - 1; zb = hg + 1; // y of the right sloped face, moved inwards by d (horizontal), at height z function yf(z, d) = lw_b - m*(z - tol) - d; difference() { union() { // lid plate (dovetail profile), underside of the tab relieved difference() { translate([lid_x0, 0, z0]) yz_extrude(lid_len) polygon([[-lw_b, tol], [lw_b, tol], [ lw_t, hg], [-lw_t, hg]]); translate([L - clip_len, -(clip_w/2 + clip_slot), z0 + tol - 1]) cube([clip_len + 1, clip_w + 2*clip_slot, 1 + tab_r]); } if (bumps) { // V bump under the free end of the tab (45 deg flanks, grows // from the relieved underside, apex at the same height as before) translate([xb, 0, 0]) xz_extrude(clip_w) polygon([[-(bump_h + tab_r), z0 + tol + tab_r + eps], [ bump_h + tab_r, z0 + tol + tab_r + eps], [ 0, z0 + tol - bump_h]]); // side ridges, cut flush with the lid top and bottom planes intersection() { union() for (s = [-1, 1]) on_side(s) side_prism(0); translate([xb - 5, -W/2, z0 + tol]) cube([10, W, lid_h]); } } } // slots that free the central tab (vertical walls) for (s = [-1, 1]) translate([L - clip_len, s*(clip_w/2 + clip_slot/2) - clip_slot/2, z0 - 1]) cube([clip_len + 1, clip_slot, hg + 2]); // slots that free the side arms, parallel to the sloped faces so the // arms keep a constant thickness (same angle as the dovetail) for (s = [-1, 1]) translate([L - clip_len, 0, z0]) yz_extrude(clip_len + 1) scale([s, 1]) polygon([[yf(za, d1), za], [yf(zb, d1), zb], [yf(zb, d2), zb], [yf(za, d2), za]]); // engraving, parallel to the sliding direction engraving_cut(text_x); } } // Lid turned upside down, engraved face on the bed (z = 0) module lid_print() { translate([0, 0, z0 + hg]) rotate([180, 0, 0]) lid(); } // --------------------------------------------------------------------- // Output // --------------------------------------------------------------------- if (part == "plate") { box(); translate([0, W/2 + lw_b + 8, 0]) lid_print(); } else if (part == "box") { box(); } else if (part == "lid") { lid_print(); } else if (part == "assembly") { box(); translate([lid_offset, 0, 0]) lid(); }