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CSG doesn't work for this code

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enzo

CSG doesn't work for this code

Please, can anyone help me to understand what's wrong in this code for it
can't work the CSG (no error issued):

module pyramid_side(side, thickness)
{
linear_extrude(height = 2)
{
triangle_points =[[0,0],[side,0],[side/2, side * 1.5],[5, 5],[side - 5,
5],[side/2, side * 1.5 - 10]];
triangle_paths =[[0,1,2],[3,4,5]];
polygon(triangle_points,triangle_paths,10);
}
}
rotate([109.5, 0, 0])
translate([1, 0, 0])
pyramid_side(100);
rotate([109.5, 0, 90])
translate([-100, 0, 0])
pyramid_side(100);
rotate([109.5, 0, -90])
translate([1, -34, -95])
pyramid_side(100);
rotate([109.5, 0, 180])
translate([-100, -34, -95])
pyramid_side(100);

Preview seems ok, I guess it's not a manifold but how can I fix it?
Thanks

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MichaelAtOz

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

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enzo wrote
> for it can't work the CSG (no error issued):

Works for me. I exported it and the STL looks OK.
What is "can't work the CSG"?

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Ronaldo

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

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You code is previewed and rendered fine. It is a manifold. You may not be happy with the vertices of your model. Try to start from a full pyramid and excavate it with difference().

module pyramid(height, side) {
linear_extrude(height,scale=0.1/height)
square(side,center=true);
}

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lar3ry

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

Ronaldo wrote
> You code is previewed and rendered fine. It is a manifold. You may not be
> happy with the vertices of your model. Try to start from a full pyramid
> and
> excavate it with difference().
>
> module pyramid(height, side) {
> linear_extrude(height,scale=0.1/height)
> square(side,center=true);
> }

I took this one as a bit of a challenge, and this is what I came up with.
I basically used trial and error to size and position the cutters, but I
imagine math would be helpful in sizing everything correctly.

difference () {
pyramid(100,100);
sqcutter();
tricutter();
rotate([0,0,90])
tricutter();
}
module pyramid(height, side) {
linear_extrude(height,scale=0.1/height)
square(side,center=true);
}

module tricutter () {
rotate([0,-90,0])
translate([32,0,-60])
linear_extrude(120)
scale ([1.1,1,1])
circle(50, $fn=3);
}

module sqcutter() {
# linear_extrude(4.5)
square(90,center=true);
}

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Ronaldo

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

I haven't checked your code yet but it seems that it might be easier to excavate with the pyramid itself.

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lar3ry

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

Ronaldo wrote
> I haven't checked your code yet but it seems that it might be easier to
> excavate with the pyramid itself.

I'd be interested to see how you could do that.
Yes, I can use the pyramid to hollow it out:

difference() {
pyramid(100,100);
translate ([0,0,-5])
pyramid(100,100);
}

module pyramid(height, side) {
linear_extrude(height,scale=0.1/height)
square(side,center=true);
}

But that still leaves the walls.
I could cut my code down some by eliminating sqcutter() and subsituting the
technique above:

difference () {
pyramid(100,100);
translate ([0,0,-5])
pyramid(100,100);
tricutter();
rotate([0,0,90])
tricutter();
}
module pyramid(height, side) {
linear_extrude(height,scale=0.1/height)
square(side,center=true);
}

module tricutter () {
rotate([0,-90,0])
translate([32,0,-60])
linear_extrude(120)
scale ([1.1,1,1])
circle(50, $fn=3);
}

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Ronaldo

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

> I haven't checked your code yet but it seems that it might be easier to
> excavate with the pyramid itself.

I'd be interested to see how you could do that.

There are many alternatives. Here is one:

module pyramid(height, side) {
linear_extrude(height,scale=0.1/height)
square(side,center=true);
}

module A(height,side,a,b,c,d)
difference(){
pyramid(150,100);
translate([ a, d, b]) pyramid(150,100);
translate([-a,-d, b]) pyramid(150,100);
translate([ 0, 0, c]) pyramid(150,100);
}

a = 5;
b = 4;
c = 11;
union() {
A(150,100,a,b,-c,-a);
A(150,100,a,b,-c, a);
}

You will need some trigonometry to calculate a, b and c from the pyramid height and side and the width of the studs.

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lar3ry

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

You've bent my brain, sir!

Took me a while to figure it out. Very clever.

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Parkinbot

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

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Here's a fancy one, without any trigonometric stuff:
h=100;
s=60;
d = 5;

intersection()
{
linear_extrude(h, scale = 0, convexity = 5)
square(s, center = true);
for(i=[0:3])
rotate(i*90)
multmatrix([[1, 0, s/2/h], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 1]]) // skew x
translate([-(s-d)/2, 0, 0])
rotate([0,-90,0])
linear_extrude(d, center = true)
difference()
{
ci(s);
offset(-d)ci(s);
}
}

module ci(a)
{
r = a/3*sqrt(3);
H = a/2*sqrt(3);
scale([h/H, 1, 1])
translate([r/2, 0])circle(r, $fn=3);
}

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Ronaldo

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

Here's a fancy one, without any trigonometric stuff:

You are right, Parkinbot: we don't need trigonometry here... neither fancy skews :)

width = 8;
height = 150;
side = 100;

tower(height, side, width);

module tower(h, s, w)
difference(){
ds = w*(s+sqrt(s*s+4*h*h))/h;
h0 = h*(s-ds)/s;
pyramid(h,s);
translate([0,0, w]) pyramid(h0,[2*s, s-ds],[1,0.001]);
translate([0,0, w]) pyramid(h0,[s-ds, 2*s],[0.001,1]);
translate([0,0,-h+h0+w]) pyramid(h,s);
}

module pyramid(height, side, top=0)
linear_extrude(height,scale=top)
square(side,center=true);

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enzo

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

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Hi Michael,

I tried again and this time OpenSCAD built the .stl!
I don't know why the last time id didn't!!!
Thanks for your answer!

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enzo

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

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Hi lar3ry,

I went crazy to find a solid to subtract from the main pyramid at first but
I couldn't get it!
I've so much to learn about OpenSCAD!
Thanks a lot!

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enzo

Re: CSG doesn't work for this code

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Ronaldo wrote

>>
>> > I haven't checked your code yet but it seems that it might be easier to
>> > excavate with the pyramid itself.
>>
>> I'd be interested to see how you could do that.
>>
>
> There are many alternatives. Here is one:
>
> module pyramid(height, side) {
>
> linear_extrude(height,scale=0.1/height)
>
> square(side,center=true);
>
> }
>
> Hi Ronaldo,
>
> I see it works but just can't figure out why!!!
> I can't understand how the sutracting pyramids don't cut out the edges of
> the main pyramid!
> I need to study it again and again: I tried commenting some statements to
> simplify the model but had no success.
> Thanks for upgrading my OpenSCAD knowledge.
>
>
> module A(height,side,a,b,c,d)
>
> difference(){
>
> pyramid(150,100);
>
> translate([ a, d, b]) pyramid(150,100);
>
> translate([-a,-d, b]) pyramid(150,100);
>
> translate([ 0, 0, c]) pyramid(150,100);
>
> }
>
>
> a = 5;
>
> b = 4;
>
> c = 11;
>
> union() {
>
> A(150,100,a,b,-c,-a);
>
> A(150,100,a,b,-c, a);
>
> }
>
> You will need some trigonometry to calculate a, b and c from the pyramid
> height and side and the width of the studs.
>
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