Add more box parameters & a "holes" module for joints inside surfaces.

2d/box/box.scad

@@ -61,84 +61,84 @@ module notches(n, width, depth=thickness) {
    else if (n > 0) notches_pos( n, width, depth);
 }
 
-module panel(label_text, xsize, ysize, yp, xn, yn, xp) {
+// For use inside a surface. Always uses the "negative" pattern.
+module holes(n, width, height=thickness) {
+   // n notches + n-1 spaces
+   notch_width = width / (2*n - 1);
+   space_width = notch_width;
+   for (i = [0 : n-1]) {
+      translate([-width/2 + i*notch_width + i*space_width + notch_width/2, 0, 0])
+         square([notch_width, height], center=true);
+   }
+}
+
+module panel(label_text, xsize, ysize, yp, xn, yn, xp, margin=notch_margin) {
    difference() {
       square([xsize, ysize], center=true);
-      translate([0,ysize/2+0.005,0])  rotate([0,0,0])   notches(yp, xsize - 2*notch_margin);
+      translate([0,ysize/2+0.005,0])  rotate([0,0,0])   notches(yp, xsize - 2*margin);
-      translate([-xsize/2-0.005,0,0]) rotate([0,0,90])  notches(xn, ysize - 2*notch_margin);
+      translate([-xsize/2-0.005,0,0]) rotate([0,0,90])  notches(xn, ysize - 2*margin);
-      translate([0,-ysize/2-0.005,0]) rotate([0,0,180]) notches(yn, xsize - 2*notch_margin);
+      translate([0,-ysize/2-0.005,0]) rotate([0,0,180]) notches(yn, xsize - 2*margin);
-      translate([xsize/2+0.005,0,0])  rotate([0,0,270]) notches(xp, ysize - 2*notch_margin);
+      translate([xsize/2+0.005,0,0])  rotate([0,0,270]) notches(xp, ysize - 2*margin);
       children();
       if (inc_labels) text(label_text, size=label_size, halign="center", valign="center");
    }
 }
 
-module top_cutouts() {}
+module top_side_base() {
-module top_side() {
    panel("Top", outer_width, outer_depth,
       inc_back  ? -notches_w : 0,
       inc_left  ? -notches_d : 0,
       inc_front ? -notches_w : 0,
-      inc_right ? -notches_d : 0) {
+      inc_right ? -notches_d : 0);
-      top_cutouts();
-   }
 }
 
-module bottom_cutouts() {}
+module bottom_side_base() {
-module bottom_side() {
    panel("Bottom", outer_width, outer_depth,
       inc_front ? -notches_w : 0,
       inc_left  ? -notches_d : 0,
       inc_back  ? -notches_w : 0,
-      inc_right ? -notches_d : 0) {
+      inc_right ? -notches_d : 0);
-      bottom_cutouts();
-   }
 }
 
-module left_cutouts() {}
+module left_side_base() {
-module left_side() {
    panel("Left", outer_depth, outer_height,
       inc_top    ?  notches_d : 0,
       inc_back   ? -notches_h : 0,
       inc_bottom ?  notches_d : 0,
-      inc_front  ? -notches_h : 0) {
+      inc_front  ? -notches_h : 0);
-      left_cutouts();
-   }
 }
 
-module right_cutouts() {}
+module right_side_base() {
-module right_side() {
    panel("Right", outer_depth, outer_height,
       inc_top    ?  notches_d : 0,
       inc_front  ? -notches_h : 0,
       inc_bottom ?  notches_d : 0,
-      inc_back   ? -notches_h : 0) {
+      inc_back   ? -notches_h : 0);
-      right_cutouts();
-   }
 }
 
-module front_cutouts() {}
+module front_side_base() {
-module front_side() {
    panel("Front", outer_width, outer_height,
       inc_top    ?  notches_w : 0,
       inc_left   ?  notches_h : 0,
       inc_bottom ?  notches_w : 0,
-      inc_right  ?  notches_h : 0) {
+      inc_right  ?  notches_h : 0);
-      front_cutouts();
-   }
 }
 
-module back_cutouts() {}
+module back_side_base() {
-module back_side() {
    panel("Back", outer_width, outer_height,
       inc_top    ?  notches_w : 0,
       inc_right  ?  notches_h : 0,
       inc_bottom ?  notches_w : 0,
-      inc_left   ?  notches_h : 0) {
+      inc_left   ?  notches_h : 0);
-      back_cutouts();
-   }
 }
 
+module top_side()    { top_side_base();    }
+module bottom_side() { bottom_side_base(); }
+module left_side()   { left_side_base();   }
+module right_side()  { right_side_base();  }
+module front_side()  { front_side_base();  }
+module back_side()   { back_side_base();   }
+
 // Optimized for height > depth > width.
 module part_layout_hdw() {
    if (inc_front) front_side();
@@ -179,17 +179,21 @@ module part_layout_wdh() {
    }
 }
 
+module extra_layout() {}
 module part_layout() {
    if (outer_width > outer_height)
       part_layout_wdh();
    else
       part_layout_hdw();
+
+   extra_layout();
 }
 
 module thicken() {
    linear_extrude(height=thickness, center=true, convexity=10) children();
 }
 
+module extra_assembly() {}
 module part_assembly() {
    if (inc_left)   color("red")     translate([    -(outer_width/2  - thickness/2 + explode),0,0])  rotate([90,0,270]) thicken() left_side();
    if (inc_front)  color("green")   translate([0,  -(outer_depth/2  - thickness/2 + explode),0])    rotate([90,0,0])   thicken() front_side();
@@ -197,6 +201,7 @@ module part_assembly() {
    if (inc_back)   color("yellow")  translate([0,   (outer_depth/2  - thickness/2 + explode),0])    rotate([90,0,180]) thicken() back_side();
    if (inc_top)    color("cyan")    translate([0,0, (outer_height/2 - thickness/2 + explode)])      rotate([0,0,0])    thicken() top_side();
    if (inc_bottom) color("magenta") translate([0,0,-(outer_height/2 - thickness/2 + explode)])      rotate([180,0,0])  thicken() bottom_side();
+   extra_assembly();
 }
 
 if (mode == "assembly")