remove support for supports

it's not easily printable without removable supports anyway now

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/another.scad b/another.scad
index 2331003..9ff7f6a 100644
--- a/another.scad
+++ b/another.scad
@@ -62,25 +62,25 @@ module the_extruder(
  knob_bore_d_tolerance=.6,
  st_nut_h_tolerance=.2,
  st_nut_d_tolerance=.2,/* TODO: make it st_nut_w_tolerance */
  st_screw_d_tolerance=.5,
  st_split_w_tolerance = .3,
 
  min_z_shell = 4*layer_height,                  // the very minimal shell thickness along z-axis.
  min_xy_shell = 2*extrusion_width,
 
  what="lever",  // lever|body|knob|springpad|*
  left=false,
  vitamins = true,
- supports = false, bridges = true,
+ bridges = true,
  tensioner = true,
  debug = false
 ) {
  fnd = 2*PI; fnr = 2*fnd;
 
  idler_filament_offset = filament_path_d/2; // -filament_offset;
  lever_shell = mount_screwhead_h+0.5;
  lever_thickness=max(spring_d+spring_d_clearance+layer_height*8,idler_h+idler_v_tolerance+2*lever_shell);
  lsd = idler_d-idler_clearance*2; // the diameter of lever thingie
  longwing=(mount_d+mount_screw_d+mount_screw_d_tolerance+spring_d+spring_d_clearance)/2+min_xy_shell;
  shortwing = let(a=mount_d/2,c=(pulley_d+idler_d)/2/sqrt(2))
              sqrt(c*c+pow(a-c,2));
@@ -189,30 +189,25 @@ module the_extruder(
      translate([0,0,
       sqrt(2)*(mount_d-pulley_d+lsd)/2
      ]) {
       cylinder(d1=filament_path_d,d2=2*filament_path_d,
                h=filament_path_d,$fn=2*filament_path_d*fnd);
       translate([0,0,filament_path_d-epsilon])
       cylinder(d=2*filament_path_d,h=lsd*sqrt(2),$fn=2*filament_path_d*fnd);
      }//translate
     }//rotate translate place_idler
 
     // idler space and mounting hole
     place_idler() {
-     difference() {
-      cylinder(d=idler_d+idler_clearance*2,h=idler_h+idler_v_tolerance,center=true,$fn=60);
-      if(supports) for(y=[-lsd/2+extrusion_width:(lsd-2*extrusion_width)/3:lsd/2-extrusion_width])
-       translate([-lsd/2-1,y-extrusion_width/2,-idler_h/2-idler_v_tolerance/2-1])
-       cube(size=[lsd+2,extrusion_width,idler_h+idler_v_tolerance+2]);
-     }
+     cylinder(d=idler_d+idler_clearance*2,h=idler_h+idler_v_tolerance,center=true,$fn=60);
      cylinder(d=idler_screw_d,h=lever_thickness+2,center=true,$fn=30);
      translate([0,0,lever_thickness/2-idler_screwhead_h])
      cylinder(d=idler_screwhead_d,h=idler_screwhead_h+1,$fn=fnd*idler_screwhead_d);
     }
     // mounting screw hole
     translate([mount_d/2,0,0])
     cylinder(d=mount_screw_d+mount_screw_d_tolerance,h=lever_thickness+2,center=true,$fn=fnd*mount_screw_d);
     
     // lever end
     translate([mount_d/2,0,0]) rotate([0,90,0]) {
      translate([0,-longwing,lsd/2]) finger_indent(d=lever_thickness-1,r=15);
      translate([0,-longwing,0])
@@ -377,43 +372,24 @@ module the_extruder(
         h=hf+epsilon, $fn=fnd*bigd);
        translate([0,-(st_thinshell+st_split_w_tolerance)/2,0])
        cube(size=[body_h-ls_z+1,st_thinshell+st_split_w_tolerance,fsw+1]);
       }
       translate([0,0,st_thickshell+st_nut_h+st_nut_h_tolerance+st_thinshell+hf-epsilon])
       cylinder(d=bigd,h=fsw+1,$fn=fnd*bigd);
      }
     }
    }
 
   }//difference
 
-  if(supports) intersection() {
-   difference() {
-    translate([0,0,ls_z-ls_h/2-epsilon])
-    cylinder(d=gearbox_d,h=ls_h+2*epsilon,$fn=fnd*gearbox_d);
-    cylinder(d=pulley_d+pulley_d_clearance,h=body_h+1,$fn=fnd*(pulley_d+pulley_d_clearance));
-   }
-   // supports
-   // TODO: hardcoded stuff below…
-   if(false) { // parallel
-    for(y=[-gearbox_d:4:gearbox_d])
-     translate([0,y-extrusion_width/2,0])
-     cube(size=[gearbox_d,extrusion_width,body_h]);
-   }else{ // radial
-    for(zr=[-65:(65+50)/7:50])
-     rotate([0,0,zr]) translate([0,-extrusion_width/2,0])
-     cube(size=[gearbox_d,extrusion_width,body_h]);
-   }
-  }
-
  }//body module
 
  module springpad() {
   smalld=st_screw_d+st_screw_d_tolerance+min_xy_shell;
   bigd = spring_d+spring_d_clearance/2;
   hf = (bigd-smalld)/2;
   h = hf*3.5;
   translate([-gearbox_d/2+st_thickshell+st_nut_h+st_nut_h_tolerance+st_thinshell+1,-longwing,filament_elevation])
   rotate([0,90,0]) difference() {
    union() {
     cylinder(d1=smalld,d2=bigd,h=hf,$fn=fnd*bigd);
     translate([0,0,hf-epsilon])