MCAD-Library/array.scad

// array functions
// by david powell 
// licence LGPL V2 or later 
//
// this lib provides 2 functions 
// Cubic_Array() , and Radial_Array()
//
//Cubic_Array(sx,sy,sz,nx,ny,nz,center){childobject}
//  produces a cubic grid of child objects 
//  sx,sy,sz = spacing for each axis 
//  nx,ny,nz and number of objects on each axis 
//  center = true/false on if geometery is centered or not 
//
//
//Radial_Array(a,n,r){child object}
// produces a clockwise radial array of child objects rotated around the local z axis   
// a= interval angle 
// n= number of objects 
// r= radius distance 
//
// remove // from following line to run test 
//Cubic_and_Radial_Array_Test();

module Cubic_and_Radial_Array_Test()
  {
//center referance point 
 	translate([0,0,0])
	#cube([5,5,5],center=true);

//cubic array  of  5*5*5 objects spaced 10*10*10 center relative
 	Cubic_Array(10,10,10,5,5,5,center=true)
		{
			sphere(2.5,$fn=60);
			cylinder(h=10,r=.5,center=true);
			rotate([90,0,0])
			cylinder(h=10,r=.5,center=true);
			rotate([0,90,0])
			cylinder(h=10,r=.5,center=true);
		}

//a linear array allong x can be derived from the cubic array simply 
	translate([60,0,0])
   Cubic_Array(10,0,0,5,1,1,center=false)
		{
		cube([5,5,5],center=true);
		} 
//a linear array allong y can be derived from the cubic array simply 
	translate([0,60,0])
   Cubic_Array(0,10,0,1,5,1,center=false)
		{
		cube([5,5,5],center=true);
		} 

//a linear array allong z can be derived from the cubic array simply 
	translate([0,0,60])
   Cubic_Array(0,0,10,1,1,5,center=false)
		{
		cube([5,5,5],center=true);
		} 

//a grid  array allong x,y can be derived from the cubic array simply 
	translate([0,0,-60])
   Cubic_Array(10,10,0,5,5,1,center=true)
		{
		cube([5,5,5],center=true);
		} 

//radial array of 32 objects rotated though 10 degrees 
 	translate([0,0,0])
 	Radial_Array(10,32,40)
		{
		cube([2,4,6],center=true);
		}

// a radial array of linear arrays 

 	rotate([45,45,45])
  	Radial_Array(10,36,40)
		{
		translate([0,10,0])
   	Cubic_Array(0,10,0,1,5,1,center=false)
			{
			cube([2,3,4],center=true);
			cylinder(h=10,r=.5,center=true);
			rotate([90,0,0])
			cylinder(h=10,r=.5,center=true);
			}
		}

}


// main lib modules
module Cubic_Array(sx,sy,sz,nx,ny,nz,center) {
	offset = center ? [-(((nx+1)*sx)/2),-(((ny+1)*sy)/2),-(((nz+1)*sz)/2)] : [0,0,0];
	translate(offset)
		for(x=[1:nx], y=[1:ny], z=[1:nz])
			translate([x*sx,y*sy,z*sz])
				children();
}

//
//Radial_Array(a,n,r){child object}
// produces a clockwise radial array of child objects rotated around the local z axis   
// a= interval angle 
// n= number of objects 
// r= radius distance 
//
module Radial_Array(a,n,r){
	for (k=[0:n-1])
		rotate([0,0,-(a*k)])
			translate([0,r,0])
				children();
}