From d942631454cc2efa339bc16db3c2424fc31bb880 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eero af Heurlin <eero.afheurlin@iki.fi>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:01:17 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] added module for creating triangle by tangent angle

---
 triangles.scad | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/triangles.scad b/triangles.scad
index e3dafdf..0b47efc 100644
--- a/triangles.scad
+++ b/triangles.scad
@@ -22,5 +22,41 @@ module triangle(o_len, a_len, depth)
     }
 }
 
-//triangle(5,10,7);
+/**
+ * Standard right-angled triangle (tangent version)
+ *
+ * @param number angle of adjacent to hypotenuse (ie tangent)
+ * @param number a_len Lenght of the adjacent side
+ * @param number depth How wide/deep the triangle is in the 3rd dimension
+ */
+module a_triangle(tan_angle, a_len, depth)
+{
+    linear_extrude(height=depth)
+    {
+        polygon(points=[[0,0],[a_len,0],[0,tan(tan_angle) * a_len]], paths=[[0,1,2]]);
+    }
+}
 
+module triangles_test()
+{
+    // Generate a bunch of triangles by sizes
+    for (i = [1:10])
+    {
+        translate([i*7, -30, i*7])
+        {
+            triangle(i*5, sqrt(i*5+pow(i,2)), 5);
+        }
+        
+    }
+
+    // Generate a bunch of triangles by angle
+    for (i = [1:85/5])
+    {
+        translate([i*7, 20, i*7])
+        {
+            a_triangle(i*5, 10, 5);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// triangles_test();