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Straight and curved railway rail track OpenScad code
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/* Track */ | |
module track(num_sleepers = 10) | |
{ | |
SPACING = 8; | |
RAIL_PITCH = 16.5; | |
RAIL_LENGTH = num_sleepers * SPACING; | |
RAIL_SIZE = [RAIL_LENGTH, 0.5, 0.8]; | |
SLEEPER_SIZE = [2, RAIL_PITCH * 1.2, 0.4]; | |
CURVE_ANGLE = 160; | |
straight(RAIL_LENGTH, RAIL_SIZE, SLEEPER_SIZE, num_sleepers, RAIL_PITCH, SPACING); | |
curved(CURVE_ANGLE, RAIL_SIZE, SLEEPER_SIZE, num_sleepers, RAIL_PITCH, SPACING); | |
} | |
module sleeper(size) | |
{ | |
color("brown") | |
cube(size, center=true); | |
} | |
module rail(size) | |
{ | |
color("silver") | |
cube(size, center=true); | |
} | |
module straight(length, rail_size, sleeper_size, num_sleepers, pitch, spacing) | |
{ | |
for(i = [0:num_sleepers-1]){ | |
translate([spacing / 2 + i * spacing, 0, 0]) | |
sleeper(sleeper_size); | |
} | |
translate([length / 2, pitch / 2, (sleeper_size.z + rail_size.z) / 2]) | |
{ | |
rail(rail_size); | |
translate([0, -pitch, 0]) | |
rail(rail_size); | |
} | |
} | |
module curved(radius, rail_size, sleeper_size, num_sleepers, pitch, spacing) | |
{ | |
$fa = spacing / radius * 180 / PI; | |
angle = $fa * num_sleepers; | |
translate([0, -radius, 0.01]) | |
{ | |
translate([0, 0, (sleeper_size.z + rail_size.z) / 2]) | |
{ | |
curve(radius + pitch / 2, rail_size, angle); | |
curve(radius - pitch / 2, rail_size, angle); | |
} | |
for(i = [0:num_sleepers-1]){ | |
rotate([0, 0, -$fa/2 - $fa * i]) | |
translate([0, radius, 0]) | |
sleeper(sleeper_size); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
module curve(radius, size, angle) | |
{ | |
color("silver") | |
difference() | |
{ | |
cylinder(r = radius + size.y / 2, h = size.z, center=true); | |
cylinder(r = radius - size.y / 2, h = size.z + 1, center=true); | |
translate([(radius + size.y) / -2, 0, 0]) | |
cube([radius + size.y, 2 * (radius + size.y), size.z + 2], center=true); | |
rotate([0, 0, 90 - angle]) | |
translate([0, (radius + size.y) / -2, 0]) | |
cube([2 * (radius + size.y), radius + size.y, size.z + 2], center=true); | |
} | |
} | |
track(); |
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