typewriter style keys

customizer.scad

@@ -900,7 +900,66 @@ module dss_row(n=3, column=0) {
     children();
   }
 }
+// a safe theoretical distance between two vertices such that they don't collapse. hard to use
+SMALLEST_POSSIBLE = 1/128;
+$fs=0.1;
+$unit=19.05;
+// Regular polygon shapes CIRCUMSCRIBE the sphere of diameter $bottom_key_width
+// This is to make tiling them easier, like in the case of hexagonal keycaps etc
 
+// this function doesn't set the key shape, so you can't use it directly without some fiddling
+module typewriter_row(n=3, column=0) {
+  $bottom_key_width = $unit - 0.5;
+  $bottom_key_height = $unit - 0.5;
+  $width_difference = 0;
+  $height_difference = 0;
+  $dish_type = "spherical";
+  $key_shape_type = "circular";
+  $inverted_dish = true;
+  $stem_inset = -4.5;
+  $stem_throw = 5;
+  $dish_depth = 1;
+  $dish_skew_x = 0;
+  $dish_skew_y = 0;
+  $top_skew = 0;
+  $height_slices = 1;
+  $stem_support_type = "disable";
+//   $corner_radius = 1;
+
+  // this is _incredibly_ intensive
+  /* $rounded_key = true; */
+
+  $top_tilt_y = side_tilt(column);
+  extra_height = $double_sculpted ? extra_side_tilt_height(column) : 0;
+
+  base_depth = 3.5;
+  if (n <= 1){
+    $total_depth = base_depth + 2.5 + extra_height;
+    $top_tilt = -13;
+
+    children();
+  } else if (n == 2) {
+    $total_depth = base_depth + 0.5 + extra_height;
+    $top_tilt = -7;
+
+    children();
+  } else if (n == 3) {
+    $total_depth = base_depth + extra_height;
+    $top_tilt = 0;
+
+    children();
+  } else if (n == 4){
+    $total_depth = base_depth + 0.5 + extra_height;
+    $top_tilt = 7;
+
+    children();
+  } else {
+    $total_depth = base_depth + extra_height;
+    $top_tilt = 0;
+
+    children();
+  }
+}
 // man, wouldn't it be so cool if functions were first order
 module key_profile(key_profile_type, row, column=0) {
   if (key_profile_type == "dcs") {
@@ -921,6 +980,8 @@ module key_profile(key_profile_type, row, column=0) {
     hipro_row(row, column) children();
   } else if (key_profile_type == "grid") {
     grid_row(row, column) children();
+  } else if (key_profile_type == "typewriter") {
+    typewriter_row(row, column) children();
   } else if (key_profile_type == "hexagon") {
     hexagonal_row(row, column) children();
   } else if (key_profile_type == "octagon") {
@@ -3296,6 +3357,8 @@ module key_shape(size, delta, progress = 0) {
     regular_polygon_shape(size, delta, progress);
   } else if ($key_shape_type == "octagon") {
     regular_polygon_shape(size, delta, progress, sides=8);
+  } else if ($key_shape_type == "circular") {
+    regular_polygon_shape(size, delta, progress, sides=36);
   } else {
     echo("Warning: unsupported $key_shape_type");
   }
@@ -4877,7 +4940,7 @@ module keytext(text, position, font_size, depth) {
   woffset = (top_total_key_width()/3.5) * position[0];
   hoffset = (top_total_key_height()/3.5) * -position[1];
   translate([woffset, hoffset, -depth]){
-    color($tertiary_color) linear_extrude(height=2){
+    color($tertiary_color) linear_extrude(height=$dish_depth + depth){
       text(text=text, font=$font, size=font_size, halign="center", valign="center");
     }
   }

src/key_profiles.scad

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ include <key_profiles/regular_polygon.scad>
 include <key_profiles/cherry.scad>
 include <key_profiles/dss.scad>
 include <key_profiles/asa.scad>
+include <key_profiles/typewriter.scad>
 
 // man, wouldn't it be so cool if functions were first order
 module key_profile(key_profile_type, row, column=0) {
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ module key_profile(key_profile_type, row, column=0) {
     hipro_row(row, column) children();
   } else if (key_profile_type == "grid") {
     grid_row(row, column) children();
+  } else if (key_profile_type == "typewriter") {
+    typewriter_row(row, column) children();
   } else if (key_profile_type == "hexagon") {
     hexagonal_row(row, column) children();
   } else if (key_profile_type == "octagon") {

src/key_profiles/typewriter.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+include <../constants.scad>
+// Regular polygon shapes CIRCUMSCRIBE the sphere of diameter $bottom_key_width
+// This is to make tiling them easier, like in the case of hexagonal keycaps etc
+
+// this function doesn't set the key shape, so you can't use it directly without some fiddling
+module typewriter_row(n=3, column=0) {
+  $bottom_key_width = $unit - 0.5;
+  $bottom_key_height = $unit - 0.5;
+  $width_difference = 0;
+  $height_difference = 0;
+  $dish_type = "spherical";
+  $key_shape_type = "circular";
+  $inverted_dish = true;
+  $stem_inset = -4.5;
+  $stem_throw = 5;
+  $dish_depth = 1;
+  $dish_skew_x = 0;
+  $dish_skew_y = 0;
+  $top_skew = 0;
+  $height_slices = 1;
+  $stem_support_type = "disable";
+//   $corner_radius = 1;
+
+  // this is _incredibly_ intensive
+  /* $rounded_key = true; */
+
+  $top_tilt_y = side_tilt(column);
+  extra_height = $double_sculpted ? extra_side_tilt_height(column) : 0;
+
+  base_depth = 3.5;
+  if (n <= 1){
+    $total_depth = base_depth + 2.5 + extra_height;
+    $top_tilt = -13;
+
+    children();
+  } else if (n == 2) {
+    $total_depth = base_depth + 0.5 + extra_height;
+    $top_tilt = -7;
+
+    children();
+  } else if (n == 3) {
+    $total_depth = base_depth + extra_height;
+    $top_tilt = 0;
+
+    children();
+  } else if (n == 4){
+    $total_depth = base_depth + 0.5 + extra_height;
+    $top_tilt = 7;
+
+    children();
+  } else {
+    $total_depth = base_depth + extra_height;
+    $top_tilt = 0;
+
+    children();
+  }
+}

src/shapes.scad

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ module key_shape(size, delta, progress = 0) {
     regular_polygon_shape(size, delta, progress);
   } else if ($key_shape_type == "octagon") {
     regular_polygon_shape(size, delta, progress, sides=8);
+  } else if ($key_shape_type == "circular") {
+    regular_polygon_shape(size, delta, progress, sides=36);
   } else {
     echo("Warning: unsupported $key_shape_type");
   }