Rework dual legends

Use len instead of if dual

examples/plate_generation.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+include <../includes.scad>
+
+// plates are currently generated via the same layout arrays as layouts are.
+// just pass the layout to plate() and it'll do it's job using hull().
+// still in beta
+plate(60_percent_default_layout);

src/key.scad

@@ -329,39 +329,22 @@ module clearance_check() {
 
 module legends(depth=0) {
 
-  if ($legends_dual) {
+  if (len($front_legends) > 0) {
     front_placement() {
-      if (len($legends_front) > 0) {
+      if (len($front_legends) > 0) {
-        for (i=[0:len($legends_front)-1]) {
+        for (i=[0:len($front_legends)-1]) {
-          rotate([90,0,0]) keytext($legends_front[i][0], $legends_front[i][1], $legends_front[i][2], depth);
+          rotate([90,0,0]) keytext($front_legends[i][0], $front_legends[i][1], $front_legends[i][2], depth);
-  		}
+  		  }
-	  }
+	    } 
-	}
+    }
+  }
+  if (len($legends) > 0) {
     top_of_key() {
       // outset legend
       if (len($legends) > 0) {
         for (i=[0:len($legends)-1]) {
           keytext($legends[i][0], $legends[i][1], $legends[i][2], depth);
         }
-	  }
-	}
-  } else {
-  	if ($front_print_legends) {
-      front_placement() {
-      	if (len($legends) > 0) {
-          for (i=[0:len($legends)-1]) {
-            rotate([90,0,0]) keytext($legends[i][0], $legends[i][1], $legends[i][2], depth);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    } else {
-      top_of_key() {
-        // outset legend
-        if (len($legends) > 0) {
-          for (i=[0:len($legends)-1]) {
-            keytext($legends[i][0], $legends[i][1], $legends[i][2], depth);
-          }
-        }
       }
     }
   }

src/key_layouts.scad

@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ include <layouts/gherkin/gherkin_bump.scad>
 
 include <layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6.scad>
 include <layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6_legends.scad>
+
+include <layouts/plate.scad>

src/key_transformations.scad

@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ module legend(text, position=[0,0], size=undef) {
     children();
 }
 
-module legend_front(text, position=[0,0], size=undef) {
+module front_legend(text, position=[0,0], size=undef) {
     font_size = size == undef ? $font_size : size;
-    $legends_front = [for(L=[$legends_front, [[text, position, font_size]]], a=L) a];
+    $front_legends = [for(L=[$front_legends, [[text, position, font_size]]], a=L) a];
     children();
 }
 

src/layouts/60_percent/default.scad

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include <../layout.scad>
 
-60_percent = [
+60_percent_default_layout = [
   [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2],
   [1.5,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1.5],
   [1.75,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2.25],
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ include <../layout.scad>
 ];
 
 module 60_percent_default(profile) {
-  layout(60_percent, profile, 60_percent_legends) children();
+  layout(60_percent_default_layout, profile, 60_percent_legends) children();
 }

src/layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6_legends.scad

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_legends = [
   ["", "", "CAPS", "T(1)", "", "", "", "", "", "T(2)", "]}", "", ""]
 ];
 
-dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_legends_front = [
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_front_legends = [
   ["F1", "F2", "F3", "F4", "F5", "F6", "", "F7", "F8", "F9", "F10", "F11", "F12"],
   ["", "", "", "", "", "PGUP", "", "", "UP", "", "", "", ""],
   ["", "", "", "", "", "PGDN", "", "LFT", "DWN", "RHT", "", "", ""],
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_legends = [
   ["", "MEH", "T(2)"]
 ];
 
-dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_legends_front = [
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_front_legends = [
   ["", ""],
   ["", "PSC", "LCMD"],
   ["", "", "TEMP"]
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_legends = [
   ["", "T(1)", "PST"]
 ];
 
-dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_legends_front = [
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_front_legends = [
   ["", ""],
   ["", "", ""],
   ["", "TEMP", ""]
 ];
 
 module dactyl_manuform_4x6_legends(profile, row_sculpting_offset=1, column_override=undef) {
-  layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_main, profile, legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_legends, legends_front=dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_legends_front, row_sculpting_offset=row_sculpting_offset, column_override=column_override, column_sculpt_profile="cresting_wave") children();
+  layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_main, profile, legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_legends, front_legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_front_legends, row_sculpting_offset=row_sculpting_offset, column_override=column_override, column_sculpt_profile="cresting_wave") children();
-  translate_u(3,-5) rotate([0,0,25]) layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l, profile, legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_legends, legends_front=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_legends_front, row_sculpting_offset=row_sculpting_offset, column_override=column_override, column_sculpt_profile="cresting_wave") children();
+  translate_u(3,-5) rotate([0,0,25]) layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l, profile, legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_legends, front_legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_front_legends, row_sculpting_offset=row_sculpting_offset, column_override=column_override, column_sculpt_profile="cresting_wave") children();
-  translate_u(7.75,-3.95) rotate([0,0,-25]) layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r, profile, legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_legends, legends_front=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_legends_front, row_sculpting_offset=row_sculpting_offset, column_override=column_override, column_sculpt_profile="cresting_wave") children();
+  translate_u(7.75,-3.95) rotate([0,0,-25]) layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r, profile, legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_legends, front_legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_front_legends, row_sculpting_offset=row_sculpting_offset, column_override=column_override, column_sculpt_profile="cresting_wave") children();
 }

src/layouts/layout.scad

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function double_sculpted_column(column, row_length, column_sculpt_profile) =
         1hand(column, row_length) : (column_sculpt_profile == "cresting_wave") ?
           cresting_wave(column, row_length) : 0;
 
-module layout(list, profile="dcs", legends=undef, legends_front=undef, row_sculpting_offset=0, row_override=undef, column_sculpt_profile="2hands", column_override=undef) {
+module layout(list, profile="dcs", legends=undef, front_legends=undef, row_sculpting_offset=0, row_override=undef, column_sculpt_profile="2hands", column_override=undef) {
   for (row = [0:len(list)-1]){
     /* echo("**ROW**:", row); */
     row_length = len(list[row]);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module layout(list, profile="dcs", legends=undef, legends_front=undef, row_sculp
       if (key_length >= 1) {
         translate_u(column_distance - (key_length/2), -row) {
         
-          key_profile(profile, row_sculpting, column_value) u(key_length) legend(legends ? legends[row][column] : "") legend_front(legends_front ? legends_front[row][column] : "") cherry() { // (row+4) % 5 + 1
+          key_profile(profile, row_sculpting, column_value) u(key_length) legend(legends ? legends[row][column] : "") front_legend(front_legends ? front_legends[row][column] : "") cherry() { // (row+4) % 5 + 1
           $row = row;
           $column = column;
 
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ module layout(list, profile="dcs", legends=undef, legends_front=undef, row_sculp
   }
 }
 
+// much simpler, decoupled layout function
+// requires more setup - it only does what is in the layout array, which is translate
+// and key length. you have to do row / column profile yourself and always pass
+// children()
+// this is probably the way we'll go forward
 module simple_layout(list) {
   for (row = [0:len(list)-1]){
     /* echo("**ROW**:", row); */

src/layouts/plate.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// No support for stabilizers yet - but should be easy enough
+// Won't work well for split layouts. or, it'll work fine - but it'll only be
+// one plate.
+
+// each corner
+module unit_corners(height = 3, radius=3, $fn=24) {
+  positions = [
+    [-$key_length/2, -$key_height/2],
+    [$key_length/2, -$key_height/2],
+    [$key_length/2, $key_height/2],
+    [-$key_length/2, $key_height/2],
+  ];
+  for (position = positions) {
+    translate_u(position.x, position.y) cylinder(h=height, r=radius, $fn=$fn);
+  }
+}
+
+module switch_hole() {
+  cube(14, center=true);
+}
+
+
+module plate(layout_object) {
+  difference() {
+    hull() {
+      simple_layout(layout_object) unit_corners();
+    }
+
+    simple_layout(layout_object) switch_hole();
+  }
+}

src/settings.scad

@@ -150,10 +150,7 @@ $legends = [];
 //halign = "left" or "center" or "right"
 //valign = "top" or "center" or "bottom"
 // Currently does not work with thingiverse customizer, and actually breaks it
-$legends_front = [];
+$front_legends = [];
-
-//print both top and front legends
-$legends_dual = false;
 
 // make legends outset instead of inset.
 // broken off from artisan support since who wants outset legends?