Work on the X carriage

Hardware/CYCLONE_2/Cyclone.scad

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ axes_Zthreaded_rodD	= 8.5+animatePart(4,dist=5);
 // Z axis reference is the Z threaded rod, at the height of the Z nut, and relative to the X reference
 axes_Yreference_height	= 42+animatePart(5);
 axes_Xreference_height	= 70+animatePart(6); // relative to Y reference
-axes_Zreference_height	= -5+animatePart(7)+animatePart(9); // relative to X reference
+axes_Zreference_height	= -3+animatePart(7)+animatePart(9); // relative to X reference
 
 axes_Xreference_posY	= -80-animatePart(8)-animatePart(9); // relative to Y reference. Moves the X axis towards the front of the machine
 axes_Zreference_posY	= 14; // relative to X reference. Positions Z rods between the Y rods
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ workbed_separation_from_Y_smooth_rod = 10;
 axes_Xreference_posX	= (axes_Ysmooth_separation-axes_Xsmooth_rodLen)/2; // relative to Y reference
 axes_Y_smoothThreaded_verticalSeparation = axes_Yreference_height-axes_Y_threaded_height;
 
+axes_ZthreadedReference_posY = axes_Xsmooth_separation-axes_Zreference_posY-axes_Zreference_posY; // Relative to X carriage reference
+
 // Activate/Deactivate rendering auxiliary references (LCS axis, etc)
 draw_references = true;
 render_DXF_base = false;
@@ -176,12 +178,12 @@ render_2D_or_3D() {
 			translate([axes_Xcarriage_pos,0,0]) {
 				if(draw_references) %frame();
 				
-				//Cyclone_X_carriage();
+				Cyclone_X_carriage();
 				
 				rotate([0,90,0]) linearBearing_single(model=linearBearingModel, echoPart=true);
 				rotate([0,-90,0]) linearBearing_single(model=linearBearingModel, echoPart=true);
 				
-				// TRANSLATE REFERENCE POSITION to the Z axis origin (top of X carriage, right smooth rod)
+				// TRANSLATE REFERENCE POSITION to the Z axis origin (right smooth rod)
 				translate([-axes_Zsmooth_separation/2,axes_Zreference_posY,axes_Zreference_height]) {
 					if(draw_references) %frame();
 				
@@ -191,14 +193,14 @@ render_2D_or_3D() {
 					translate([axes_Zsmooth_separation,0,0])
 						rotate([90,0,0]) standard_rod(diam=axes_Zsmooth_rodD, length=axes_Zsmooth_rodLen, threaded=false, echoPart=true);
 					// Draw Z threaded rod
-					translate([axes_Zsmooth_separation/2,axes_Xsmooth_separation-axes_Zreference_posY-axes_Zreference_posY,0])
+					translate([axes_Zsmooth_separation/2,axes_ZthreadedReference_posY,0])
 						rotate([90,0,0]) standard_rod(diam=axes_Zthreaded_rodD, length=axes_Zthreaded_rodLen, threaded=true, echoPart=true);
 					
 					// TRANSLATE REFERENCE POSITION to the Z axis reference
 						translate([0,0,axes_Zcarriage_pos]) {
 							if(draw_references) %frame();
 						
-							Cyclone_Z_carriage();
+							//Cyclone_Z_carriage();
 							
 							linearBearing_single(model=linearBearingModel, echoPart=true);
 							translate([axes_Zsmooth_separation,0,0])

Hardware/CYCLONE_2/Cyclone_X_carriage.scad

@@ -4,9 +4,63 @@
 // License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
 // Designed with http://www.openscad.org/
 
-
+use <libs/linear_bearing.scad>
 module Cyclone_X_carriage() {
-	color("lightblue") translate([-(axes_Zsmooth_separation+10)/2,-5,-5])
-		cube([axes_Zsmooth_separation+10,axes_Xsmooth_separation+10,axes_Zreference_height+5]);
+	linearBearingModel = "LM8UU";
+	linearBearingLength = linearBearing_L(linearBearingModel);
+	linearBearingDiameter = linearBearing_D(linearBearingModel);
+	
+	linearBearingSeparation = 0;
+	
+	sideExtensions = linearBearingDiameter/3;
+	
+	ZrodHolderLength = 30;
+	
+	linearBearingLengthExtension = 6+max(axes_Zsmooth_rodD+axes_Zsmooth_separation-2*linearBearingLength-linearBearingSeparation, linearBearingSeparation);
+	
+	dimX = 2*linearBearingLength+linearBearingLengthExtension;
+	
+	difference() {
+	//	color("lightblue") translate([-(axes_Zsmooth_separation+10)/2,-5,-5])
+	//		cube([axes_Zsmooth_separation+10,axes_Xsmooth_separation+10,axes_Zreference_height+5]);
+		*color("lightblue") translate([-dimX/2,-5,-sideExtensions])
+			cube([dimX,axes_Xsmooth_separation+10,ZrodHolderLength]);
+		hull() {
+			rotate([0,90,0]) 
+				bcube([linearBearingDiameter,linearBearingDiameter+sideExtensions, dimX], cr=3, cres=5);// cylinder(r=linearBearingDiameter/2, h=dimX, center=true);
+			translate([0,axes_Xsmooth_separation,axes_Xsmooth_separation])
+				rotate([0,90,0]) 
+					bcube([linearBearingDiameter+sideExtensions,linearBearingDiameter, dimX], cr=3, cres=5);// cylinder(r=linearBearingDiameter/2, h=dimX, center=true);
+		}
+	
+		translate([-dimX/2-0.5,0,-sideExtensions+ZrodHolderLength])
+			cube([dimX+1,axes_Xsmooth_separation-axes_ZthreadedReference_posY,axes_Xsmooth_separation]);
+		
+		// ----- Holes for the linear bearings ------
+		// Bottom right linear bearing
+		translate([-linearBearingLength/2-linearBearingSeparation/2,0,0])
+			rotate([0,0,90]) linearBearingHole(model=linearBearingModel, lateralExtension=sideExtensions*2, lengthExtension=linearBearingLengthExtension);
+		// Bottom left linear bearing
+		translate([linearBearingLength/2+linearBearingSeparation/2,0,0])
+			rotate([0,0,90]) linearBearingHole(model=linearBearingModel, lateralExtension=sideExtensions*2, lengthExtension=linearBearingLengthExtension);
+		// Top linear bearing
+		translate([0,axes_Xsmooth_separation,axes_Xsmooth_separation])
+			rotate([90,0,0]) rotate([0,0,90]) linearBearingHole(model=linearBearingModel, lateralExtension=sideExtensions*2, lengthExtension=linearBearingLength+linearBearingLengthExtension+linearBearingSeparation);
+		
+		// ----- Holes for the rods ------
+		// TRANSLATE REFERENCE POSITION to the Z axis origin (right smooth rod)
+		translate([-axes_Zsmooth_separation/2,axes_Zreference_posY,axes_Zreference_height]) {
+			if(draw_references) %frame();
+		
+			// Z smooth rod (right)
+			rotate([90,0,0]) standard_rod(diam=axes_Zsmooth_rodD, length=axes_Zsmooth_rodLen, threaded=false, renderPart=true);
+			// Z smooth rod (left)
+			translate([axes_Zsmooth_separation,0,0])
+				rotate([90,0,0]) standard_rod(diam=axes_Zsmooth_rodD, length=axes_Zsmooth_rodLen, threaded=false, renderPart=true);
+			// Z threaded rod
+			translate([axes_Zsmooth_separation/2,axes_ZthreadedReference_posY,0])
+				rotate([90,0,0]) standard_rod(diam=1.5*axes_Zthreaded_rodD, length=axes_Zthreaded_rodLen, threaded=true, renderPart=true);
+		}
+	}
 }
 

Hardware/CYCLONE_2/Cyclone_Y_carriage.scad

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module Cyclone_YsubPart_nutHolder() {
 }
 
 
-//use <libs/linear_bearing.scad>;
+use <libs/linear_bearing.scad>
 module Cyclone_YsubPart_singleLinearBearingHolder() {
 	linearBearingModel = "LM8UU";
 	linearBearingLength = linearBearing_L(linearBearingModel);

Hardware/CYCLONE_2/libs/standard_parts.scad

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ module washer_single(diam=15.8, thickness=1.6, tolerance=0, renderPart=false, ec
 
 
 
-include <linear_bearing.scad>;
+include <linear_bearing.scad>
 
 module linearBearing_single(model="LM8UU", renderPart=false, echoPart=false) {
 	renderStandardPart(renderPart)