3D part design with OpenScad #50: Making a protractor module.

I was working on a way to convert parameter values into text and decided to make a protractor just for fun, there is a bunch of work left to do but after just a few minutes I had it working, eventually I will be able to calculate values for any shape and use the formulas in other modules.

here is the unfinished code:


/*[Protractor]*/
Show_Protractor = true;
Protractor_diameter = 10;//[.1:.1:200]
Rotate_Protractor_X = 0; // [0:.01:360]
Rotate_angle = 0; // [-360:.01:360]
Rotate_Protractor_Z = 0; // [0:.01:360]
Move_Protractor_X = 0; // [-400:.01:400]
Move_Protractor_Y = 0; // [-400:.01:400]
Move_Protractor_Z = 0; // [-400:.01:400]


Radius = Protractor_diameter/2;
Area = PI*(Radius^2);
Degrees = Rotate_angle;
length = len(str(Degrees));
Arc_length = Degrees*(PI/180)*Radius;
Arc = str(Arc_length);


module Protractor(){
  if(Show_Protractor){
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,Rotate_angle,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    cube([.1,Protractor_diameter,.1],center = true);
   
difference(){
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,Rotate_angle,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    circle(Protractor_diameter/2,$fn=200);
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,Rotate_angle,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    circle((Protractor_diameter-.1)/2,$fn=200);
}  
   

    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,Rotate_angle,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    translate([-length/2+1,Protractor_diameter/2+.5,0])
    color("Black")
    linear_extrude(.1)
 text(str(Degrees),.75);
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,0,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    translate([Protractor_diameter/2+2,0,0])
    color("Black")
    linear_extrude(.1)
 text("d=",.5);
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,0,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    translate([Protractor_diameter/2+3,0,0])
    color("Black")
    linear_extrude(.1)
 text(str(Protractor_diameter),.5);
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,0,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    translate([Protractor_diameter/2+3,-.75,0])
    color("Black")
    linear_extrude(.1)
 text(str(Protractor_diameter/2),.5);
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,0,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    translate([Protractor_diameter/2+2.1,-.75,0])
    color("Black")
    linear_extrude(.1)
 text("r=",.5);
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,0,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    translate([Protractor_diameter/2+2.1,-1.5,0])
    color("Black")
    linear_extrude(.1)
 text("Arc length=",.5);
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,0,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    translate([Protractor_diameter/2+5.75,-1.5,0])
    color("Black")
    linear_extrude(.1)
 text(str(Arc_length),.5);
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,0,Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,  Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    translate([Protractor_diameter/2+2.1,-2.2,0])
    color("Black")
    linear_extrude(.1)
 text("Area=",.5);
    rotate([Rotate_Protractor_X,0,       Rotate_Protractor_Z])
    translate([Move_Protractor_X,Move_Protractor_Y,Move_Protractor_Z])
    rotate([90,0,0])
    translate([Protractor_diameter/2+4,-2.2,0])
    color("Black")
    linear_extrude(.1)
 text(str(Area),.5);
}}
//

echo(Area);

Protractor();

Now with the basics laid out it will be pretty easy to adapt the code for a cylinder, sphere or cube and add volume or any other value, I will also clean the code up a bit since i have quite a few redundant lines that can be consolidated.

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