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About Boxes.py
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* Boxes.py is an online box generator
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* https://www.festi.info/boxes.py/index.html
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* Boxes.py is an Inkscape plug-in
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* Boxes.py is library to write your own
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* Boxes.py is free software licensed under GPL v3+
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* Boxes.py is written in Python and runs with Python 3
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Boxes.py comes with a growing set of ready-to-use, fully parametrized
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generators. See https://florianfesti.github.io/boxes/html/generators.html for the full list.
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Features
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Boxes.py generates SVG images that can be viewed directly in a web browser but also
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postscript and - with pstoedit as external helper - other vector formats
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including dxf, plt (aka hpgl) and gcode.
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Of course the library and the generators allow selecting the "thickness"
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of the material used and automatically adjusts lengths and width of
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joining fingers and other elements.
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The "burn" parameter compensates for the material removed by the laser. This
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allows fine tuning the gaps between joins up to the point where plywood
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can be press fitted even without any glue.
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Finger Joints are the work horse of the library. They allow 90° edges
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and T connections. Their size is scaled up with the material
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"thickness" to maintain the same appearance. The library also allows
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putting holes and slots for screws (bed bolts) into finger joints,
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although this is currently not supported for the included generators.
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Dovetail joints can be used to join pieces in the same plane.
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Flex cuts allows bending and stretching the material in one direction. This
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is used for rounded edges and living hinges.
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Documentation
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Boxes.py comes with Sphinx based documentation for usage, installation
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and development.
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The rendered version can be viewed at <https://florianfesti.github.io/boxes/html/index.html>.
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