Modeling a part in OpenSCAD

Today, Chris introduced me to an open source alternative to SolidWorks for parametric modeling, OpenSCAD. It’s a bit different in that everything is defined programatically, but that has its advantages too. I was able to throw together a little camera/filter bracket without too much trouble at all.

module sensor_filter_bracket(module_height = 5,
                             total_height = 8,
                             outer_radius = 5,
                             inner_radius = 2,
                             filter_height = 0.1,
                             filter_width = 5) {

    difference() {
        // This is the main cylinder
        cylinder(h=total_height, r=outer_radius, center=false, $fn=100);
        
        // Remove a cutout for the sensor module
        translate([0, 0, -0.01]) {
            cylinder(h=module_height + 0.01, r=inner_radius, center=false, $fn=100);
        };
        
        translate([0, 0, module_height-0.01]) {
            cylinder(h=total_height - module_height + 0.02, r=2, center=false, $fn=100);
        }
        
        // Remove a cut out for the filter
        translate([-filter_width/2, (-inner_radius-0.1), module_height+0.1]) {
            cube([filter_width, outer_radius*2, filter_height]);
        };
        
        // Remove a wider cutout from the top for imaging
        translate([0, 0, module_height + 0.5]) {
            cylinder(h=(total_height - module_height - 0.48), r1=(2), r2=(outer_radius - 1), center=false, $fn=100);
        };
        
        // Remove a wider cutout from the side for filter insertion and removal
        translate([-outer_radius, (inner_radius+.2), (module_height-1)]) {
            cube([outer_radius*2, outer_radius, (total_height - module_height + 1.1)]);
        }
    }   
}

sensor_filter_bracket(module_height = 6.15,
                                            total_height = 10,
                                            outer_radius = 10,
                                            inner_radius = 8.15/2,
                                            filter_height = 0.1,
                                            filter_width = 5);