Grab Toy Infinite
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**Grab Toy Infinite** ========= Introduction: ------------- A Variation Of The **Grab Toy ++** (Https://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:2750749) Where The Number Of Expansion Frames Is A Parameter; This Way You Can Make The Thing As Large As You Want. I Guess There Is A Limit Of How Large You Can Make It Before Hinge Friction And Mass Of The Thing Prevents Proper Opening And Closing But I Have No Idea What This Limit May Be. Also, Depending On The Material, A Huge Thing May Snap Under Its Own Weight! The Pla Print In The Photos Is 6 Frames Long, Which Still Kind Of Works Although The Grip At The Jaw End Is Not Very Strong. Please Note That The Stl File With The 10-Frame Grabtoy Has Only Been Included To Show The Openscad Code Can Generate Things As Large As You Want. I Haven'T Printed It, So I Cannot Confirm It Will Function Properly. In Fact, Having Seen The 6-Frames Print I Very Much Doubt The 10-Frame Version Will Be Even Able To Fully Close The Jaws. In Any Case, If You Do Print It Please Tell Us How It Went! Main Routine: -------------- **Grabtoyinfinite(N):** Generates A Grab Toy With N Expansion Frames. The Corresponding Number Of Hinges Is 3*N+1. Set Global Variable N To The Desired Value And Press F6 To Render. Keep In Mind That More Frames Means Longer Time To Render. Some Indications: For N=10 It Takes 12 Minutes For My Rusty I7-920 To Render The Thing At Moderate Quality And 42 Minutes At High Quality; For N=6 It Takes 26 Minutes At High Quality). Enjoy! ***Update 22/03/2018:*** [Evigl](Https://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Evigl) Managed To Print The 10-Frame Version And It Actually Seems To Function! So I Thought, Well, I Guess Now It'S Time To Render A 15-Frame Version? Took 1H10Min For Openscad To Generate The Stl!
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