https://github.com/Lenbok/scad-keyboard-cases

OpenSCAD Mechanical Keyboard Cases
https://github.com/Lenbok/scad-keyboard-cases

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OpenSCAD Mechanical Keyboard Cases

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/Lenbok/scad-keyboard-cases
• Owner: Lenbok
• Created: 2018-04-12T08:56:12.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-04-22T20:52:59.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-22T00:13:30.161Z (4 months ago)
• Language: OpenSCAD
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• Size: 5.05 MB
• Stars: 206
• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 47
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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# OpenSCAD Mechanical Keyboard Cases

This repository uses OpenSCAD to make 3D-printable keyboard

cases. Initially this was simple modifications to an existing case for

the [Redox](https://github.com/mattdibi/redox-keyboard) handwire

keyboard, but now also provides the possibility to make a new case

generated in OpenSCAD from scratch.

When cloning, you need to make sure you get the submodules, e.g.:

    git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/Lenbok/scad-keyboard-cases.git

## Modified Version Of The Redox Case

Have a look in [redox-rev0-mod](redox-rev0-mod) for my modification of

the original handwire Redox case.

## Keyboard Cases From Scratch

I then wanted to design a new case for the Redox that was inspired both

by the Redox Rev1 case and the Iris, and I thought it would be nice to

start with the layout from the [Keyboard Layout

Editor](http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/) JSON file (in this way

it could be extended to other keyboards). Existing tools I had found for

going from KLE JSON to OpenSCAD didn't work for split keyboards where

some keys are rotated, so an updated tool is provided here that seems to

work on the split keyboards I have tried.

Examples: [Redox](redox-rev0b) and [Corne](crkbd) keyboards.

If you have another KLE JSON file you want to convert, run the included

`jsonPositions.py` which spits out the key layout to a minimal OpenSCAD

data structure along with some data access functions. E.g:

    python3 jsonPositions.py -v redox_layout redox-rev0b/redox-layout.scad

Where `-v redox_layout` designates the OpenSCAD variable name used to

contain the layout data in the generated file.  Then make a top level

OpenSCAD that includes this along with `keyboard_case.scad`, e.g.:

    include 

    include 

Then to make a case, you mostly just need to define a polygon describing the

outer boundary of your desired case, a set of points for where to put

case screw holes, and optional positions for tenting supports, and call

the `top_case` and/or `bottom_case` modules. 

See some of the cases here for examples:

Redox:



CRKBD (main shell is top half):



CRKBD "alternate" (hi-profile, main shell is lower half):



CRKBD "minimal" (here using bottom mount mcu and reset for low profile):