/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * Double Helix Toothbrush Holder Oral-B Revision - Copyright Matthew McClain 2024 * * * * This project is licensed as such: * * You are free to use this code for personal use. If you alter or include this code * * in your own projects you must include credit to my name and a link to this project * * either to the printables.com page, or mcgit repository. * * Commercial use is prohibited without a commercial license. This includes either * * selling the code or model files derived from the code, as well as printing for * * the purpose of selling. I am more then happy to offer a commerical license for * * a reasonable offer. Please contact me via printables.com or mcgit if you are * * interested in a commercial license. * * * * Parameters: * * There are 6 parameters to this model as follows, * * * * height : The height of the helix in mm. The total model height will be * * this height + thickness/2 +1 * * radius : The radius of the entire toothbrush holder * * thickness : The radius of the helix spirals * * brushhole : This is the diameter of the hole the toothbrish will sit in * * tubethickness: This will be the tube wall thickness of the toothbrush holder * * brushes : Total number of toothbrushes the holder will have * * * * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ $fn = 60; height = 100; // This is the total height of the toothbrush holder radius = 35; // This is the total radius of the tothbrush holder thickness = 32; // This is the thickness of the toothbrush holder twists brushhole = 26; // This is the thickness of the hole a toothbrush will sit in tubethickness = 2; // This is the wall thickness of the toothbrush tube walls brushes = 5; // Total number of brushes difference() { union() { for (i=[0:height]) { // Twist 1 hull() { rotate([0,0,(360*i)/height]) translate([radius,0,i]) sphere(d=thickness); rotate([0,0,(360*(i+1))/height]) translate([radius,0,i+1]) sphere(d=thickness); } // Twist 2 hull() { rotate([0,0,(360*(i-(height/2)))/height]) translate([radius,0,i]) sphere(d=thickness); rotate([0,0,(360*((i+1)-(height/2)))/height]) translate([radius,0,i+1]) sphere(d=thickness); } // Base hull() { rotate([0,0,(360*i)/height]) translate([radius,0,0]) sphere(d=thickness); rotate([0,0,(360*(i+1))/height]) translate([radius,0,0]) sphere(d=thickness); } // Top Ring hull() { rotate([0,0,(360*i)/height]) translate([radius,0,height+1]) sphere(d=thickness); rotate([0,0,(360*(i+1))/height]) translate([radius,0,height+1]) sphere(d=thickness); } } // Toothbrush pillar for (i=[0:brushes-1]) { rotate([0,0,(360/brushes)*i]) translate([radius,0,0]) cylinder(d=brushhole+(tubethickness*2),h=height); } } // Toothbrush Hole for (i=[0:brushes-1]) { rotate([0,0,(360/brushes)*i]) translate([radius,0,radius/2]) cylinder(d=brushhole,h=height); } }