Added first basic Quadcopter

Quadcopter/Copter.scad

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+//parametric micro quadcopter frame for lulfro and others
+//Patrick Sapinski
+//v1
+//22/05/15
+
+motorDiameter = 7;
+motorHeight = 18;
+shellThickness = 3;
+armThickness = 6;
+m2mDistance = 90;
+batteryWidth = 40;
+
+propLength = 50;
+
+module makeArm() {
+    translate([m2mDistance/2,0,0]) 
+    difference() {
+        //create the motor holder and arm
+        union(){
+            translate([-m2mDistance/2 + motorDiameter/2,-armThickness/2,motorHeight/2 - armThickness]) 
+                cube([m2mDistance/2,armThickness,armThickness]);
+            cylinder(h = motorHeight/2, r=motorDiameter/2 + shellThickness/2);
+            sphere(r=motorDiameter/2 + shellThickness/2);
+            
+        //prop preview
+        %rotate([0,0,45])cube([propLength,5,5],center=true);
+        }
+        //hollow out the motor holder
+        sphere(r=motorDiameter/2);
+        cylinder(h = motorHeight/2, r=motorDiameter/2);
+        
+        //hollow out the groove for the wire in the motor holder
+        translate([-shellThickness,0,-shellThickness]) 
+            cube([m2mDistance,armThickness - shellThickness,motorHeight],center=true);
+        
+        //???
+        translate([-shellThickness*2,-armThickness/2 + shellThickness/2,-motorHeight/2]) 
+            cube([motorHeight,armThickness - shellThickness,motorHeight + shellThickness]);
+    }
+}
+
+difference() {
+    union(){
+        //create each arm
+        rotate([0,0,45]){
+                rotate([0,0,90]) makeArm();
+                rotate([0,0,180]) makeArm();
+                rotate([0,0,270]) makeArm();
+                rotate([0,0,360]) makeArm();
+        }
+        
+        //create the FC cube
+        translate([0,0,motorHeight/2 - armThickness/2]) 
+            cube([batteryWidth + shellThickness,batteryWidth + shellThickness,armThickness],center=true);
+    }
+    translate([0,0,motorHeight/2 - armThickness/2 - motorHeight/2 + shellThickness/2])
+    union(){
+        //hollow out some grooves in the arms for the wires
+        rotate([0,0,45])
+            cube([armThickness - shellThickness,m2mDistance/2,motorHeight/1.5],center=true);
+        rotate([0,0,45])
+            cube([m2mDistance/2,armThickness - shellThickness,motorHeight/1.5],center=true);
+    }
+    
+    //hollow out the FC hole
+    translate([0,0,motorHeight/2 - armThickness/2 - shellThickness/2]) 
+    cube([batteryWidth,batteryWidth,armThickness],center=true);
+    
+    //drunk code below
+    b = 20;
+    h = 20;
+    w = 4;
+    rotate(a=[0,0,45])
+        translate([2,2,motorHeight/2]) 
+            linear_extrude(height = w, center = true, convexity = 10, twist = 0)
+                polygon(points=[[0,0],[h,0],[0,b]], paths=[[0,1,2]]);
+        
+    rotate(a=[0,0,45 + 180])
+        translate([2,2,motorHeight/2]) 
+            linear_extrude(height = w, center = true, convexity = 10, twist = 0)
+                polygon(points=[[0,0],[h,0],[0,b]], paths=[[0,1,2]]);
+        
+    rotate(a=[0,0,45 + 90])
+        translate([2,2,motorHeight/2]) 
+            linear_extrude(height = w, center = true, convexity = 10, twist = 0)
+                polygon(points=[[0,0],[h,0],[0,b]], paths=[[0,1,2]]);
+        
+    rotate(a=[0,0,45 + 270])
+        translate([2,2,motorHeight/2]) 
+            linear_extrude(height = w, center = true, convexity = 10, twist = 0)
+                polygon(points=[[0,0],[h,0],[0,b]], paths=[[0,1,2]]);
+}
+/*
+//parabolic arm attempt...
+
+module oval(w,h, height, center = false) {
+    scale([1, h/w, 1]) cylinder(h=height, r=w, center=center);
+}
+
+    translate([0,0,2]) 
+    difference() {
+        cube([m2mDistance,m2mDistance,fcHeight],center=true);
+            for (i = [0 : 3])
+                rotate([0,0,i * 90])
+                    translate([m2mDistance + 10,0,0]) 
+                        oval(m2mDistance/2 + 40,m2mDistance/2, 5);
+    }
+*/