Layers skin implemented

SurfFins.json

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
     "parameterSets": {
         "New set 1": {
             "$fn": "32",
-            "draw_profile": "true",
+            "draw_fin": "true",
-            "show_debug_layers": "false"
+            "draw_profile": "false",
+            "show_debug_layers": "true"
         }
     }
 }

SurfFins.scad

@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ show_debug_layers = false;
 // Draw master profile
 draw_profile = false;
 
-/************************************************/
+draw_fin = true;
-
 
 
 $fn=32;
+/************************************************/
 
 
 pt1_x = adj_ang_to_opp(fin_height,fin_sweep)+fin_base/2;
@@ -109,23 +109,58 @@ function backPoint() = [fin_base-(fin_back_widthdraw/100*fin_base),fin_back_heig
 function handle(point,angle,strength) = [point[0] + adj_ang_to_opp(strength,angle),point[1] + (angle>0 ? strength :-strength)]; 
 function decrease_y(points, percentage) = [ for (p = points) [p[0], p[1] * (1 - percentage/100)]];
 
-
-
 function pathProfile(points) = bezpath_curve(points,N=3);
 
 function remove_last(arr) = select(arr, 0, len(arr) - 2);
 
 
-pathProfile = pathProfile( control_points );
+// Surf Fin profile
+fin_profile = pathProfile( control_points );
 
-//base = square([fin_base,13 ], center=true);
+// ****************
-//base = [[0,0],[fin_base,0],[fin_base,-base_extra_thickness],[0,-base_extra_thickness]];
+// *  Slicing     *
-//base = [/*[fin_base,0],*/[fin_base,-base_extra_thickness],[0,-base_extra_thickness],[0,0]];
+// ****************
-//base = [/*[fin_base,0],*/[fin_base,-base_extra_thickness],[0,-base_extra_thickness]];
+
+layer_0 = addBase(fin_profile);                     // Master layer with base
+layer_1 = offset(layer_0,delta=-10,chamfer=true);
+//layer_2 = offset(layer_0,delta=-20,chamfer=true);
+layer_2 = offset(layer_1,delta=-15,chamfer=true);
+//layer_3 = offset(layer_2,delta=-2,chamfer=true);
+
+layers= [layer_0,layer_1,layer_2];
+echo ("Layers count ",len(layers));
+
+
+
+// ****************
+// *  Fin Drawing     *
+// ****************
+if (draw_fin) {
+    difference(){
+        union() {
+            buildFinSide([layer_0,layer_1,layer_2],base_tickness/2);
+            zflip() buildFinSide([layer_0,layer_1,layer_2],base_tickness/2);    
+            
+        }
+        color("Red") cube([fin_base+20,base_extra_thickness+20,base_tickness+20],anchor=LEFT+BACK);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Build fin side
+ * 
+ * @param layers - Layers path as array
+ * @param thickness - thickness of half fin
+ */
+module buildFinSide(layers,thickness,flip=false) {
+    //right(200)
+        color("Grey") skin(layers,slices=0,z=layerHeights(len(layers),thickness));
+} 
+
+
+echo ("layerHeights(3,thickness):",layerHeights(3,base_tickness/2));
 
-//path = concat(remove_last_item(pathProfile), base);
-//path = concat(pathProfile, base);
-path = addBase(path);
 
 
 
@@ -134,8 +169,6 @@ if (false) {
 
 
 
-    path2 = offset(path,delta=-10,chamfer=true);
-    path3 = offset(path2,delta=-10,chamfer=true);
 
 
     up (80) color("Green") polygon(path2);
@@ -178,7 +211,7 @@ if (false) {
     //up(80) path_extrude(lin_path) [polygon(path),polygon(path2)]; //path;
 
     //skin([octagon(4), circle($fn=70,r=2)], z=[0,3], slices=10);
-    skin([path,path2/*,path3*/],slices=0,z=[0,base_tickness/2/*,6*/]);
+    
 
 
 
@@ -191,16 +224,20 @@ if (false) {
 
 
 if (show_debug_layers) {
-    showDebugPath(path);
+    left(300) {
+        showDebugPath(layer_0);
+        showDebugPath(layer_1);
+        showDebugPath(layer_2);
+    }
+    //showDebugPath(layer_3);
     
 }
 if (draw_profile) {
-// Draw fin profile
+    // Draw fin profile
     drawProfile( control_points, true  );
 }
 
 
-
 /**
  * Displays debug information for a path by visualizing its self-crossings.
  * 
@@ -211,12 +248,10 @@ if (draw_profile) {
  * - Renders each segment of the split path with different colors for easy identification.
  */
 module showDebugPath(path) {
+    assert(is_path(path),"Path to show is not a path");
     assert(is_path_simple(path),"Path is not simple");
-    paths = split_path_at_self_crossings(path);
+    rainbow(split_path_at_self_crossings(path)) 
-    //left(100) 
-    rainbow(paths) 
         stroke($item, closed=false, width=1);
-
 }
 
 
@@ -251,6 +286,18 @@ module drawProfile( points,debug = true ){
  * - A point `fin_base` which might represent the start or end of the base.
  * - Points for additional thickness (`-base_extra_thickness`) at both ends of the base.
  */
-function addBase(path) = concat(pathProfile,[fin_base,-base_extra_thickness],[0,-base_extra_thickness]);
+function addBase(path) = concat(path,[[fin_base,-base_extra_thickness],[0,-base_extra_thickness]]);
 
 
+/**
+ * Calculates heights for n layers where the first layer starts at 0 and the last at fin_thickness.
+ * 
+ * @param n - Number of layers.
+ * @param fin_thickness - The total height to be divided.
+ * @return An array where each element represents the height of the top of each layer.
+ */
+function layerHeights(n, fin_thickness) = 
+    let(
+        layer_height = fin_thickness / (n - 1)
+    )
+    [ for (i = [0 : n-1]) i * layer_height ];