// // TinySphEAR, Tiny Spherical Ear, First Order (B-format) Ambisonics Microphone // // Copyright 2015, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano, All Rights Reserved // nando@ccrma.stanford.edu // // // This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by // the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or // (at your option) any later version. // // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the // GNU General Public License for more details. // // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License // along with this program. If not, see . // // // 3d Models released under the Creative Commons license as follows: // Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) // http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahedron // angle of capsule to vertical axis = atan(sqrt(2)) = 54.7356103172 //// //// model parameters // dimensions of the EM182 electret microphone capsule_radius = 5; capsule_height = 4.5; // distance between face of capsule and center of array mic_radius = 10; // dimensions of capsule holder connection legs leg_width = 4; leg_thick = 2.5; // width of the ridge that connects to the mount ridge_width = 2; ridge_length = 2.5; // wall thickness of capsule holder wall = 1; // dimensions of microphone holder mount_radius = 3.5; // height of mount mount_height = 4; //// end of model parameters //// //// rendering control // what to render: // 0 -> ready to print // set = 0 -> one capsule, set = 1 -> four capsules // 1 -> the whole microhone with four capsules rendermic = 0; renderset = 1; // what type of connection to use between capsule holders: // 0 -> original cylinder beams // 1 -> interlocking beams (out) // 2 -> interlocking beams (in) connect = 2; //// end of rendering control //// // elevation angle for the capsule holders (fixed for this microphone) elev_angle = atan(sqrt(1/2)); // angles of the connection legs and adjacent capsule holders leg_angles_top = [ [-120, elev_angle], [0, elev_angle], [120, elev_angle] ]; leg_angles_bot = [ [-120, elev_angle], [120, elev_angle] ]; // adjustment for the radius of the capsule // measured inside diameter of a trial print was around 7.5 to 8.2 // instead of 10, capsule diameter was 9.99) fudge = 0.15; // adjustment for fit of slots in connection legs and mount fit = 0.2; // number of facets for rendering cylinders facets = 64; // microphone holder geometry capsule_sep_min = (mic_radius - capsule_height) * cos(elev_angle) - (capsule_radius + wall) * sin(elev_angle); capsule_sep_max = mic_radius * cos(elev_angle) - (capsule_radius + wall) * sin(elev_angle); capsule_bottom = mic_radius * sin(elev_angle) + (capsule_radius + wall) * cos(elev_angle); mount_slot_depth = ridge_length * sin(elev_angle); //////// // microphone capsule holder // azimuth: horizontal orientation of the capsule // elevation: vertical orientation of the capsure // mounts: vectors containing the angle of the mount and the angle to the adjacent capsule // twist: rotate the whole capsule to match mounting legs // ridge: 1 -> print ridge for mount module capsule (azimuth, elevation, mounts, twist, ridge) { rotate([0, 0, azimuth]) { rotate([0, (90 - elevation), 0]) { translate([0, 0, rendermic == 0 ? 0 : mic_radius - capsule_height]) { difference () { union () { // main capsule holder cylinder(r = capsule_radius + wall, h = capsule_height, $fn = facets); // the mounting legs for (angles = mounts) { rotate([0, 0, angles[0] + twist]) { // connect with cylindrical beams, very pretty if (connect == 0) { leg_length = mic_radius * cos(angles[1]) - capsule_radius * sin(angles[1]); translate([capsule_radius - wall, 0, capsule_height - wall]) { rotate([0, 180 - angles[1], 0]) { cylinder(d = leg_width, h = leg_length - 0.3, center = false, $fn = facets); } } } // connect with horizontal legs if (connect == 1) { leg_length = (mic_radius - capsule_height + leg_thick) * tan(90 - angles[1]) - capsule_radius; slot_depth = leg_thick * cos(90 - 2 * angles[1]) + wall + fit; translate([capsule_radius + leg_length + fudge, - leg_width / 3, 0]) { rotate([0, -90, 0]) { difference() { // thickness, width cube([leg_thick, leg_width, leg_length]); // cut slot in connector translate([0, leg_width / 3 - (fit / 2), 0]) { cube([leg_thick, leg_width / 3 + fit, slot_depth]); } } } } } // connect with vertical legs if (connect == 2) { // fix this 0.2 == (2 * fudge?) leg_length = (mic_radius * tan(90 - angles[1]) - capsule_radius) * tan(angles[1]) - 0.2; slot_depth = leg_thick * cos (90 - (2 * angles[1])); translate([capsule_radius + fudge, - leg_width / 3, - leg_length + capsule_height]) { difference() { // thickness, width //minkowski() { cube([leg_thick, leg_width, leg_length]); //cylinder(r = wall / 2, h = leg_length / 4, center = false, $fn = 32); //} // cut slot in connector translate([0, leg_width / 3 - (fit / 2), 0]) { cube([leg_thick, leg_width / 3 + fit, slot_depth]); } } } } } } // add ridges for microphone mount if (ridge == 1) { rotate([0, 0, twist]) { translate([capsule_radius + fudge, - 1.5 * ridge_width , 0]) { cube([ridge_length, ridge_width, capsule_height], center = false); } translate([capsule_radius + fudge, 0.5 * ridge_width , 0]) { cube([ridge_length, ridge_width, capsule_height], center = false); } } } } // make the hole for the capsule translate ([0, 0, -2]) { cylinder(r = capsule_radius + fudge, h = capsule_height + 2, $fn = facets); } // remove any extra connecting beam material from the face of the holder if (connect == 0) { translate ([0, 0, capsule_height]) { cylinder(r = capsule_radius + wall * 2, h = 2, $fn = facets); } } } } } } } // microphone mount // // angles: angles for mount slots // wall: thickness of cylinder wall // separation: height of mount with respect of the microphone assembly module mount (angles, wall, separation) { translate([0, 0, -(separation + 0.1)]) { difference() { union() { // grips for the capsule holder ridge // for (rot = angles) { // rotate([0, 0, rot]) { // translate([-capsule_sep_max, -(ridge_width - fit / 2), -mount_height]) { // cube([capsule_sep_max, ridge_width * 2 - fit, mount_height]); // rotate([0, -elev_angle, 0]) { // cube([capsule_sep_max, ridge_width * 2 - fit, mount_height * cos(elev_angle)]); // } // } // } // } translate([0, 0, -mount_height]) { cylinder(r = mount_radius + wall, h = mount_height, $fn = facets); } } // make the hole for the mount (* 1.5 to cut the ridge as well) translate([0, 0, -mount_height]) { cylinder(r = mount_radius, h = mount_height * 1.5, $fn = facets); } // cut the outside of the sloped ridge // translate([0, 0, -mount_height]) { // difference() { // cylinder(r = capsule_sep_max + mount_height * 1.5, h = mount_height * 1.5, $fn = facets); // cylinder(r = capsule_sep_max, h = mount_height * 1.5, $fn = facets); // } // } // and cut a slot for the ridges in the wall of the cylinder for (rot = angles) { rotate([0, -elev_angle, rot]) { translate([-capsule_sep_max * 2, 0.5 * ridge_width - fit, mount_slot_depth - wall / 2]) { cube([capsule_sep_max * 2, ridge_width + 2 * fit, mount_height]); } translate([-capsule_sep_max * 2, - 1.5 * ridge_width - fit, mount_slot_depth - wall / 2]) { cube([capsule_sep_max * 2, ridge_width + 2 * fit, mount_height]); } } } } } } // render a complete microphone if (rendermic == 1) { capsule(45, elev_angle, leg_angles_top, 60, 0); capsule(-135, elev_angle, leg_angles_top, 60, 0); capsule(-45, -elev_angle, leg_angles_bot, 0, 1); capsule(135, -elev_angle, leg_angles_bot, 0, 1); // the mount mount([-45, 135], 1, capsule_bottom); } // print all the parts separately // at most print two parts at the same time part_sep = capsule_radius * 1.6; if (rendermic == 0) { // #3 translate([part_sep, -part_sep, capsule_height]) { capsule(0, -90, leg_angles_top, 45 + 10, 0); } if (renderset != 0) { // #4 translate([part_sep, part_sep, capsule_height]) { capsule(0, -90, leg_angles_top, 45 + 10, 0); } // #2 translate([-part_sep, part_sep, capsule_height]) { capsule(0, -90, leg_angles_bot, -90, 1); } // #1 translate([-part_sep, -part_sep, capsule_height]) { capsule(0, -90, leg_angles_bot, 90, 1); } // mount translate([part_sep * 2.2, 0, mount_height]) { mount([-45, 135], 1, 0); } // add connecting ridges to make it all one part translate([-wall / 2, -part_sep, 0]) { cube([wall, part_sep * 2, wall / 2]); } translate([-(part_sep - capsule_radius - wall / 2), part_sep - wall / 2, 0]) { cube([(part_sep - capsule_radius - wall / 2) * 2, wall, wall / 2]); } translate([-(part_sep - capsule_radius - wall / 2), - part_sep - wall / 2, 0]) { cube([(part_sep - capsule_radius - wall / 2) * 2, wall, wall / 2]); } // connect the mount translate([part_sep * 2 - mount_radius - wall, - mount_radius, 0]) { rotate([0, 0, 45]) { cube([mount_radius, wall, wall / 2]); } } } }