// // SphEAR, 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; // 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 = 1; renderset = 0; // what type of connection to use between capsule holders: // 0 -> original cylinder beams // 1 -> interlocking beams (out) // 2 -> interlocking beams (in) connect = 1; //// end of rendering control //// // elevation angle for the capsule holders (fixed for this microphone) elev_angle = atan(sqrt(1/2)); // 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; // wall thickness of cylinders wall = 1; // number of facets for cylinders facets = 64; // the rest of the connection leg geometry leg_length = connect == 0 ? mic_radius * cos(elev_angle) - capsule_radius * sin(elev_angle) : connect == 1 ? (mic_radius - capsule_height + leg_thick) * cos(elev_angle) / cos(90 - elev_angle) - capsule_radius : mic_radius - (capsule_radius / sqrt(2)); slot_depth = connect == 1 ? leg_thick * cos(elev_angle) / sin(elev_angle) + fit: leg_thick * cos (90 - (2 * elev_angle)); // 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: vector with angles that correspond to the orientation of the legs // 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 (rot = mounts) { rotate(a = rot + twist, v = [0, 0, 1]) { // connect with cylindrical beams, very pretty if (connect == 0) { translate([capsule_radius - wall, 0, capsule_height - wall]) { rotate([0, 180 - elev_angle, 0]) { cylinder(d = leg_width, h = leg_length - 0.3, center = false, $fn = facets); } } } // connect with horizontal legs if (connect == 1) { 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) { translate([capsule_radius + fudge, - leg_width / 3, - leg_length + capsule_height]) { 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]); } } } } } } // add ridges for microphone mount if (ridge == 1) { rotate([0, 0, twist]) { translate([capsule_radius + fudge, - wall , 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, 0, rot]) { translate([-capsule_sep_max * 2, -ridge_width + 4 * fit, -mount_slot_depth]) { cube([capsule_sep_max * 2, ridge_width + 2 * fit, mount_height]); } } } } } } // render a complete microphone if (rendermic == 1) { capsule(45, elev_angle, [-120, 0, 120], 60, 0); capsule(-45, -elev_angle, [-120, 120], 0, 1); capsule(-135, elev_angle, [-120, 0, 120], 60, 0); capsule(135, -elev_angle, [-120, 120], 0, 1); // the mount mount([-45, 135], 1, capsule_bottom); } // print all the parts separately part_sep = capsule_radius * 2 * 3; if (rendermic == 0) { capsule(0, 90, [-120, 0, 120], 0, 0); if (renderset != 0) { translate([0, part_sep, 0]) { capsule(0, 90, [-120, 0, 120], 0, 0); } translate([part_sep, 0, 0]) { capsule(0, 90, [-120, 120], 0, 1); } translate([part_sep, part_sep]) { capsule(0, 90, [-120, 120], 0, 1); } translate([part_sep / 2, -part_sep, 0]) { mount([-45, 135], 1, 0); } } }