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// Two-Layer Oval Nameplate Template with Engraved Text
// Creates a white base oval with a blue top oval and engraved text
// Parameters - these can be overridden from command line
name = "NAME"; // Text to display on nameplate
oval_width = 100; // Width of the oval (mm) - max 100mm
oval_height = 38; // Height of the oval (mm) - proportional to width
base_thickness = 1.5; // Thickness of white base layer (mm)
top_thickness = 1; // Thickness of blue top layer (mm)
base_offset = 2; // How much larger the white base is (mm)
text_size = 15; // Font size for the text
text_depth = 1; // How deep the text is engraved (mm) - cuts through blue to show white
font_file = "C:/Users/Fred/claude/Fordscript.ttf"; // Path to the custom font file
// Module to create an oval (ellipse)
module oval(width, height, depth) {
scale([width/2, height/2, 1])
cylinder(h=depth, r=1, $fn=100);
}
// White base layer (larger oval)
module base_layer() {
color("white")
oval(
oval_width + base_offset*2,
oval_height + base_offset*2,
base_thickness
);
}
// Blue top layer with engraved text
module top_layer() {
color("RoyalBlue")
difference() {
// Blue oval
translate([0, 0, base_thickness])
oval(oval_width, oval_height, top_thickness);
// Engraved text (cuts into the blue layer)
translate([0, 0, base_thickness + top_thickness - text_depth + 0.01])
linear_extrude(height=text_depth)
text(name,
size=text_size,
font="Fordscript",
halign="center",
valign="center");
}
}
// Main nameplate assembly
module nameplate() {
base_layer();
top_layer();
}
// Generate the nameplate
nameplate();