Robotics & Systems/NuiBot/Body kits
Body kits
The OpenSCAD Technic module isn't written yet.
The plan is a Kōkiri "Technic grid" OpenSCAD module so a student sets a size in holes and gets correct hole spacing automatically. OpenSCAD itself (GPL) is never added to this repo — it would run as a separate design tool, the same way LeoCAD and LPub3D (also GPL, used to author the Build Library's own instructions) stay outside this codebase.
Technic dimensions
Always print a calibration strip first (holes from 4.7 to 5.1 mm in 0.1 mm steps). Every school printer is different.
| Dimension | Typical value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Hole spacing (pitch) | 8 mm | Same in every direction |
| Pin hole diameter | about 4.8 mm | Print at 4.9 to 5.0 mm on FDM printers; test first |
| Beam thickness | about 7.2 mm | Friction pins grip best through a part this thick |
| Axle cross | about 4.8 mm across, arms about 1.8 mm | Print slightly oversize |
Downloadable parameters
Once the Technic grid module exists, each body kit part's hole count and thickness will download as a small parameters file here. That file format doesn't exist yet either — this page is the honest placeholder for it, not a working download.
Ideas
Shells and faces, bumpers, a phone cradle, sensor shrouds, name plates (vinyl cut), cable guides, a tray, a light shield for the colour sensor.
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