markdhooper / CMD-dactyl-manuform

CMD-dactyl-manuform

This is a fork of /carbonfet/dactyl-manuform which is a fork of the Dactyl-ManuForm. The Dactyl-Manuform is a fork of the Dactyl with the thumb cluster from ManuForm. Some features from the Dactyl Manuform Mini are kept along with new features added.

I modified /src/dactyl_keyboard/dactyl.clj to produce a slightly modified thumb cluster and to produce fewer .scad files. These .scad files didn't play too well with my slicer when rendered and then exported as .stl using OpenSCAD, which is likely a result of my lack of knowledge in terms of clojure. I used Prusaslicer to remove the bottom 1mm of the left and right models which seemed to remedy the problem. These were then exported as .stl files and are found in the /stl directory. I also modelled a different controller board holder using SolidWorks to accomodate the specific parts that I was able to obtain, which was exported as .stl and is also stored in the /stl directory.

Features

• The use of sidenubs can be disabled. Sidenub should be disabled if you use Kailh, and Outemu. If you use Cherry MX, Gateron or Zealios switches, you can enable the sidenubs.
• Toggle for outer column between using 1.5u sized keys and 1u sized keys.
• If enabled, the rows which use 1.5u sized keys can be specified.
• Toggle for an extra row of keys for the outer column(s).
• Toggle for an extra inner column before the thumbcluster with (nrows-2) rows.
• Toggle between using the default thumb cluster, the mini thumb cluster designed by l4u, and a new thumb cluster.
• This new thumb cluster uses the same keycaps as the default, but is more compact. The thumb only has to move one position left or right from its neutral position to reach all the keys.
• Removable controller board / TRRS jack holder as a separate part. This holder is then friction fit into a cutout on the back wall of the case. Designed for common TRRS breakout boards.

Generate OpenSCAD and STL models

• Run lein generate or lein auto generate
• This will regenerate the things/*.scad files
• Use OpenSCAD to open a .scad file.
• Make changes to design, repeat load-file, OpenSCAD will watch for changes and rerender.
• When done, use OpenSCAD to export STL files

License

Copyright © 2015-2018 Matthew Adereth, Tom Short and Leo Lou

The source code for generating the models is distributed under the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3.

The generated models are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).