Hollow Cylinder Container - 3D CAD Model
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Hollow Cylinder Container - 3D CAD Model

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3D Model Components

Blueprint Script (TypeScript)

const PARAMS = {
    radius: 5,
    height: 10,
    dim: 'disabled',
    wall: 0.4,
    wallInside: true,
    bottomClosed: true,
    segments: 30,
}

let { dim, wall, wallInside, radius } = PARAMS
let innerRadius = radius - wall

if (!wallInside) {
    radius += wall
    innerRadius += wall
}

// 1. Create the outer hull
const outer = Manifold.cylinder(PARAMS.height, radius, radius, PARAMS.segments)

let result: Manifold
// 2. The inner hole should be shorter if we want a bottom wall
// Height = total height MINUS the wall thickness
//let innerHeight2 = PARAMS.bottomClosed ? PARAMS.height : PARAMS.height + 2 // +2 to ensure clean cut if through
let inner = Manifold.cylinder(PARAMS.height, innerRadius, innerRadius, PARAMS.segments)

if (PARAMS.bottomClosed) {
    // If centered, we translate to "lift" it off the bottom.
    // If the cylinder starts at 0, we translate by 'wall'.
    // To be safe for both cases, let's align them.
    inner = inner.translate([0, 0, wall])
}

if (wall < PARAMS.radius) {
    result = outer.subtract(inner)
} else {
    result = outer
}

return { result, PARAMS }