changelog for v4.6.0

Signed-off-by: Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 build/
+*.stl
 
 *.sw*

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,77 @@
 
 Included is a summary of changes to the project, by version. Details can be found in the commit history.
 
+## v4.6.0
+
+### Features
+
+* All frame pieces were updated to have flush edges, a la the "extended" sides, rather than the seam between the
+  front/back and the sides being at a 45 degree angle on some pieces, with the latter meaning that we were maintaining
+  two (complicated) duplicates of the same pieces because both 45 degree and 90 degree angles were necessary. This does
+  not affect the look of the build much, but simplifies the print and the maintenance of the project.
+* A slightly-extended flat side piece was added, to add just a bit of length to the overall build.
+
+### Improvements
+
+* One more slash has been added to the frame pieces, just for more interesting visuals.
+* The rectangle plates' positioning was tweaked slightly.
+
+### Fixes
+
+* The frame solid was very slightly shorter than it should have been as the corners relied on cylinders. The core solid
+  is now at its proper dimensions.
+
+## v4.5.0
+
+### Features
+
+* Many components for the Buildable Stick System - Arcade Edition --- pieces to create a control enclosure for the Qanba
+  2009 base! These pieces live in `extras/bss-ae/` but do use some parts from the base project; check that subdir's
+  README.
+* Created a Sega 2P 11 button layout, basically following the curve of the fourth column and adding a fifth, plus one
+  extra button
+* More decorative plates, this time square ones for an NES-styled project.
+
+### Improvements
+
+* Button layout positions for Sega 2P and directional arc layouts have been parameterized.
+* The decorative plates for the directional arc + W and Sega 2P 9 layout have been split into two files, since there was
+  no reason to keep them as one with multiple pieces anymore.
+* Tweaks to the horizontal stripes in order to get them to print better.
+* Renamed "Sega 2P plus one" to Sega 2P 9, following the pattern of the 11 layout.
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Renaming of extended side pieces to fit the front/back idiom.
+* Cleanups to the demos.
+
+## v4.4.3
+
+### Features
+
+* Windowed frame wall pieces were made for the "clean" front/back walls that line up with the extended sides.
+
+### Improvements
+
+* The inner wall piece has been thickened, bringing its surface closer to the end of the outer wall windowed frame
+  pieces, making the window less deep and the inner wall easier to see.
+* The inner wall piece has been shrunken on the Z in order to leave some material on the outer wall and thus improve the
+  friction fit and clamp of the outer wall piece, which was too weakened by the unsupported top and bottom otherwise.
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Documentation updates, especially around the printing of parts.
+* Corrected the names of some pieces that were accidentally duplicated from the file they were copied from rather than
+  what they were, or otherwise didn't match the standard pattern (such as it is).
+
+## v4.4.2
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+* Fix a regression with the small button screw-in space cutting into the frame wall supports. The screw-in space is
+  potentially more important for some nuts than the thickness of the frame wall supports, so the latter have been
+  thinned slightly.
+
 ## v4.4.1
 
 ### Features

README.md

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ design before sending it to a custom builder? Do you just love having your space
 because you keep making different variants, colorways, and so on? Or do you simply want a good stick on the cheap, and
 know someone or a library with a 3D printer? The Buildable Stick System may be the project for you!
 
+**Join the project IRC channel: [#buildable-stick-system @
+Randomus](https://webirc.randomus.net/#buildable-stick-system)!**
+
 ![An example of stick components displayed in OpenSCAD](docs/blown-up-demo.png)
 
 [OpenSCAD-based illustration of how the components for an overhang panel-based stick fit together.]

build.py

@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ for root, dirs, files in os.walk('.'):
 
 for process in processes:
     process.wait()
+    if process.returncode != 0:
+        raise Exception(f"building {process.args} failed")

demo/all-together-demo-extended-with-windows.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2023 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/side-trapezoid.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back-aux-and-neutrik.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back-windowed-horiz-stripes.scad>
+use <panels/inset/lever-and-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-panel.scad>
+use <panels/inset/sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad>
+use <misc/decorative-plate-24mm-button.scad>
+use <misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-nine.scad>
+use <misc/dustwasher-lsx-nobi.scad>
+
+top_panel_color        = "#5B6579";
+bottom_panel_color     = "#8E9089";
+frame_top_bottom_color = "#8E9089";
+frame_side_color       = "#8E9089";
+top_deco_color         = "#8E9089";
+
+color(top_panel_color) translate([-panel_x/2, 0, frame_z/2-panel_z+0.01]) lever_and_dir_arc_w_30mm_panel();
+color(top_panel_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, frame_z/2-panel_z+0.01]) sega_2p_nine_plus_control_panel_with_mount();
+color(frame_side_color) translate([-frame_x/2+4, 0, -2.5]) side_trapezoid_frame_piece();
+color(frame_side_color) translate([frame_x/2-4, 0, -2.5]) mirror([1, 0, 0]) side_trapezoid_frame_piece();
+color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([-frame_x/2+4, 0, -2.5])  horiz_striped_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece();
+color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([frame_x/2-4, 0, -2.5])  horiz_striped_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece();
+color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([-frame_x/2+4, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 0, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece();
+color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([frame_x/2-4, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 180, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece();
+color(bottom_panel_color) translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -5-frame_z/2+5]) panel();
+color(bottom_panel_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, -5-frame_z/2+5]) panel();
+
+/* color(top_deco_color) translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2-4]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate_of_plates(); */
+color(top_deco_color) translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate();
+color(top_deco_color) translate([-170, 20, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) lsx_nobi_dustwasher();
+color(top_deco_color) translate([panel_x-24, 30, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) button_24mm_decorative_plate();

demo/all-together-demo-extended.scad

@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@
 
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/extended/front-or-back.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/extended/side-extended-to-bottom.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/extended/front-or-back-clean-for-extended-side-aux-and-neutrik.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back-trapezoid.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/side-trapezoid-extended-to-front-trapezoid.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back-aux-and-neutrik.scad>
 use <panels/inset/lever-and-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-panel.scad>
-use <panels/inset/sega-2p-plus-one-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad>
+use <panels/inset/sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad>
 use <misc/decorative-plate-24mm-button.scad>
-use <misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-plus-one.scad>
-use <misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-plus-one-plates.scad>
+use <misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-nine.scad>
 use <misc/dustwasher-lsx-nobi.scad>
 
 top_panel_color        = "#5B6579";
@@ -22,17 +21,16 @@ frame_side_color       = "#8E9089";
 top_deco_color         = "#8E9089";
 
 color(top_panel_color) translate([-panel_x/2, 0, frame_z/2-panel_z+0.01]) lever_and_dir_arc_w_30mm_panel();
-color(top_panel_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, frame_z/2-panel_z+0.01]) sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_panel_with_mount();
-color(frame_side_color) translate([-frame_x/2+4, 0, -2.5]) extra_extended_left_or_right_frame_piece();
-color(frame_side_color) translate([frame_x/2-4, 0, -2.5]) mirror([1, 0, 0]) extra_extended_left_or_right_frame_piece();
-color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([-frame_x/2+4, 0, -2.5])  extended_front_or_back_frame_piece();
-color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([frame_x/2-4, 0, -2.5])  extended_front_or_back_frame_piece();
-color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([-frame_x/2+4, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 0, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece_for_extended_side();
-color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([frame_x/2-4, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 180, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece_for_extended_side();
+color(top_panel_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, frame_z/2-panel_z+0.01]) sega_2p_nine_plus_control_panel_with_mount();
+color(frame_side_color) translate([-frame_x/2+4, 0, -2.5]) side_trapezoid_extended_to_front_frame_piece();
+color(frame_side_color) translate([frame_x/2-4, 0, -2.5]) mirror([1, 0, 0]) side_trapezoid_extended_to_front_frame_piece();
+color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([-frame_x/2+4, 0, -2.5])  front_or_back_trapezoid_frame_piece();
+color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([frame_x/2-4, 0, -2.5])  front_or_back_trapezoid_frame_piece();
+color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([-frame_x/2+4, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 0, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece();
+color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([frame_x/2-4, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 180, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece();
 color(bottom_panel_color) translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -5-frame_z/2+5]) panel();
 color(bottom_panel_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, -5-frame_z/2+5]) panel();
 
-/* color(top_deco_color) translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2-4]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate_of_plates(); */
-color(top_deco_color) translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate();
+color(top_deco_color) translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate();
 color(top_deco_color) translate([-170, 20, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) lsx_nobi_dustwasher();
 color(top_deco_color) translate([panel_x-24, 30, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) button_24mm_decorative_plate();

demo/all-together-demo-solo.scad

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/extended/front-or-back.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/extended/side-extended-to-bottom.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/extended/front-or-back-clean-for-extended-side-aux-and-neutrik.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back-trapezoid.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/side-trapezoid-extended-to-front-trapezoid.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back-aux-and-neutrik.scad>
 use <panels/inset/lever-and-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-panel.scad>
 use <panels/inset/lever-and-sega-2p-6-button-panel-with-aux-with-mount.scad>
 use <misc/dustwasher-jlf.scad>
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ frame_side_color       = "#8E9089";
 top_deco_color         = "#000000";
 
 color(top_panel_color) translate([0, 0, frame_z/2-panel_z+0.01]) lever_and_sega_2p_6_button_panel_with_aux_with_mount();
-color(frame_side_color) translate([0, 0, -2.5]) extra_extended_left_or_right_frame_piece();
-color(frame_side_color) translate([0, 0, -2.5]) mirror([1, 0, 0]) extra_extended_left_or_right_frame_piece();
-color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([0, 0, -2.5])  extended_front_or_back_frame_piece();
-color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([0, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 0, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece_for_extended_side();
+color(frame_side_color) translate([0, 0, -2.5]) side_trapezoid_extended_to_front_frame_piece();
+color(frame_side_color) translate([0, 0, -2.5]) mirror([1, 0, 0]) side_trapezoid_extended_to_front_frame_piece();
+color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([0, 0, -2.5])  front_or_back_trapezoid_frame_piece();
+color(frame_top_bottom_color) translate([0, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 0, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece();
 color(bottom_panel_color) translate([0, 0, -5-frame_z/2+5]) panel();
 
 color(top_deco_color) translate([-65, 5, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) jlf_dustwasher();

demo/all-together-demo.scad

@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@
 
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
-use <frames/complete/left-frame.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/box/side.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/box/front-or-back.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/box/front-or-back-aux-and-neutrik.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/side.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back-aux-and-neutrik.scad>
 use <panels/inset/lever-and-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-panel.scad>
-use <panels/inset/sega-2p-plus-one-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad>
+use <panels/inset/sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad>
 use <misc/decorative-plate-24mm-button.scad>
-use <misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-plus-one.scad>
-use <misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-plus-one-plates.scad>
+use <misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-nine.scad>
 use <misc/dustwasher-lsx-nobi.scad>
 
 panel_color    = "red";
@@ -21,15 +19,16 @@ base_color     = "gray";
 top_deco_color = "white";
 
 color(panel_color) translate([-panel_x/2, 0, frame_z/2-panel_z+0.01]) lever_and_dir_arc_w_30mm_panel();
-color(panel_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, frame_z/2-panel_z+0.01]) sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_panel_with_mount();
-color(base_color) translate([-frame_x/2+5, 0, -2.5]) left_frame();
-color(base_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, -2.5]) rotate([0, 180, 0]) side_box_frame_piece();
-color(base_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, -2.5]) front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
-color(base_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 180, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece();
+color(panel_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, frame_z/2-panel_z+0.01]) sega_2p_nine_plus_control_panel_with_mount();
+color(base_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, -2.5]) rotate([0, 180, 0]) side_frame_piece();
+color(base_color) translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -2.5]) side_frame_piece();
+color(base_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, -2.5]) front_or_back_frame_piece();
+color(base_color) translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -2.5]) front_or_back_frame_piece();
+color(base_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 180, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece();
+color(base_color) translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -2.5]) rotate([180, 180, 0]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece();
 color(base_color) translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -5-frame_z/2+5]) panel();
 color(base_color) translate([panel_x/2, 0, -5-frame_z/2+5]) panel();
 
-/* color(top_deco_color) translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2-4]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate_of_plates(); */
-color(top_deco_color) translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate();
+color(top_deco_color) translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate();
 color(top_deco_color) translate([-170, 20, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) lsx_nobi_dustwasher();
 color(top_deco_color) translate([panel_x-24, 30, 3+frame_z/2-panel_z]) button_24mm_decorative_plate();

demo/blown-up-demo.scad

@@ -6,29 +6,29 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 use <frames/pieces/interconnect.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/box/side.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/box/front-or-back.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/box/front-or-back-aux-and-neutrik.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/side.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back-aux-and-neutrik.scad>
 use <panels/overhang/left-lever-and-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-panel.scad>
-use <panels/overhang/right-sega-2p-plus-one-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad>
+use <panels/overhang/right-sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad>
 use <panels/overhang/left-or-right-panel.scad>
 use <misc/decorative-plate-24mm-button.scad>
-use <misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-plus-one.scad>
+use <misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-nine.scad>
 use <misc/dustwasher-lsx-nobi.scad>
 
 color("#C12E1F") translate([-panel_x/2-25, 0, frame_z/2+75]) lever_and_dir_arc_w_30mm_left_overhang_panel();
-color("#C12E1F") translate([panel_x/2+25, 0, frame_z/2+75]) sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount();
-color("black") translate([-frame_x/2+5-25, -55, -2.5]) front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
-color("black") rotate([0, 180, 0]) translate([-frame_x/2+5-25, -55, -2.5]) front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
-color("black") translate([-frame_x/2+5-50, 0, -2.5]) side_box_frame_piece();
-color("black") rotate([0, 180, 0]) translate([-frame_x/2+5-50, 0, -2.5]) side_box_frame_piece();
-color("black") rotate([180, 0, 0]) translate([-frame_x/2+5-25, -55, -2.5]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece();
-color("black") rotate([180, 0, 0]) rotate([0, 180, 0]) translate([-frame_x/2+5-25, -55, -2.5]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece();
+color("#C12E1F") translate([panel_x/2+25, 0, frame_z/2+75]) sega_2p_nine_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount();
+color("black") translate([-frame_x/2+5-25, -55, -2.5]) front_or_back_frame_piece();
+color("black") rotate([0, 180, 0]) translate([-frame_x/2+5-25, -55, -2.5]) front_or_back_frame_piece();
+color("black") translate([-frame_x/2+5-50, 0, -2.5]) side_frame_piece();
+color("black") rotate([0, 180, 0]) translate([-frame_x/2+5-50, 0, -2.5]) side_frame_piece();
+color("black") rotate([180, 0, 0]) translate([-frame_x/2+5-25, -55, -2.5]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece();
+color("black") rotate([180, 0, 0]) rotate([0, 180, 0]) translate([-frame_x/2+5-25, -55, -2.5]) front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece();
 color("black") rotate([0, 180, 0]) interconnect_frame_piece();
 color("#C12E1F") translate([-panel_x/2-25, 0, -5-frame_z/2-75]) left_or_right_overhang_panel();
 color("#C12E1F") mirror([0, 1, 0]) translate([panel_x/2+25, 0, -5-frame_z/2-75]) rotate([0, 0, 180])
 	left_or_right_overhang_panel();
 
-color("black") translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2+150]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate();
+color("black") translate([0, 0, 3+frame_z/2+150]) dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate();
 color("black") translate([-195, 25, 3+frame_z/2+150]) lsx_nobi_dustwasher();
 color("black") translate([panel_x, 25, 3+frame_z/2+150]) button_24mm_decorative_plate();

docs/printing-and-materials.md

@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ My preferred settings are 3 wall loops with 20% gyroid sparse infill. This gives
 strength against bowing forces, but something more default, like 2 wall loops, 15% grid sparse infill, is fine and does
 not lead to a weak enclosure.
 
+### Supports and Positioning
+
+All of the parts are designed to be printed outside-face-down. The bevels are at an angle (45 degrees) that should print
+fine with no supports. Make sure everything is aligned properly on your plate so that the flat face you will look at the
+most is on the bottom.
+
+The only exception to this is the interconnect piece(s), which are not visible and need a support to print. Maybe one
+day I'll rejigger these.
+
 ### Working With Flatness
 
 A lot of the pieces are long and flat, so I recommend really dialing in your printer settings. The frame pieces make
@@ -20,15 +29,36 @@ uniform lines that create reflection patterns on long, flat surfaces. This can b
 panels and their decorative plates, since they're what you're looking at 90% of the time, and the holes break up a
 perfect pattern, making the long lines stand out even more.
 
-* **Top panels:** using a non-uniform pattern reduces if not eliminates the problem of the surface catching the light,
-  but for some patterns, it may come at the expense of time. Other patterns may improve beyond monotonic, but hilbert
-  curve seems to be the gold standard.
-* **Circle-centric decorative plates:** don't use complex patterns like Archimedean chords on decorative plates, as they
-  seem to have issues with filling curves and you still want to try to maximize contact with walls. Concentric is great
-  here if you dial it in.
+Some specific parts are worth some additional notes:
 
-The concentric pattern is a good default and prints awesome parts, with the only exception being the top panels, which
-benefit from using a Hilbert curve initial layer pattern instead of concentric.
+* **Top panels:** using a non-uniform pattern reduces if not eliminates the problem of the surface catching the light,
+  but for some patterns, it may come at the expense of time.
+    * **Avoid:** monotonic.
+    * **Good for the time:** Archimedean chords create the look of a circular ripple radiating out the center, and
+      depending on the material, you may not even notice it much, so it's a pretty good look/speed balance.
+    * **Great if you can wait:** hilbert curve leaves no discernable pattern on most materials, but some high gloss,
+      high contrast materials may show the winding pattern at some angles --- consider Archimedean chords for these.
+* **Circle-centric decorative plates:** simple ones could be fine in whatever, but the ones for action buttons end up
+  having lots of weird interaction points.
+    * **Avoid:** none; monotonic doesn't look *good*, but the plates don't have enough surface area for the pattern to
+      stand out too much.
+    * **Decent:** concentric is generally good, but you can get some pitting when the pattern radiating away from
+      buttons collides with other patterns, because none of the geometry lines up well.
+    * **Great:** Archimedean chords, just crank up the infill/wall overlap to avoid pits on the edges.
+* **Frame walls with Neutrik or aux button cutouts:** a reduced but similar problem with the action button decorative
+  plates, the circles near each other create weird interactions with the walls.
+    * **Avoid:** concentric, again, has problems with pitting where geometries clash.
+    * **Decent:** monotonic is pretty decent here, and you probably won't look at the sides too much, so maybe it
+      doesn't bother you.
+    * **Great:** Archimedean chords again, with the same infill/wall overlap as decorative plates.
+* **Flush frame walls:** you can pretty much do whatever you like here.
+    * **Great:** concentric produces an interesting pattern and you won't have collision problems in a rectangle.
+    * **Essentially great:** Archimedean chords yet again, you may just not like the pattern as much as the end result
+      of concentric.
+
+The Archimedean chord pattern is a good default and prints awesome parts, with the only exception being the top panels,
+which benefit from using a Hilbert curve initial layer pattern instead, though you may be happy enough with Archimedean
+chord.
 
 ## Materials
 

src/components.scad

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ module m4_hole_countersink() {
 	cylinder(r1=m4_bolt_radius, r2=m4_bolt_countersink_radius, h=3.2, $fn=50, center=true);
 }
 
+module m6_hole() {
+	cylinder(r=m6_bolt_radius, h=100, $fn=50, center=true);
+}
+
 module panel_holes() {
 	// holes for mount bolts
 	translate([panel_to_frame_point_x, panel_to_frame_point_y, 0]) m4_hole();
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ module rocker_20mm_mount() {
 // space for a neutrik D mount or 24mm button --- Z is meant to leave some lip now that frames
 // are primarily printed on their side
 module frame_cutout() {
-	cube([30.5, 8, frame_z-(panel_z*3)], center=true);
+	cube([35, 8, frame_z-(panel_z*3)], center=true);
 }
 
 // bank of three 24mm buttons, commonly on a frame face
@@ -90,6 +94,12 @@ module aux_control_three_button_cluster() {
 	translate([37, 0, 0]) button_24mm_hole();
 }
 
+module aux_control_three_button_tight_cluster() {
+	translate([-32, 0, 0]) button_24mm_hole();
+	translate([0, 0, 0]) button_24mm_hole();
+	translate([32, 0, 0]) button_24mm_hole();
+}
+
 module m2_mount_post() {
 	difference() {
 		cylinder(r=m2_screw_selftap_radius*2.25, h=3, $fn=6, center=true);
@@ -264,13 +274,13 @@ module frame_solid() {
 		];
 		hull() {
 			for (p = top_points) {
-				translate(p) cylinder(r=2, h=frame_bevel_height, center=true);
+				translate(p) cylinder(r=2, h=frame_bevel_height, center=true, $fn=4);
 			}
 			for (p = base_points) {
-				translate(p) cylinder(r=2, h=frame_z-(frame_bevel_height*2), center=true);
+				translate(p) cylinder(r=2, h=frame_z-(frame_bevel_height*2), center=true, $fn=4);
 			}
 			for (p = bottom_points) {
-				translate(p) cylinder(r=2, h=frame_bevel_height, center=true);
+				translate(p) cylinder(r=2, h=frame_bevel_height, center=true, $fn=4);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -396,24 +406,24 @@ module dir_arc_plus_w_24mm_8_button() {
 
 module dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button() {
 	// just my guesstimate on this one, but note that this is the same position as sega 2p (just mirrored)
-	translate([(panel_x/2)-28.06, (-panel_y/2)+62, 0]) button_30mm_hole();
+	translate([(panel_x/2)-sega_2p_column_1_left_panel_edge_offset, (-panel_y/2)+62, 0]) button_30mm_hole();
 }
 
 module dir_arc_30mm_finger_buttons() {
-	translate([0, 57.2, 0]) dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
-	translate([-33.8, 57.2+12.9, 0]) dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
-	translate([-33.8-34.8, 57.2+12.9, 0]) dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
+	translate([0, dir_arc_30mm_row_2_offset, 0]) dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
+	translate([-dir_arc_30mm_column_2_offset, dir_arc_30mm_row_3_offset, 0]) dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
+	translate([-dir_arc_30mm_column_3_offset, dir_arc_30mm_row_3_offset, 0]) dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
 }
 
 module dir_arc_w_30mm() {
 	dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
 	dir_arc_30mm_finger_buttons();
-	translate([-26.8, 57.2+12.9+34.5, 0]) dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
+	translate([-26.8, dir_arc_w_30mm_row_4_offset, 0]) dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
 }
 
 module dir_arc_w_30mm_plus_one() {
 	dir_arc_w_30mm();
-	translate([-33.8-34.8-33.8, 57.2, 0]) dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
+	translate([-dir_arc_30mm_column_3_offset-33.8, dir_arc_30mm_row_2_offset, 0]) dir_arc_30mm_thumb_button();
 }
 
 // Namco Noir (right hand)
@@ -440,31 +450,38 @@ module noir_plus_one() {
 // Sega Astro City 2P (right hand)
 
 module sega_2p_p1() {
-	translate([-panel_x/2, -panel_y/2, 0]) translate([28.06, 140, 0]) button_30mm_hole();
+	translate([-panel_x/2, -panel_y/2, 0]) translate([sega_2p_column_1_left_panel_edge_offset, 140, 0])
+		button_30mm_hole();
 }
 
 module sega_2p_6_button() {
 	// via slagcoin
 	sega_2p_p1();
-	translate([30.5, 11+9, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
-	translate([30.5+36, 11+9, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
+	translate([sega_2p_column_2_offset, 11+9, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
+	translate([sega_2p_column_3_offset, 11+9, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
 	translate([0, -19-9-11, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
-	translate([30.5, -19, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
-	translate([30.5+36, -19, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
+	translate([sega_2p_column_2_offset, -19, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
+	translate([sega_2p_column_3_offset, -19, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
 }
 
 module sega_2p() {
 	sega_2p_6_button();
-	translate([30.5+36+36, 11, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
-	translate([30.5+36+36, -19-9, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
+	translate([sega_2p_column_4_offset, 11, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
+	translate([sega_2p_column_4_offset, -19-9, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
 }
 
-module sega_2p_plus_one() {
+module sega_2p_nine() {
 	sega_2p();
 	// just my guesstimate on this one
 	translate([0, -19-9-11-19-9-11, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
 }
 
+module sega_2p_eleven() {
+	sega_2p_nine();
+	translate([sega_2p_column_5_offset, 0, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
+	translate([sega_2p_column_5_offset, -19-9-11, 0]) sega_2p_p1();
+}
+
 module shiokenstar() {
 	translate([-172, 32, 0]) dir_arc_24mm_directionals();
 	sega_2p();

src/extras/bss-ae/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# BSS Arcade Edition
+
+Pieces for mounting to a Qanba 2009 in order to create the Buildable Stick System - Arcade Edition.
+
+## Pieces
+
+* 4 `interconnect-x` --- creating the internal support for joining two rows of panels
+* 6 `frames/pieces/interconnect` --- (core project) the standard piece for joining two+ columns of panels
+* 4 `extended-side-no-back` --- the extended side pieces, flush on the back to connect to each other
+* 4 `frames/pieces/extended/front-or-back` --- (core project) the front extended piece
+* 2 `extended-back` --- a small piece that fits into the Qanba 2009 "lip" for running cables
+* 1 `extended-back-left-mount`
+* 1 `extended-back-right-mount` --- extended back pieces that can be mounted to the Qanba 2009 base
+* 1 `panel-front-left-mount`
+* 1 `panel-front-right-mount` --- blank panels that can be mounted to the Qanba 2009 base
+* 6 `panels/inset/panel` --- the rest of the bottom panels
+* 4 `panels/inset/` panels of your choice for the front controls
+* 2 `panel-three-aux-buttons` --- for aux controls in the back row
+* 2 `panel-three-aux-buttons-and-rocker-hole` --- for aux controls and the wired rocker in the back row
+* 4 `decorative-plate-aux-control-tight-three-button-cluster` --- for decorating the aux control clusters
+* 4 `src/misc/` decorative plates of your choice for the front controls, and similar miscellany
+* 4 `mount-spacer` --- making a flush mount between the enclosure and the base
+
+## Hardware
+
+* 32 45mm M4 hex brass standoffs (or equivalent) for each panel/frame compartment
+* 64 8-12mm M4 countersunk hex bolts for attaching panels to the compartments
+* 4 8-12mm M3 hex bolts and 4 M3 flange nuts for attaching rocker switches to the back panels
+* 4 40mm M6 bolts for connecting the enclosure to the base
+* 4 M6 flange nuts
+
+## Components
+
+* 2 controller boards, e.g. the RP2040 Advanced Breakout Board
+* buttons and/or levers as desired
+* necessary wiring
+
+For the rest of the build (e.g. mounting a level to a panel), see the core README.

src/extras/bss-ae/decorative-plate-aux-control-tight-three-button-cluster.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* Decorative plate for aux buttons.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+decorative_radius_scale = 1.5;
+jumbo_decorative_radius_scale = 0;
+include <components.scad>
+
+module aux_control_three_button_tight_cluster_decorative_plate() {
+	difference() {
+		// get a 2mm slice of the bigger button cylinders
+		translate([0, 0, -25]) hull() aux_control_three_button_tight_cluster();
+		// keep a thin slice
+		translate([0, 0, -100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
+		translate([0, 0, 100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
+		// cut out the normal holes
+		translate([0, 0, -1]) aux_control_three_button_tight_cluster();
+	}
+}
+
+aux_control_three_button_tight_cluster_decorative_plate();

src/extras/bss-ae/extended-back-left-mount.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* A back piece of the enclosure, with a mounting hole.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <extended-back.scad>
+
+// X: inner post to post (inclusive) is approx. 428.625mm, so half that, minus half the post itself
+// (41.28mm) is how much in from a normal panel to put the M6 mounting hole
+// Y: eyeballed it to 30mm
+mount_hole_x = (panel_x / 2) - (panel_x - ((428.625 / 2) - (41.28 / 2)));
+mount_hole_y = (panel_y / 2) + 30;
+
+module left_mount_extended_back() {
+	difference() {
+		extended_back();
+		translate([mount_hole_x, -mount_hole_y, -30]) m6_hole();
+		// punch out the back for cables
+		cube([frame_x-70, frame_y+160, frame_z-20], center=true);
+	}
+}
+
+left_mount_extended_back();

src/extras/bss-ae/extended-back-right-mount.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/* A back piece of the enclosure, with a mounting hole.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <extended-back-left-mount.scad>
+
+module right_mount_extended_back() {
+	mirror([1, 0, 0]) left_mount_extended_back();
+}
+
+right_mount_extended_back();

src/extras/bss-ae/extended-back.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* A back piece extended the rest of the depth of the base.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back-trapezoid.scad>
+
+module back_piece_extension() {
+	// combine the original wall with a copy to "pull" the wall out
+	hull() {
+		linear_extrude(height=80) bottom_piece_wall();
+		linear_extrude(height=(frame_wall-frame_bevel_height)) bottom_piece_wall();
+	}
+}
+
+module extended_back() {
+	difference() {
+		union() {
+			clean_front_or_back();
+			translate([0, -frame_y/2+frame_wall, 0]) rotate([90, 0, 0]) back_piece_extension();
+		}
+		cube([frame_x-60, frame_y+160-10, frame_z-10], center=true);
+		translate([0, -frame_y/2-35, 0]) cube([frame_x-20, 70, frame_z-10], center=true);
+	}
+}
+
+extended_back();

src/extras/bss-ae/extended-side-no-back.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/* Create an extended side that is flush on the back to lay against another side.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <frames/complete/left-frame.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/side.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back-trapezoid.scad>
+
+module side_frame_piece_wall() {
+	// this doesn't use the side_frame_piece because of the 45 degree angle geometry
+	// not creating a clean thing to cut, so we just take the whole wall and use that
+	projection(cut=true) rotate([0, 90, 0]) translate([frame_x/2-frame_wall-(frame_bevel_height/2), 0, 0])
+		left_frame();
+}
+
+module side_and_bottom_frame_piece_wall() {
+	// get a slice of the pieces, to use it in extruding
+	// this doesn't use the side_frame_piece because of the 45 degree angle geometry
+	// not creating a clean thing to cut, so we just take the whole wall and use that
+	side_frame_piece_wall();
+	projection(cut=true) translate([0, -frame_y/2+frame_wall, 0]) rotate([90, 90, 0]) bottom_piece_extension();
+}
+
+module side_and_bottom_frame_piece_extension() {
+	// combine the original with a shrunken piece to "pull" the wall out
+	hull() {
+		linear_extrude(height=frame_extension_y) scale([0.5, 0.90, 1]) side_and_bottom_frame_piece_wall();
+		linear_extrude(height=frame_extension_y) scale([0.5, 1, 1])
+			difference() {
+				side_frame_piece_wall();
+				// remove the front piece so it doesn't interfere with the front extend
+				translate([0, -frame_y/2, 0]) square([frame_x, frame_y], center=true);
+			}
+		linear_extrude(height=frame_bevel_height) side_and_bottom_frame_piece_wall();
+	}
+}
+
+module extra_extended_left_or_right_frame_piece() {
+	difference() {
+		union() {
+			difference() {
+				side_frame_piece();
+				// chop off the old edge which is getting replaced with the extension
+				translate([-frame_x/2+frame_bevel_height/2, 0, 0])
+					cube([frame_bevel_height, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
+			}
+			translate([-frame_x/2+frame_bevel_height*2, 0, 0])
+				rotate([0, -90, 0]) side_and_bottom_frame_piece_extension();
+		}
+		// minus the back piece where the wall would be, since there is no wall and the pieces and panels
+		// go flush against one another
+		translate([0, frame_y/2-(frame_wall/2), 0]) cube([frame_x*2, frame_wall, frame_z], center=true);
+	}
+}
+
+extra_extended_left_or_right_frame_piece();

src/extras/bss-ae/interconnect-x.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* Interconnect frames along the x-axis (the longer side)
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <frames/pieces/front-or-back.scad>
+
+module interconnect_frame_half_piece() {
+	translate([0, frame_y/2-frame_wall, 0]) difference() {
+		front_or_back_frame_piece();
+		translate([0, (-frame_y+frame_wall)/2-panel_overhang_amount, 0])
+			cube([overhang_panel_x, frame_wall+panel_overhang_amount*2, frame_z], center=true);
+	}
+}
+
+module interconnect_frame_piece() {
+	difference() {
+		union() {
+			// slight translate is to make this a 2-manifold in OpenSCAD
+			translate([0, -0.01, 0]) interconnect_frame_half_piece();
+			mirror([0, 1, 0]) interconnect_frame_half_piece();
+		}
+		rotate([0, 0, 90]) translate([-frame_y/2, 0, 0]) frame_cable_routing_hole();
+	}
+}
+
+interconnect_frame_piece();

src/extras/bss-ae/mount-spacer.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* Just a simple washer to go between the frame post and the arcade enclosure.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+
+module mount_spacer() {
+	difference() {
+		cylinder(r=25, h=1.25, $fn=50, center=true);
+		m6_hole();
+	}
+}
+
+mount_spacer();

src/extras/bss-ae/panel-front-left-mount.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* A panel with a mount point for the front left of the enclosure.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <panels/inset/panel.scad>
+
+// X: inner post to post (inclusive) is approx. 428.625mm, so half that, minus half the post itself
+// (41.28mm) is how much in from a normal panel to put the M6 mounting hole
+// Y: eyeballed it to 2": 50.80mm
+mount_hole_x = (panel_x / 2) - (panel_x - ((428.625 / 2) - (41.28 / 2)));
+mount_hole_y = (panel_y / 2) - 50.80;
+
+module front_left_mount_panel() {
+	difference() {
+		panel();
+		translate([-mount_hole_x, -mount_hole_y, 0]) m6_hole();
+	}
+}
+
+front_left_mount_panel();

src/extras/bss-ae/panel-front-right-mount.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <panel-front-left-mount.scad>
+
+module front_right_mount_panel() {
+	mirror([1, 0, 0]) front_left_mount_panel();
+}
+
+front_right_mount_panel();

src/extras/bss-ae/panel-three-aux-buttons-and-rocker-hole.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* A panel for mounting a couple aux buttons in a out of the way spot.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+
+module three_aux_button_and_20mm_panel() {
+	difference() {
+		panel();
+		translate([0, -70, 0]) aux_control_three_button_tight_cluster();
+		translate([0, frame_y/2-30, 0]) rotate([180, 0, 0]) neutrik_d_mount();
+	}
+}
+
+three_aux_button_and_20mm_panel();

src/extras/bss-ae/panel-three-aux-buttons.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* A panel for mounting a couple aux buttons in a out of the way spot.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+
+module three_aux_button_panel() {
+	difference() {
+		panel();
+		translate([0, -70, 0]) aux_control_three_button_tight_cluster();
+	}
+}
+
+three_aux_button_panel();

src/frames/pieces/box/front-or-back-windowed-backslashes.scad

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
- */
-
-include <parameters.scad>
-include <components.scad>
-use <front-or-back.scad>
-use <front-or-back-inner-wall.scad>
-
-module backslashes() {
-	translate([-60, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
-	translate([-40, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
-	translate([-20, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
-	translate([0, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
-	translate([20, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
-	translate([40, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
-	translate([60, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
-}
-
-module backslashes_windowed_front_or_back_box_frame_piece() {
-	difference() {
-		front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
-		// subtract slashes from the frame wall
-		backslashes();
-		// subtract the inner wall area that will be provided by the other piece
-		front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_piece();
-	}
-}
-
-backslashes_windowed_front_or_back_box_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/box/front-or-back-windowed.scad

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
- */
-
-include <parameters.scad>
-include <components.scad>
-use <front-or-back.scad>
-use <front-or-back-inner-wall.scad>
-
-module windowed_front_or_back_box_frame_piece() {
-	difference() {
-		front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
-		// subtract frame wall window
-		translate([0, -frame_y/2, 0])
-			cube([frame_x-frame_mount_column_width*3.5, (frame_wall+panel_support_width)*2,
-				frame_z-panel_z*3], center=true);
-		// subtract the inner wall area that will be provided by the other piece
-		front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_piece();
-	}
-}
-
-windowed_front_or_back_box_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/box/side-windowed-backslashes.scad

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
- */
-
-include <parameters.scad>
-include <components.scad>
-use <side.scad>
-use <side-inner-wall.scad>
-
-module backslashes() {
-	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, -40, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
-	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, -20, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
-	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, 0, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
-	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, 20, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
-	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, 40, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
-}
-
-module backslashes_windowed_side_box_frame_piece() {
-	difference() {
-		side_box_frame_piece();
-		// subtract slashes from the frame wall
-		backslashes();
-		// subtract the inner wall area that will be provided by the other piece
-		side_inner_wall_frame_piece();
-	}
-}
-
-backslashes_windowed_side_box_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/extended/front-or-back-clean-for-extended-side-aux-and-neutrik.scad

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
- */
-
-include <parameters.scad>
-include <components.scad>
-use <front-or-back-clean-for-extended-side.scad>
-
-module front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece_for_extended_side() {
-	difference() {
-		front_or_back_box_frame_piece_for_extended_side();
-
-		// aux button holes
-		translate([-35.25, -101.5, 0]) rotate([90, 0, 0]) aux_control_three_button_cluster();
-		translate([-35.25, -(frame_y/2)+neutrik_panel_thickness+4, 0]) frame_cutout();
-		translate([-72.25, -(frame_y/2)+neutrik_panel_thickness+4, 0]) frame_cutout();
-		translate([2, -(frame_y/2)+neutrik_panel_thickness+4, 0]) frame_cutout();
-
-		// neutrix button hole
-		translate([frame_center_to_neutrik, -(frame_y/2)+neutrik_panel_thickness, 0])
-			rotate([270, 0, 0]) neutrik_d_mount();
-		translate([frame_center_to_neutrik, -(frame_y/2)+neutrik_panel_thickness+4, 0])
-			frame_cutout();
-	}
-}
-
-front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece_for_extended_side();

src/frames/pieces/extended/front-or-back-clean-for-extended-side.scad

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
- */
-
-include <parameters.scad>
-include <components.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/box/front-or-back.scad>
-
-module front_or_back_box_frame_piece_for_extended_side() {
-	difference() {
-		front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
-		// ...minus the frame wall and lip on the left
-		translate([-frame_x/2+frame_wall/2, 0, 0]) cube([frame_wall, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
-	}
-}
-
-front_or_back_box_frame_piece_for_extended_side();

src/frames/pieces/front-or-back-aux-and-neutrik.scad

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 use <front-or-back.scad>
 
-module front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece() {
+module front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece() {
 	difference() {
-		front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
+		front_or_back_frame_piece();
 
 		// aux button holes
 		translate([-35.25, -101.5, 0]) rotate([90, 0, 0]) aux_control_three_button_cluster();
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ module front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece() {
 	}
 }
 
-front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_box_frame_piece();
+front_or_back_aux_and_neutrik_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/front-or-back-inner-wall.scad

@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ module mount_column_cutout() {
 	}
 }
 
-module front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_piece() {
+module front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_base_piece() {
 	difference() {
-		front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
+		// Z is scaled so that some part of the original part inner wall is retained
+		scale([1, 1, inner_frame_z_decorative_scale]) front_or_back_frame_piece();
 		// minus the outer wall
 		translate([0, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) cube([frame_x, frame_wall, frame_z], center=true);
 		// minus half of the mounting posts (the other half provided by the outer wall)
@@ -28,4 +29,11 @@ module front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_piece() {
 	}
 }
 
+module front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_piece() {
+	front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_base_piece();
+	// extend the outward face 2mm in order to have it cut deeper into the frame outer wall
+	translate([0, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) rotate([-90, 0, 0]) linear_extrude(height=2) projection()
+		translate([0, 0, 50]) rotate([90, 0, 0]) front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_base_piece();
+}
+
 front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/front-or-back-trapezoid.scad

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
-use <front-or-back-clean-for-extended-side.scad>
+use <front-or-back.scad>
 
 module clean_front_or_back() {
 	difference() {
-		front_or_back_box_frame_piece_for_extended_side();
+		front_or_back_frame_piece();
 		// chop off the lip we left on the basic piece
 		translate([-frame_x/2+frame_wall/2, 0, 0]) cube([frame_wall, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
 	};
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ module bottom_piece_extension() {
 	}
 }
 
-module extended_front_or_back_frame_piece() {
+module front_or_back_trapezoid_frame_piece() {
 	clean_front_or_back();
 	translate([0, -frame_y/2+frame_wall, 0]) rotate([90, 0, 0]) bottom_piece_extension();
 }
 
-extended_front_or_back_frame_piece();
+front_or_back_trapezoid_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/front-or-back-windowed-backslashes.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <front-or-back.scad>
+use <front-or-back-inner-wall.scad>
+
+module backslashes() {
+	translate([-70, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([-50, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([-30, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([-10, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([10, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([30, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([50, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([70, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 0]) slash_cutout();
+}
+
+module backslashes_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece() {
+	difference() {
+		front_or_back_frame_piece();
+		// subtract slashes from the frame wall
+		backslashes();
+		// subtract the inner wall area that will be provided by the other piece
+		front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_piece();
+	}
+}
+
+module backslashes_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece_for_extended_side() {
+	difference() {
+		backslashes_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece();
+		// ...minus the frame wall and lip on the left
+		translate([-frame_x/2+frame_wall/2, 0, 0]) cube([frame_wall, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
+	}
+}
+
+backslashes_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece_for_extended_side();

src/frames/pieces/front-or-back-windowed-forwardslashes.scad

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ use <front-or-back.scad>
 use <front-or-back-inner-wall.scad>
 use <front-or-back-windowed-backslashes.scad>
 
-module forwardslashes_windowed_front_or_back_box_frame_piece() {
+module forwardslashes_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece() {
 	difference() {
-		front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
+		front_or_back_frame_piece();
 		// subtract slashes from the frame wall
 		mirror([0, 0, 1]) backslashes();
 		// subtract the inner wall area that will be provided by the other piece
@@ -19,4 +19,12 @@ module forwardslashes_windowed_front_or_back_box_frame_piece() {
 	}
 }
 
-forwardslashes_windowed_front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
+module forwardslashes_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece_for_extended_side() {
+	difference() {
+		forwardslashes_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece();
+		// ...minus the frame wall and lip on the left
+		translate([-frame_x/2+frame_wall/2, 0, 0]) cube([frame_wall, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
+	}
+}
+
+forwardslashes_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece_for_extended_side();

src/frames/pieces/front-or-back-windowed-horiz-stripes.scad

@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ use <front-or-back.scad>
 use <front-or-back-inner-wall.scad>
 
 module front_stripe() {
-	cube([frame_x-(frame_mount_column_width*1.75)*2, frame_wall, 6], center=true);
+	cube([frame_x-(frame_mount_column_width*1.75)*2, frame_wall, 5], center=true);
 }
 
-module windowed_front_or_back_box_frame_piece() {
+module horiz_striped_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece() {
 	difference() {
-		front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
+		front_or_back_frame_piece();
 		// subtract frame wall windows
 		translate([0, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 18]) front_stripe();
 		translate([0, -(frame_y-frame_wall)/2, 9]) front_stripe();
@@ -26,4 +26,12 @@ module windowed_front_or_back_box_frame_piece() {
 	}
 }
 
-windowed_front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
+module horiz_striped_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece_for_extended_side() {
+	difference() {
+		horiz_striped_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece();
+		// ...minus the frame wall and lip on the left
+		translate([-frame_x/2+frame_wall/2, 0, 0]) cube([frame_wall, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
+	}
+}
+
+horiz_striped_windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece_for_extended_side();

src/frames/pieces/front-or-back-windowed.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <front-or-back.scad>
+use <front-or-back-inner-wall.scad>
+
+module front_or_back_window() {
+	translate([0, -frame_y/2, 0])
+		cube([frame_x-frame_mount_column_width*3.5, (frame_wall+panel_support_width)*2,
+			frame_z-panel_z*3], center=true);
+}
+
+module windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece() {
+	difference() {
+		front_or_back_frame_piece();
+		// subtract frame wall window
+		front_or_back_window();
+		// subtract the inner wall area that will be provided by the other piece
+		front_or_back_inner_wall_frame_piece();
+	}
+}
+
+module windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece_for_extended_side() {
+	difference() {
+		windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece();
+		// ...minus the frame wall and lip on the left
+		translate([-frame_x/2+frame_wall/2, 0, 0]) cube([frame_wall, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
+	}
+}
+
+windowed_front_or_back_frame_piece_for_extended_side();

src/frames/pieces/front-or-back.scad

@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 use <frames/complete/left-frame.scad>
+use <side.scad>
 
-module front_or_back_box_frame_piece() {
+module front_or_back_frame_piece() {
 	piece_width = panel_support_width+frame_wall+frame_mount_column_width;
 	intersection() {
 		left_frame();
@@ -16,15 +17,11 @@ module front_or_back_box_frame_piece() {
 			translate([0, -(frame_y/2)+(piece_width/2), 0]) cube([frame_x, piece_width, frame_z], center=true);
 			// ...minus the frame wall and lip on the left
 			translate([-frame_x/2+frame_wall/2, 0, 0])
-				cube([frame_wall, frame_y-frame_wall*2, frame_z], center=true);
-			linear_extrude(height=frame_z, center=true) polygon([
-				[-frame_x/2, -frame_y/2], [-frame_x/2+frame_wall, -frame_y/2+frame_wall],
-				[-frame_x/2, -frame_y/2+frame_wall]
-			]);
+				cube([frame_wall, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
 			// ...minus a slot for the combining piece to go into
 			cube([frame_x, frame_y-(panel_support_width+frame_wall)*2, inner_frame_z/3], center=true);
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
+front_or_back_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/interconnect.scad

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
-use <box/side.scad>
+use <side.scad>
 
 module interconnect_frame_half_piece() {
 	translate([frame_x/2-frame_wall, 0, 0]) difference() {
-		side_box_frame_piece();
+		side_frame_piece();
 		rotate([0, 0, 180]) side_chopper();
 	}
 }

src/frames/pieces/side-inner-wall.scad

@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ module mount_column_cutout() {
 	}
 }
 
-module side_inner_wall_frame_piece() {
+module side_inner_wall_frame_base_piece() {
 	difference() {
-		side_box_frame_piece();
+		// Z is scaled so that some part of the original part inner wall is retained
+		scale([1, 1, inner_frame_z_decorative_scale]) side_frame_piece();
 		// minus the outer wall
 		translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, 0, 0]) cube([frame_wall, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
 		// minus half of the mounting posts (the other half provided by the outer wall)
@@ -32,4 +33,11 @@ module side_inner_wall_frame_piece() {
 	}
 }
 
+module side_inner_wall_frame_piece() {
+	side_inner_wall_frame_base_piece();
+	// extend the outward face 2mm in order to have it cut deeper into the frame outer wall
+	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, 0, 0]) rotate([0, 90, 0]) linear_extrude(height=2) projection()
+		translate([0, 0, 50]) rotate([0, -90, 0]) side_inner_wall_frame_base_piece();
+}
+
 side_inner_wall_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/side-longish.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <frames/complete/left-frame.scad>
+use <side.scad>
+
+module side_frame_piece_wall() {
+	// get a slice of the piece, to use it in extruding
+	// this doesn't use the side_frame_piece because of the 45 degree angle geometry
+	// not creating a clean thing to cut, so we just take the whole wall and use that
+	projection(cut=true) rotate([0, 90, 0]) translate([frame_x/2-frame_wall-(frame_bevel_height/2), 0, 0])
+		left_frame();
+}
+
+module side_frame_piece_extension() {
+	// combine the original with a shrunken piece to "pull" the wall out
+	hull() {
+		linear_extrude(height=frame_bevel_height*4)
+			square([frame_z-(frame_bevel_height*2), frame_y-(frame_bevel_height*2)], center=true);
+		linear_extrude(height=frame_bevel_height*3) side_frame_piece_wall();
+		linear_extrude(height=frame_bevel_height) side_frame_piece_wall();
+	}
+}
+
+module side_longish_frame_piece() {
+	difference() {
+		side_frame_piece();
+		// chop off the old edge which is getting replaced with the extension
+		translate([-frame_x/2+frame_bevel_height/2, 0, 0]) cube([frame_bevel_height, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
+	}
+	translate([-frame_x/2+frame_bevel_height*2, 0, 0]) rotate([0, -90, 0]) side_frame_piece_extension();
+}
+
+side_longish_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/side-trapezoid-extended-to-front-trapezoid.scad

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 use <frames/complete/left-frame.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/box/side.scad>
-use <front-or-back.scad>
+use <side.scad>
+use <front-or-back-trapezoid.scad>
 
 module side_and_bottom_frame_piece_wall() {
 	// get a slice of the pieces, to use it in extruding
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ module side_and_bottom_frame_piece_extension() {
 	}
 }
 
-module extra_extended_left_or_right_frame_piece() {
+module side_trapezoid_extended_to_front_frame_piece() {
 	difference() {
-		side_box_frame_piece();
+		side_frame_piece();
 		// chop off the old edge which is getting replaced with the extension
 		translate([-frame_x/2+frame_bevel_height/2, 0, 0]) cube([frame_bevel_height, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
 	}
 	translate([-frame_x/2+frame_bevel_height*2, 0, 0]) rotate([0, -90, 0]) side_and_bottom_frame_piece_extension();
 }
 
-extra_extended_left_or_right_frame_piece();
+side_trapezoid_extended_to_front_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/side-trapezoid.scad

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 use <frames/complete/left-frame.scad>
-use <frames/pieces/box/side.scad>
-use <front-or-back-clean-for-extended-side.scad>
+use <side.scad>
 
 module side_frame_piece_wall() {
 	// get a slice of the piece, to use it in extruding
@@ -25,13 +24,13 @@ module side_frame_piece_extension() {
 	}
 }
 
-module extended_bottom_left_or_right_frame_piece() {
+module side_trapezoid_frame_piece() {
 	difference() {
-		side_box_frame_piece();
+		side_frame_piece();
 		// chop off the old edge which is getting replaced with the extension
 		translate([-frame_x/2+frame_bevel_height/2, 0, 0]) cube([frame_bevel_height, frame_y, frame_z], center=true);
 	}
 	translate([-frame_x/2+frame_bevel_height*2, 0, 0]) rotate([0, -90, 0]) side_frame_piece_extension();
 }
 
-extended_bottom_left_or_right_frame_piece();
+side_trapezoid_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/side-windowed-backslashes.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <side.scad>
+use <side-inner-wall.scad>
+
+module backslashes() {
+	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, -50, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, -30, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, -10, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, 10, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, 30, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
+	translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, 50, 0]) rotate([0, 0, -90]) slash_cutout();
+}
+
+module backslashes_windowed_side_frame_piece() {
+	difference() {
+		side_frame_piece();
+		// subtract slashes from the frame wall
+		backslashes();
+		// subtract the inner wall area that will be provided by the other piece
+		side_inner_wall_frame_piece();
+	}
+}
+
+backslashes_windowed_side_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/side-windowed-forwardslashes.scad

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ use <side.scad>
 use <side-inner-wall.scad>
 use <side-windowed-backslashes.scad>
 
-module forwardslashes_windowed_side_box_frame_piece() {
+module forwardslashes_windowed_side_frame_piece() {
 	difference() {
-		side_box_frame_piece();
+		side_frame_piece();
 		// subtract slashes from the frame wall
 		mirror([0, 0, 1]) backslashes();
 		// subtract the inner wall area that will be provided by the other piece
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ module forwardslashes_windowed_side_box_frame_piece() {
 	}
 }
 
-forwardslashes_windowed_side_box_frame_piece();
+forwardslashes_windowed_side_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/side-windowed-horiz-stripes.scad

@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ use <side.scad>
 use <side-inner-wall.scad>
 
 module side_stripe() {
-	cube([frame_wall, frame_y-(frame_mount_column_width*1.75)*2, 6], center=true);
+	cube([frame_wall, frame_y-(frame_mount_column_width*1.75)*2, 5], center=true);
 }
 
-module windowed_side_box_frame_piece() {
+module horiz_striped_windowed_side_frame_piece() {
 	difference() {
-		side_box_frame_piece();
+		side_frame_piece();
 		// subtract frame wall windows
 		translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, 0, 18]) side_stripe();
 		translate([-(frame_x-frame_wall)/2, 0, 9]) side_stripe();
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ module windowed_side_box_frame_piece() {
 	}
 }
 
-windowed_side_box_frame_piece();
+horiz_striped_windowed_side_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/side-windowed.scad

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ include <components.scad>
 use <side.scad>
 use <side-inner-wall.scad>
 
-module windowed_side_box_frame_piece() {
+module windowed_side_frame_piece() {
 	difference() {
-		side_box_frame_piece();
+		side_frame_piece();
 		// subtract frame wall window
 		translate([-frame_x/2, 0, 0])
 			cube([(frame_wall+panel_support_width)*2, frame_y-frame_mount_column_width*3.5,
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ module windowed_side_box_frame_piece() {
 	}
 }
 
-windowed_side_box_frame_piece();
+windowed_side_frame_piece();

src/frames/pieces/side.scad

@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 use <front-or-back.scad>
 
-module side_box_frame_piece() {
+module side_frame_piece() {
 	piece_width = panel_support_width+frame_wall+frame_mount_column_width;
 	difference() {
 		// side piece is left/right agnostic
 		frame();
 		// minus the top and bottom
-		front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
-		rotate([180, 0, 0]) front_or_back_box_frame_piece();
+		front_or_back_frame_piece();
+		rotate([180, 0, 0]) front_or_back_frame_piece();
 		// and just chop out the rest of the frame
 		translate([piece_width, 0, 0]) cube([frame_x, frame_y+1, frame_z+1], center=true);
 	}
 }
 
-side_box_frame_piece();
+side_frame_piece();

src/misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-nine-rectangles.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+decorative_radius_scale = 1.5;
+jumbo_decorative_radius_scale = 0;
+include <components.scad>
+
+module dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate_of_plates() {
+	difference() {
+		// layout offset + 30 = width for layout plus button width + 19+3 = space around button
+		left_plate_x = dir_arc_30mm_column_3_offset + 30 + 19;
+		// layout offset + 30 = width for layout plus button width + 19+3 = space around button
+		left_plate_y = dir_arc_w_30mm_row_4_offset + 30 + 19;
+		left_plate_center_x = (left_plate_x + sega_2p_column_1_left_panel_edge_offset - 22)/2;
+		// layout offset + 30 = width for layout plus button width + 19+3 = space around button
+		right_plate_x = sega_2p_column_4_offset + 30 + 19;
+		right_plate_center_x = (right_plate_x + sega_2p_column_1_left_panel_edge_offset - 22)/2;
+
+		union() {
+			// y values are based on the other half below
+			translate([right_plate_center_x, 15, 0]) linear_extrude(2) offset(r=3, $fn=50)
+				square([right_plate_x, left_plate_y], center=true);
+			translate([-left_plate_center_x, 15, 0]) linear_extrude(2) offset(r=3, $fn=50)
+				square([left_plate_x, left_plate_y], center=true);
+			/* translate([-50, 0, 0]) cube([200, 200, 2], center=true); */
+		}
+		// cut out the normal holes
+		translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -1]) dir_arc_w_30mm();
+		translate([panel_x/2, 0, -1]) sega_2p_nine();
+	}
+}
+
+dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate_of_plates();

src/misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-and-sega-2p-nine.scad

@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 
-module dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate() {
+module dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate() {
 	difference() {
 		// get a 2mm slice of the bigger button cylinders
 		union() {
 			translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -65]) dir_arc_w_30mm();
-			translate([panel_x/2, 0, -65]) sega_2p_plus_one();
+			translate([panel_x/2, 0, -65]) sega_2p_nine();
 		}
 		translate([0, 0, -100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
 		translate([0, 0, 100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
 		// cut out the normal holes
 		translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -1]) dir_arc_w_30mm();
-		translate([panel_x/2, 0, -1]) sega_2p_plus_one();
+		translate([panel_x/2, 0, -1]) sega_2p_nine();
 	}
 }
 
-dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate();
+dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate();

src/misc/decorative-plate-dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-plate.scad

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-/*
+/* Decorative plate for directional buttons.
+ *
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
  */
@@ -8,19 +9,15 @@ decorative_radius_scale = 1.5;
 jumbo_decorative_radius_scale = 0;
 include <components.scad>
 
-module dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate_of_plates() {
+module dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_plate_decorative_plate() {
 	difference() {
 		// get a 2mm slice of the bigger button cylinders
-		union() {
-			translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -25]) hull() dir_arc_w_30mm();
-			translate([panel_x/2, 0, -25]) hull() sega_2p_plus_one();
-		}
+		translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -25]) hull() dir_arc_w_30mm();
 		translate([0, 0, -100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
 		translate([0, 0, 100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
 		// cut out the normal holes
 		translate([-panel_x/2, 0, -1]) dir_arc_w_30mm();
-		translate([panel_x/2, 0, -1]) sega_2p_plus_one();
 	}
 }
 
-dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_and_sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate_of_plates();
+dir_arc_plus_w_30mm_plate_decorative_plate();

src/misc/decorative-plate-sega-2p-eleven-plate.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* Decorative plate for directional buttons.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+decorative_radius_scale = 1.5;
+jumbo_decorative_radius_scale = 0;
+include <components.scad>
+
+module sega_2p_eleven_plate_decorative_plate() {
+	difference() {
+		// get a 2mm slice of the bigger button cylinders
+		translate([panel_x/2, 0, -25]) hull() sega_2p_eleven();
+		translate([0, 0, -100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
+		translate([0, 0, 100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
+		// cut out the normal holes
+		translate([panel_x/2, 0, -1]) sega_2p_eleven();
+	}
+}
+
+sega_2p_eleven_plate_decorative_plate();

src/misc/decorative-plate-sega-2p-nine-plate.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* A rounded corner decorative plate for the Sega 2P + 1 button layout.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+decorative_radius_scale = 1.5;
+jumbo_decorative_radius_scale = 0;
+include <components.scad>
+
+module sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate_of_plates() {
+	difference() {
+		// get a 2mm slice of the bigger button cylinders
+		union() {
+			translate([panel_x/2, 0, -25]) hull() sega_2p_nine();
+		}
+		translate([0, 0, -100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
+		translate([0, 0, 100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
+		// cut out the normal holes
+		translate([panel_x/2, 0, -1]) sega_2p_nine();
+	}
+}
+
+sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate_of_plates();

src/misc/decorative-plate-sega-2p-nine.scad

@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 
-module sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate() {
+module sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate() {
 	difference() {
 		// get a 2mm slice of the bigger button cylinders
-		translate([0, 0, -55]) sega_2p_plus_one();
+		translate([0, 0, -55]) sega_2p_nine();
 		translate([0, 0, -100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
 		translate([0, 0, 100]) cube([500, 500, 198], center=true);
 		// cut out the normal holes
-		translate([0, 0, -1]) sega_2p_plus_one();
+		translate([0, 0, -1]) sega_2p_nine();
 	}
 }
 
-sega_2p_plus_one_decorative_plate();
+sega_2p_nine_decorative_plate();

src/panels/inset/dir_arc-plus-w-30mm-panel.scad

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 
-module sega_2p_plus_one_panel() {
+module dir_arc_w_30mm_panel() {
 	difference() {
 		panel();
-		sega_2p_plus_one();
+		dir_arc_w_30mm();
 	}
 }
 
-sega_2p_plus_one_panel();
+dir_arc_w_30mm_panel();

src/panels/inset/sega-2p-eleven-panel-with-mount.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* 11-button Sega 2P panel with PCB mount
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2023 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <sega-2p-eleven-panel.scad>
+
+module sega_2p_eleven_panel_with_mount() {
+	sega_2p_eleven_panel();
+	translate([30, -50, -(panel_z/2) - 3]) pcb_mount();
+}
+
+sega_2p_eleven_panel_with_mount();

src/panels/inset/sega-2p-eleven-panel.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* A panel with the Sega 2P button layout plus three extra buttons for whatever purpose.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+
+module sega_2p_eleven_panel() {
+	difference() {
+		panel();
+		sega_2p_eleven();
+	}
+}
+
+sega_2p_eleven_panel();

src/panels/inset/sega-2p-nine-panel.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2023 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+
+module sega_2p_nine_panel() {
+	difference() {
+		panel();
+		sega_2p_nine();
+	}
+}
+
+sega_2p_nine_panel();

src/panels/inset/sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
-use <right-sega-2p-plus-one-panel.scad>
+use <sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel.scad>
 
-module sega_2p_plus_one_with_mount_right_overhang_panel() {
-	sega_2p_plus_one_right_overhang_panel();
+module sega_2p_nine_plus_control_panel_with_mount() {
+	sega_2p_nine_plus_control_panel();
 	translate([30, -50, -(panel_z/2) - 3]) pcb_mount();
 }
 
-sega_2p_plus_one_with_mount_right_overhang_panel();
+sega_2p_nine_plus_control_panel_with_mount();

src/panels/inset/sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel.scad

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 
-module sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_panel() {
+module sega_2p_nine_plus_control_panel() {
 	difference() {
 		panel();
-		sega_2p_plus_one();
+		sega_2p_nine();
 		rotate([0, 0, 180]) side_chopper();
 		translate([89, 30, 0]) button_24mm_hole();
 	}
 }
 
-sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_panel();
+sega_2p_nine_plus_control_panel();

src/panels/overhang/right-sega-2p-nine-control-panel-with-mount-with-oled.scad

@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
-use <right-sega-2p-plus-one-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad>
+use <right-sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad>
 
-module sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount_with_oled() {
+module sega_2p_nine_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount_with_oled() {
 	difference() {
-		sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount();
+		sega_2p_nine_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount();
 		translate([75, 77.5, 0]) oled_ssd1306_mount_cutout();
 	}
 	translate([75, 77.5, 0.5]) oled_ssd1306_mount();
 }
 
-sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount_with_oled();
+sega_2p_nine_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount_with_oled();

src/panels/overhang/right-sega-2p-nine-panel-with-mount.scad

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
-use <sega-2p-plus-one-plus-control-panel.scad>
+use <right-sega-2p-nine-panel.scad>
 
-module sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_panel_with_mount() {
-	sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_panel();
+module sega_2p_nine_with_mount_right_overhang_panel() {
+	sega_2p_nine_right_overhang_panel();
 	translate([30, -50, -(panel_z/2) - 3]) pcb_mount();
 }
 
-sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_panel_with_mount();
+sega_2p_nine_with_mount_right_overhang_panel();

src/panels/overhang/right-sega-2p-nine-panel.scad

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 
-module sega_2p_plus_one_right_overhang_panel() {
+module sega_2p_nine_right_overhang_panel() {
 	difference() {
 		panel_with_raised_overhang();
-		sega_2p_plus_one();
+		sega_2p_nine();
 		rotate([0, 0, 180]) side_chopper();
 	}
 }
 
-sega_2p_plus_one_right_overhang_panel();
+sega_2p_nine_right_overhang_panel();

src/panels/overhang/right-sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2023 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+include <parameters.scad>
+include <components.scad>
+use <right-sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel.scad>
+
+module sega_2p_nine_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount() {
+	sega_2p_nine_plus_control_right_overhang_panel();
+	translate([30, -50, -(panel_z/2) - 3]) pcb_mount();
+}
+
+sega_2p_nine_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount();

src/panels/overhang/right-sega-2p-nine-plus-control-panel.scad

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 include <parameters.scad>
 include <components.scad>
 
-module sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_right_overhang_panel() {
+module sega_2p_nine_plus_control_right_overhang_panel() {
 	difference() {
 		panel_with_raised_overhang();
-		sega_2p_plus_one();
+		sega_2p_nine();
 		rotate([0, 0, 180]) side_chopper();
 		translate([89, 30, 0]) button_24mm_hole();
 	}
 }
 
-sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_right_overhang_panel();
+sega_2p_nine_plus_control_right_overhang_panel();

src/panels/overhang/right-sega-2p-plus-one-plus-control-panel-with-mount.scad

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2023 Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
- */
-
-include <parameters.scad>
-include <components.scad>
-use <right-sega-2p-plus-one-plus-control-panel.scad>
-
-module sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount() {
-	sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_right_overhang_panel();
-	translate([30, -50, -(panel_z/2) - 3]) pcb_mount();
-}
-
-sega_2p_plus_one_plus_control_right_overhang_panel_with_mount();

src/parameters.scad

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ m4_bolt_radius = 2 + hole_tolerance;
 m4_bolt_countersink_radius = 6.1 + hole_tolerance;
 m4_bolt_hex_exterior_radius = 3.6 + hole_tolerance;
 
+// M6
+m6_bolt_radius = 3 + hole_tolerance;
+
 // 24mm button
 small_button_radius = 12 + hole_tolerance;
 
@@ -75,6 +78,12 @@ panel_z = 5;
 // inside the frame
 inner_frame_z = frame_z - (panel_z * 2);
 
+// "windowed" pieces chop out the inner wall of the frame as a separate piece in order
+// to print it a different color/way/style. to improve friction fit, it is only the below
+// value scale of the whole wall, so that the rest of the wall is retained on the outer
+// piece, which helps clamp the two together (and helps the panels clamp it all)
+inner_frame_z_decorative_scale = 0.95;
+
 // how much the top plate x/y is expanded to overhang the frame
 // note that this is relative to the top plate (so the wall is added back)
 panel_overhang_amount = 8.5;
@@ -99,3 +108,19 @@ jumbo_decorative_radius_scale = 2;
 slash_inner_displacement = 10;
 slash_width = 15;
 slash_height = frame_z-panel_z*3;
+
+// LAYOUTS
+
+sega_2p_column_2_offset = 30.5;
+sega_2p_column_3_offset = sega_2p_column_2_offset + 36;
+sega_2p_column_4_offset = sega_2p_column_3_offset + 36;
+sega_2p_column_5_offset = sega_2p_column_4_offset + 36;
+
+// this offset is from the left edge of the panel
+sega_2p_column_1_left_panel_edge_offset = 28.06;
+
+dir_arc_30mm_column_2_offset = 33.8;
+dir_arc_30mm_column_3_offset = dir_arc_30mm_column_2_offset + 34.8;
+dir_arc_30mm_row_2_offset = 57.2;
+dir_arc_30mm_row_3_offset = dir_arc_30mm_row_2_offset + 12.9;
+dir_arc_w_30mm_row_4_offset = dir_arc_30mm_row_3_offset + 34.5;