On Thu, Sep 01, 2022 at 09:07:33AM -0700, Jordan Brown wrote:
Also, as I think of it, I don't know what the arguments to such a call
would be. At least in my mental model, this is a data value, not a
module, so what would arguments mean?
You instantiate the module.
You can make complex "assemblies" of a named variable.
The simplest examples can also be done with the "children () "
construct but I'm pretty sure that you can do more complex stuff with
this. For example,
module hexsocketscrew (size, len) {...}
module hexheadscrew (size, len) {...}
my_3d_printer (screw=hexsocketscrew);
translate ([500,0,]) my_3d_printer (screw=hexheadscrew);
The 3D printer model will need to instantiate different sizes of the
screws, and having assigned an instantiatable module (with
parameters!) to a variable/parameter this becomes possible.
Roger.
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On Thu, Sep 01, 2022 at 09:07:33AM -0700, Jordan Brown wrote:
> Also, as I think of it, I don't know what the arguments to such a call
> would be. At least in my mental model, this is a data value, not a
> module, so what would arguments mean?
You instantiate the module.
You can make complex "assemblies" of a named variable.
The simplest examples can also be done with the "children () "
construct but I'm pretty sure that you can do more complex stuff with
this. For example,
module hexsocketscrew (size, len) {...}
module hexheadscrew (size, len) {...}
my_3d_printer (screw=hexsocketscrew);
translate ([500,0,]) my_3d_printer (screw=hexheadscrew);
The 3D printer model will need to instantiate different sizes of the
screws, and having assigned an instantiatable module (with
parameters!) to a variable/parameter this becomes possible.
Roger.
--
** R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl ** https://www.BitWizard.nl/ ** +31-15-2049110 **
** Delftechpark 11 2628 XJ Delft, The Netherlands. KVK: 27239233 **
f equals m times a. When your f is steady, and your m is going down
your a is going up. -- Chris Hadfield about flying up the space shuttle.
