RefrigDNA SenseNode — CLAMP CAD & 3D-PRINT RECIPE ================================================= Rev A1 · canonical spec "Rev C" (116 x 68 x 42.5 mm · clamp Ø6.35–28.6 · M4x0.7) You do NOT need to model from scratch. Pick ONE route below to get a printable STL. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUTE A — OpenSCAD (fastest, zero CAD skill) file: 01_Source_CAD/RDNA-CLAMP-BODY.scad ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Install OpenSCAD (free, openscad.org) on the Lenovo tower. 2. Open RDNA-CLAMP-BODY.scad. 3. Set the pipe size: edit pipe_d = to your line (6.35=1/4", 9.53=3/8", 22.23=7/8", 28.6=1-1/8"). 4. Set PART = "body"; press F6 (full render), then File > Export > Export as STL. 5. Set PART = "jaw"; F6, export again. 6. You now have two STLs -> slice & print (settings below). Assemble with an M4 pin + M4 screw. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUTE B — FreeCAD macro (you already have FreeCAD) file: 03_FreeCAD/RDNA-CLAMP_freecad_macro.py ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. FreeCAD > Macro > Macros... > Create > name it RDNA_clamp > paste the .py contents. 2. Edit OUT_DIR near the top to a real folder (e.g. your Desktop). 3. (Optional) edit pipe_d for your line size. 4. Press the green Run arrow. It builds body + jaw and writes: RDNA-CLAMP-BODY.stl and RDNA-CLAMP-JAW.stl 5. Slice & print. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ROUTE C — Fusion 360 hand-model (best for refining toward production) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Use this when you want clean, editable production CAD rather than generated geometry. 1. New design. Units = mm. 2. Sketch the enclosure footprint 116 x 68 on the XY plane; extrude 42.5 (this is the envelope). 3. On the bottom face, sketch a circle of Ø = (pipe_d + 2*1.5 pad); cut-extrude a channel ALONG the 116 length (pipe axis = the long axis) — this is the clamp bore + silicone pad gap. 4. Split the body with a plane through the pipe axis: upper = body, lower = jaw band (~48 long). 5. Add a hinge (knuckles + Ø4 pin bore) on one long edge at the split; add an M4 (Ø4.3) latch hole on the opposite edge. 6. Shell the upper body (3 mm wall) for the PCB cavity; add the 1/4" SAE service boss on top; add a USB-C slot on one end. 7. Add the sensor-mount bosses LAST — these are the only numbers not in the spec sheets (token CAD-03). Measure them from your chosen modules (TMP117 / ADXL355 / SPU0414 / pressure) and place bosses to seat each at its contact point. 8. Export STL (or STEP for the laser interface plates). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3D-PRINT SETTINGS (library FDM, prototype) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Material: PLA or PETG for fit checks. (Production target is the spec's aluminum/PC — not printed.) - Layer height 0.2 mm · 3+ perimeters · 20–30% infill. - Orientation: print BODY cavity-up; print JAW channel-up (supports off / minimal). - Print the test coupon fit first; verify the M4 holes and the pin bore before a full clamp. - Check the clamped bore on your real pipe; tweak pad_t / fit_clear and re-export if tight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSUMPTIONS TO CONFIRM (marked // TODO-CAD in the files) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Internal sensor-mount boss positions (CAD-03) — depend on YOUR sensor modules; not on the sheets. - USB-C slot + service-port boss exact location — placeholders; set to your PCB. - The hinge/latch are a functional approximation of the sheets' "hinged clamp + adjusting screw." Everything else (envelope, bore range, wall, M4) is taken from the canonical Rev C datasheet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THEN: the laser interface plates ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Once the clamp STL exists, follow dossier Part 7 (Fusion/FreeCAD > project flat geometry > DXF) to cut CORE-01/02 sensor-interface plates to the real internal surfaces. Until then, the two SVGs already in 04_SVG_Master (coupons + rig base) are the parts that need no clamp geometry.