I guess it’s not bling enough, but I tried to keep it simple. Font can be discussed. 
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This makes it seem like you aren’t happy with it. You still have over a month until I announce a winner. Pick at it when you have time until you are happy with it!
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Looks good. Your optional use_keyholes flag makes sense to me. @Michael_Melancon, thank you for submitting your pull request.
Cheers!
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No problem. I was really just using it as an exercise to get to know OpenSCAD better. I’ve not really ever used it except to generate STLs from other peoples scripts.
I see you are changing the parameter in code. Just in case you (or anyone else) aren’t aware, there is a Customizer window you can use to play with these, save parameter sets, etc.
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That’s cool, I hadn’t used the Customizer window, nice feature for enabling Users to customize the result without directly editing code.
Cheers!
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Hey, just a quick update on my entry, listed as Strut 3-A here…
I just happened to notice there is an isolated “island” present in the V1E logo-type. I created a new version of it, connecting it to the rest of the part. I updated the entry post. If you look real closely at the “R” you will see the change!
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Just giving this a little bump so hopefully more people will see it. Been crazy busy at work and not on the forum as much as I would like. Still plenty of time to come up with something!!!
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The only thing I keep coming up with is a smaller material left version of what I designed. Since I made it for wood I left a lot there, in metal you can make it much more open.
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Go for it!
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Yes. Please do!
Fusion Close but something still isn’t right.
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I think once it gets that slender, making all the diagonals cross pieces helps, but it looks pretty wild.!
This is similar to my original plan for the current build, with a solid panel where the board is, all asymmetric like a crane head, so I’m a little bit biased!
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Generative design of the struts with f360 maybe ?
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Fix the borders and the mounting holes, then give it to something with a Voronoi generator, and tell it to devolve to V1 logos…
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Bump…. 13 days left!
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12 to go…
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I have inspiration for another entry… will try to post soon.
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Not many to go, so here’s my remix based on the correct number of braces. There are some cutouts which still cross over the braces, but I don’t really think that’s a problem. They are of course easy enough to erase!
And what might seem like plagiarism of @vicious1 Ryan’s post, (and I’m happy to pass this off as his work! :D) This is actually my preferred strut (without the “Fat Albert” of course) for my LR3, something I’ve been “sitting on” for a very long time. I am hoping to do it in mirror finished 3mm composite with inward folded flanges for a bit of additional stiffness, but it would work nicely in aluminium I think. Internal corners are 3mm diameter so a 1/8" bit will work - I was just too lazy to add that extra decimal but I will if you want!
I do like the thought of the name inserted behind the aluminium, I’m not sure if I described it well enough above. It’s a single colour background and a colour change to give a raised “outline” which will finish flush with the face. It’s a simple thing to do and will look really swish!
EDIT - Sorry, I forgot about that pesky belt!
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My other idea did not work out so well. My above efforts stand as my entries so far.
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@bitingmidge can you post an SVG of yours. Down to the end and I’m looking at a few of these but want to throw them in estlcam and see how they will work out. Winner still undecided
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