Hex_panel and Difference

[mpettitt]

I'm attempting to make a squircle based panel, with custom edges, using a hex_panel fill. Essentially, the shape I want to fill is output by

difference(){
    squircle(size=100, squareness=0.4);
    translate([50,0,0])
        circle(20);
}

However, hex_panel requires a shape, while difference returns a renderable object. Since I get the same issue when using square instead of squircle, I'm fairly sure I'm misunderstanding how to return a valid shape. I can get a complete squircle with hex_panel fill by using hex_panel(squircle(size=115, squareness=0.4), 1.5, 12, h = 5, frame = 2);

Is there an alternative method to achieve this? Due to the use of hex_panel, subtracting the cutout after generating the fill won't work - it would leave loose ends to some hexes.

[revarbat]

Sounds like you want something like: path = difference([ squircle(size=100, squareness=0.4), right(50, p=circle(20)) ])[0];

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-Revar

On May 10, 2025, at 9:21 AM, Matthew Pettitt ***@***.***> wrote: difference(){ squircle(size=100, squareness=0.4); translate([50,0,0]) circle(20); }

[mpettitt]

Perfect, thank you!