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Summary

Customizable serpentine spring clip with a toggle and retractable tongue for snap-fit latching between two objects.

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Package Details

This block creates a customizable serpentine spring clip with a toggle and retractable tongue, driven by inputs like Bend Radius, Unit Count, Spring Thickness, Spring Width, and the Tongue and Toggle dimensions. The block produces a single implicit body of the clip. It can be permanently attached to or integrated into a larger Object A (e.g. an access panel) by its frame, while its tongue temporarily snaps into a recess in Object B (e.g. a fuselage) to lock the assembly in place.

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Installation

Clone this repo or copy the package folder into your nTop workspace:
The package lives at packages/natalie-scala/spring-clip/.

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Usage

  1. Open the provided .ntop file in nTop 4.12+.
  2. Set the spring geometry inputs (Bend Radius, Unit Count, Spring Thickness, Spring Width) to size the clip’s compressibility and length.
  3. Set the Tongue and Toggle dimensions to fit the alignment hole in Object B and for ergonomic actuation.
  4. Attach the resulting body’s frame to Object A; the tongue snaps into a recess in Object B to lock the assembly.

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License

MIT.

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Source

https://community.ntop.com/packages/natalie-scala/spring-clip