3-Stage Telescoping Tripod Mast

{ "title": "3-Stage Tripod Mast", "param_schema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "height_mm": { "type": "number", "default": 5000 } } }, "script": "import CadQuery as cq\nimport math\n\ndef generate_tripod_mast(params):\n h = params.get('height_mm', 5000) / 2.0\n leg = cq.Workplane('XY').rect(50, 50).extrude(h).faces('>Z').rect(46, 46).cutThruAll()\n mid = cq.Workplane('XY').rect(40, 40).extrude(h).faces('>Z').rect(36, 36).cutThruAll()\n inn = cq.Workplane('XY').rect(30, 30).extrude(h).faces('>Z').rect(26, 26).cutThruAll()\n legs = leg.union(mid.translate([0,0,100])).union(inn.translate([0,0,200]))\n hub = cq.Workplane('XY').cylinder(40, 60).faces('>Z').circle(45).cutBlind(-30)\n h_y = 40\n t_a = cq.Assembly()\n t_a.add(hub, name='Hub', color=cq.Color('silver'))\n for i in range(3):\n r = math.radians(i * 120.0)\n t_a.add(legs, name=f'L_{i}', loc=cq.Location(cq.Vector(40*math.cos(r), 40*math.sin(r), -20), cq.Vector(math.sin(r), -math.cos(r), 0), 30))\n return t_a\nresult = generate_tripod_mast(params)\n" }

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