Parameteric Linkable Tiles

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NOTE: Customizer preview doesn't seem to be working right for this design. The generated files seem to be OK. But its kinda hard to choose your parameters when you can't see the preview. Square tiles with hex holes and hollow bottom! A thousand and one uses! Use as a soap dish, or a coaster for the coffee table, or assemble a few together (set "linkable" to true) to make a larger mat The hollow bottom allows small "stuff" (i.e. kitty litter, water, air) to fall through holes and accumulate underneath, while keeping larger "things" (i.e. cats, bars of soap, beverage containers) from falling through. You could adjust the size to fit your gutters and keep "things" (i.e. leaves) out while letting "stuff" (i.e. rainwater) pass through. Whatever kinds of "stuff" and "things" you may have, you're sure to find a way to use these tiles to improve the way your "stuff" and "things" behave and/or interact. My original intent was to make a modular cat litter control mat, to be placed in front of the cat's litter box. The idea was inspired by an overpriced (in my opinion) commercial kitty litter mat with hexagonal holes in the top layer and a second layer to catch the litter. I don't want to pay $30 for a litter mat, so I decided I could print something that functions similarly. Since the printer isn't big enough to make a 24x36 inch mat, I decided to make tiles. Hopefully the litter will fall through and then the tiles can occasionally be lifted to vacuum it up. Parameters: Size: Overall height and width (tiles are square, height and width is always equal) Height: Overall height of the tile Thick: Thickness of the top deck of the tile CornerRadius: radius of the corners, use 0 for square corners. Linkable: if true (or 1), holes are added along the edges to allow linking tiles together. (Link pieces have not been designed yet, but that should only take a few minutes once I get around to it)