Ski and pole holder parameterised

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Thanks to chatGPT and CoPilot creation of this model was much faster than before. Also thanks to the original author(s). I wasn't happy with the fixed size of the original model - I need to print clips for 4 people, including kids, so sizes vary a lot. So here it is - the parameterised version. Enjoy! Be sure to check the final mode thoroughly before printing full size model. Try to print a 1mm-thick sample first to find the best sizing. Be sure to add an extra 1mm in sizing for the sake of plastic shrinking on cool-down. Also give enough space for the pole grips and the bottom parts - they can really get in the way. UPD: remade the arcs, fixed thickness bugs and circles placements UPD2: Made rounded corners toggle for the inner squares - most skis are perfectly square without any rounding, also it could be a problem with thinner ski part clip. Still havent found the best sizing for the poles - already broke two prints when attempted to clip-in or unclip the poles, though in general the concept works fine. Thinking about using TPU instead of PLA, or using another approach in pole holder arc diameter and opening size. UPD3: Used the idea from this thing here - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5216976 and made a switch to allow clip-like design. Fixed pole-holder arc positioning, added some more fixes and customisations. ChatGPT was cool for the start, but to really make something in the way you like it - you'll have to dig into everything yourself :-) I am still not sure this is the best design, but at least it didn't break after several usages :-) Some advice on measuring and post-printing: 1. When measuring the poles and distances between them and the skis, don't forget about the grips, which are thicker than the poles themselves, and the bottom part of the poles, that really stands in the way, when you finally mount the poles into the holder. My solution to measuring the inter-pole distance was by setting the two poles on the floor, vertically, as close as possible to still have free space for grips turning. My poles only have small paddles on the bottom, not old-school round ones, but I still had to check there would be enough space for them, when mounted. 2. The distance between the poles and the skis I've set to be about a finger wide, you can set whatever you want, but again, re-read point 1 ;-) 3. When selecting the place to measure the ski thickness and inter-ski distance, place the poles along first - their length is usually less than the length of the skis, so their position would define the measuring point on the skis. 4. You could benefit from marking the measuring spots on the skis to later clip-on the holder quicker exactly at the measured pont. 5. I've set the default pole holder arc opening to be about 2/3 of the circle length - that's roughly equal to the diameter of the pole. But could still be not enough and the pole holder could break (as shown on the prototypes photo). 6. The edges of the clip are quite sharp and could scratch the skis and even your fingers. I could come up with the solution to chamfer the edges, but since I was printing with brims, brim-removing knife was good enough to do that in one go. There could still be glitches, sorry :-)