Camera Rod Clamp Upper V1

implemented unverified

Upper half of the split rod clamp for camera / light / mic rigs, modeled mating-face-down. Open saddle over the rod, one apex TPU pad land (three-point contact with the lower pair), four counterbored bolt holes through the wings, an axial cable channel above the saddle (a lav or power line runs along the rod), and a REAL dovetail rail on top — the accessory side: plates, cold-shoe adapters and payload sockets slide on and fix into the rail_fix inserts. NOTE: like branch_clamp_upper_v1, this deliberately does NOT subscribe form.cuts_respect_keepouts — the rail_fix bolt-column keepouts veto FUTURE cuts, while the builder's own channel predates them.

Built from a real example — orbit to inspect.

Declaration example

A minimal product declaration for this archetype — exposed parameters at their defaults. Validate and build it with forge validate / forge build.

schema: product/v1
id: my_camera_rod_clamp_upper
archetype: camera_rod_clamp_upper_v1@1

params:
  rod_d: 15mm
  clamp_w: 32mm
  rail_w: 16mm
  channel_d: 6mm

modifiers:
  - id: fillet_soften
    target: outer_shell

Parameters

parameter	type	default	range	role
`rod_d`	`length`	`15mm`	`10mm … 45mm`	functional	exposed
`clamp_w`	`length`	`32mm`	`30mm … 80mm`	structural	exposed
`compression_gap`	`length`	`2mm`	`1.5mm … 4mm`	functional
`screw`clamp bolts (counterbored clearance holes in this half)	`choice`	`M5`	`M4 \| M5 \| 1/4-20`	assembly
`flange_t`	`length`	`8mm`	`8mm … 12mm`	structural
`wall`	`length`	`3.5mm`	`3mm … 6mm`	structural
`bolt_web`	`length`	`7mm`	`0mm … 14mm`	structural
`edge_m`	`length`	`8mm`	`6mm … 14mm`	structural
`corner_r`	`length`	`2mm`	`1mm … 4mm`	aesthetic
`land_angle`	`number`	`50`	`30 … 65`	functional
`land_w`	`length`	`8mm`	`5mm … 14mm`	functional
`pad_recess`	`length`	`0.8mm`	`0.6mm … 1.5mm`	functional
`top_t`body above the saddle apex — carries the cable channel	`length`	`16mm`	`10mm … 26mm`	structural
`rail_w`dovetail top width (the accessory side)	`length`	`16mm`	`12mm … 26mm`	functional	exposed
`rail_h`	`length`	`5mm`	`4mm … 8mm`	functional
`rail_angle`	`number`	`10`	`0 … 20`	functional
`channel_d`axial cable channel diameter	`length`	`6mm`	`4mm … 10mm`	functional	exposed
`rail_screw`	`choice`	`M3`	`M3 \| M4`	assembly
`rail_fix_depth`	`length`	`5mm`	`5mm … 8mm`	assembly
`min_web`	`length`	`3mm`	`3mm … 6mm`	manufacturing