Quote Originally Posted by urglik View Post
also, aren't variables actually constants? sorta like constant variables...
Quote Originally Posted by curious aardvark View Post
yeah if you want to be pedantic they're not what programmers call variables. I call them variables because you can vary them and I'm not a programmer and couldn't give a rats arse what the technical term should or shouldn't be:-)
length of neck would probably be 25mm.
One of the big 'flaws' in OpenScad was the fact symbols could not change value. The current version has addressed this issue. I'm not sure the OpenScad people would call those 'variables', but they are getting pretty close to that now.