I need to look into Alps switches further, mainly in terms of how they latch onto the plate
vvp, is it possible for you to share a visual example?
For the cut - Here's where I'm currently at:
Cut locations are manually determined, so obviously, for an 60%, a cutpoint in the spacebar stabiliser spot isn't logical (likely the middle piece should be pretty big, and left/right pieces should be small, that would leave the stabiliser out of the pieces)
I added a left/right kerf, but I didn't add a z-direction kerf to this cut, I think a test-print will tell whether it's needed or not, I'll personally print a test plate, and I intend to use this not-glued, I hope the switches will be enough to keep it connected - I'm sure pcb-mounted cherries will work this way, but for others, indeed some glueing might be necessary
I originally cut my plate manually like this:
And programatically, I wanted to combine the 2 approaches, but it's too challenging for now
Preparing these images, I think finding neighbouring switch couples on the same row, and applying the zig-zag to those neighbouring switch couples could be the solution for an ideal interlocking cut