Custom Feature: Gridfinity Bin & Base Generators

seishin

I just wanted to share the two generators I've written:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f307f8af01083b99b55bbcf9/w/e62d7ab7a660a796bb9461a7/e/10837cead0dddf47a9b60a3b
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f307f8af01083b99b55bbcf9/w/e62d7ab7a660a796bb9461a7/e/6f4023e4bb25eda38c5e4f2d

cheers!

michael3424

Thanks - those should be useful as I continue organize my shop.

patrick_peace

Wow this is really great. Thank you for the hard work.

brad_hoyt

Very good work.  I am having issues with both the label and curved scoop functionality.  Do they require a certain width and length to work?  This has already been very useful for me.

tolga_taskin

Thats great!

A dovetail feature for the base would be great!

artem_sushchev

Awesome work! Thank you for sharing.

Pocket style slots for magnets for bins would be a nice thing to have

MichaelPascoe

Nice features! Ty for sharing.

stanislav_kucharčík

Looks great! Thank you for sharing. Do you plan on expanding features, or do you take feature requests/suggestions?

bradley_torrie

I have really enjoyed this generator so far! But I am curious why the generator automatically adds a profile at the back of the base when you select to add a filler space. It would be nice to keep it square all around and only add a space/profile/etc when they are defined.

JMartJonesy

I noticed the base filler will create smaller slots on the edge they are added too. Is there a way to also create smaller bin bottom connectors to fit those filler slots? I have a setup that can't fully fit another 42mm section on the edge.

Just to clarify if I add say 30mm of filler on the left it leaves a new empty base slot. I want to create a bin that can fill that 30mm portion as well.

Much thanks to anyone that has any ideas.

john_robinson677

Great tool! Thank you for making and sharing. You have made my life much easier

wai_tsang926

This is a great piece of work which has saved me hours in creating my own designs!

I wanted to bring to your attention some observations when I checked out the unofficial "specification" at the link: Gridfinity | The modular, open-source grid storage system for your workshop. I don't know if I am missing something but it looks like your bin base and stacking lip are ever so slightly different from that document. I've highlighted the dimensions which look out to me in the sketch below, which shows a cross section of a base below a bin with stacking lip below another bin. Specifically:

a) dimension of the 2.4mm wide face of the bin bottom vs 2.1mm in the "spec"

b) clearance between bin bottom and base is a little larger than the "spec", 0.427mm vs 0.25 (technically I don't think the 0.25 of the "spec" is geometrically possible anyway)

c) the slope of the stacking lip isn't 45 degrees.

I reckon these differences are well inside the printing error of most 3d printers anyway, but I thought it would be useful to run this past you in case there is an issue here. As an engineering document, we might as well be accurate, in case it finds application in more precise manufacturing processes.