Going to try to print with PLA+ on my 3D printer. Last time I tried it failed catastrophically but I guess that was caused by clogging my hotend with bad PLA. Wish me luck!
I do not understand components and coordinate systems in Fusion 360. Because of that, I may have lost the design I've been drawing all week.
I changed a parameter, and half the things that should have moved did move, and half did not. Curves that had been closed were no longer closed, and things got worse from there.
It looks like parameters used in the Move/Copy command don't update? Do I have to use a rigid joint to fix every component?
As promised, there's just a little #gridfinity storage under the lid.
It's about time to stop pushing pixels and start melting filament. I think this is at least a week of print time and about three Kg of PETG, if I get everything right on the first try. Which I won't.
@3dprinting I'll also have an IKEA MOSSLANDA shelf on the front with another 2x12 #gridfinity slots. My old printer enclosure has that, and I like it a lot.
@3dprinting This is part of the top rail where the Gridfinity bins go.
The two rail pieces are held together by dowel pins, and they are tight and rigid. I made the grid floor a separate insert because I couldn't get a good surface finish when it was printed upside down. (And now it's a contrasting color.) The grid floor is also two pieces joined by dowel pins.
@3dprinting The bottom of the slot between the rails is 0.2mm wider than the top, so the gridfinity tray snaps into place and isn't coming out. (I can push it out from the bottom.) I tried 0.8mm on the first iteration, but I couldn't force the tray in.
It presents as #OpenSCAD which I love, only you write #Python instead of that C-ish stuff it uses, and if I read correctly it's got a better underlying render engine. Only heard about it because someone did a #Gridfinity reimplementation with it, and all things being equal I would definitely rather use that than devil-begotten, temple-beridden, snot-encrusted #Autodesk products.
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I'm trying to make a #Gridfinity stacking lip. Every time I go to fillet the corner (or if i start with a rounded corner extruded) I end up with this shape at the corner, which makes sense, but I'm failing to wrap my head around how to model it without this result & I'm finding no tutorials.
I wanted a bowl for screws and random stuff, as my pther #Gridfinity bins are too deep and narrow to easily take a screw with one hand or a few fingers while working on something and holding something else.
Printed in white PLA with 0.1mm layer height to make the bowl as smooth as possible. ABS could be a great material as you would be able to sand it better than PLA, but the print comes out great as is. The design could be improved by making the bowl more elliptical rather than corcular in the Z axis to result in a better bottom of the circle. But that is honestly nitpicking, and the design is great.
Utility blade #gridfinity holder. Need to add a lip and magnet holes but I had to leave for work. Also realized it'd be nice to design a lid to minimize dropping a bunch of blades if you need to move it.
These slots are at a 60⁰ angle and are stored longways to minimize cuts.
My printer’s plate is mostly full and chugging away beside me, but it’s driving me buggy because I keep wanting to glance over and see if it’s almost done, but it’s a 6hr print and i’m only 15% into it. 😿
@ironicbadger@rasterweb@3dprinting@OpenSCAD It's a bit messy right now, but I've got some weighted #Gridfinity base plates that hold my Pinecil, all of its tips, a spool of solder and then an empty 2x4 baseplate that I use for bins of tools/components that I need to bring to my desk.
I made this fairly simple parametric file in OpenSCAD for people to see how I do it. I am by no means an expert, but I try to share my knowledge because the only way I've ever learned anything is because others before me shared and I was able to benefit from their knowledge.
My first 3D printing project is a #Gridfinity drawer organization scheme. I've organized all the standard batteries we use but have plenty more room for stuff in this drawer.
Printed on my Creality Ender 2 Pro with a 0.8 nozzle. It is slightly larger than the original, breaking #gridfinity compatibility, but it looks good and it works. Printed in one piece, took about 3hrs. Cracking little printer for functional pieces.