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Gridfinity Parametric Baseplate Spacer 3d model
Gridfinity Parametric Baseplate Spacer 3d model

Gridfinity Parametric Baseplate Spacer

If you're anything like me you've been busy dropping Gridfinity baseplates into every single drawer in the house. Before you know it your life is wholly consumed by the grid.

But what do you do when your baseplates don't fit perfectly into your drawers? Randomly jam something into the gap? Glue, screw, or harness the power of magnets to hold them down? Just deal with them sliding around every time you open or close the drawer? Design a parametric print to fill the gap?

I chose the last option.


In all seriousness, I've been wanting to start learning how to design parametric files in OpenSCAD, and this seemed like an embarrassingly easy place to start.

With this SCAD file you can make spacers to fill out the corners, or just single gaps at the front, rear or sides!

Simply take some measurements, fire up OpenSCAD, and plug those measurements into the customizer panel on the right hand side! After you've tuned your spacer to perfection, just hit the render button, then export the STL!

I had to include an STL model for Thangs to be happy, but don't use it unless you need to fill an exactly 10.01mm x 10.01mm x 4.41mm corner gap! Use the SCAD file to customize that spacer like the nerd we all know you are! It's in the ZIP file!

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k5map
k5map

Makerworld has the ability to launch OpenSCAD via a web browser (so you don't have to install it). I believe it is almost as simple as uploading your OpenSCAD file. Here is an example to configure & print several different Gridfinity bins from Makerworld: https://makerworld.com/en/models/481168-gridfinity-extended?from=search#profileId-1037829 Would you be willing to do this? If not, are you ok with me doing it?

C

I'm very new to 3D design/printing. In fact, the Gridfinity is the first thing that I plan on printing. Is your solution a corner piece to wedge between the Gridfinty grid and the walls of the drawer? If so, is it possible to print the grid with wider edges? Thank you for your patience and guidance.

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amerist

Just curious, what's the importance of the .01 in the sizing? I thought that was only necessary for subtractions when there's aligned faces?

Alexander F
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I left the X.X1 as the default in the parametric file because the OpenSCAD configurator seems to not allow you to use decimals in your entered custom sizes unless the original numbers have some non-zero fractional digits. There's really no other reason than that! You can feel free to set the custom size to any whole or fractional number when you configure the OpenSCAD file!

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snychologist

Clever work! Thank you

Gridfinity Parametric Baseplate Spacer

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