Support-less Weighted Gridfinity Baseplates (CadQuery Customizable)
This is inspired by Zack Freedman's weighted Gridfinity baseplates, but puts the weight cavity on TOP so that the model needs NO SUPPORTS to print. As with all my other Gridfinity models, this was designed using CadQuery instead of Fusion 360. See this video for further information about the project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra_9zU-mnl8
This version is customizable in CadQuery so you can generate custom sized weighted gridfinity baseplates, including ridiculously large ones like 10x10 baseplates etc. I have included a random selection of grid sizes from 1x1 up. These should be fully compatible with the official boxes/grids. You can also fully customize the X and Y unit sizes AND the presence of weight slots AND/OR magnet/bolt holes! (in the filenames: nowt = no weight slots, and nohole = no magnet/bolt holes in the baseplates).
I re-implemented this because it seems like a perfect fit for an open source CAD software like CadQuery. With that in mind I have also released the source code python script that was used to generate the STLs. I would love for others to help me create new organizer bins and/or re-implement organizer bins in open source CAD software like CadQuery or OpenSCAD.
I used CadQuery/CQ-Editor to design this with a recent version checked out from github on April 13th, 2022. Unfortunately CadHub.xyz does not have a recent enough version of CadQuery to render this properly (n.b. the issue is with lack of a combine argument in the older version of the eachpoint method).
CQ-Editor is available from here, but please check out a 0.30dev version or newer to be able to compile the included CadQuery source code: https://github.com/CadQuery/CQ-editor
If you are interested also check out all of my gridfinity models for baseplates and boxes here: https://www.printables.com/social/107343-jdegs/collections/154274
Because Thangs does not allow me to upload the CadQuery python source code for this model, it is available here: https://www.printables.com/model/186703
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Thank you!
These baseplates appear to be much taller than the originals, is that a mistake or on purpose? They won't fit with the existing ones if printed as is.
Why I found this so late! 😅
Thank you very much. I like this. Been looking for baseplates that I can attach directly to my benchtop with some mounting tape or whatever. I live in a travel trailer, so, between the different locations I stay - as much as 4,000 miles of driving apart - my work area shakes like a Magnitude 9+ earthquake sometimes, depending on the road. This, with the Gridfinity's magnet system, makes for a remarkably stable system in addition to the drawers and cabinets.
Again, thank you.
This throws an error when attempting to download. Any suggestions?
I reuploaded and it looks like the download is working again. As an alternative, I am uploading all of my gridfinity models on printables here: https://www.printables.com/social/107343-jdegs/collections/154274
Have you considered putting the source-code on GitHub and/or CadHub, so that you can incorporate other people's improvements into your code?
"Unfortunately CadHub.xyz does not have a recent enough version of CadQuery to render this properly (n.b. the issue is with lack of a combine argument in the older version of the eachpoint method)."
RE: CadHub here is what I wrote in the description above, I would love to use it if I could
RE: Github I am currently working to incorporate all of these gridfinity models into cq_warehouse on Github which is a plugin repository for CadQuery