generalized lite version

gridfinity-rebuilt-bins.scad

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ $fs = 0.25;
 
 /* [General Settings] */
 // number of bases along x-axis
-gridx = 2;  
+gridx = 1;  
 // number of bases along y-axis   
-gridy = 2;  
+gridy = 1;  
 // bin height. See bin height information and "gridz_define" below.  
 gridz = 6;   
 // base unit
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ enable_scoop = true;
 enable_zsnap = false;
 // enable upper lip for stacking other bins
 enable_lip = true;
-// remove flat bottom
+// remove flat bottom to save material
 lite_mode = true;
 
 /* [Other] */
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ style_tab = 1; //[0:Full,1:Auto,2:Left,3:Center,4:Right,5:None]
 height_internal = 0; 
 
 /* [Base] */
-style_hole = 1; // [0:no holes, 1:magnet holes only, 2: magnet and screw holes - no printable slit, 3: magnet and screw holes - printable slit]
+style_hole = 3; // [0:no holes, 1:magnet holes only, 2: magnet and screw holes - no printable slit, 3: magnet and screw holes - printable slit]
 // number of divisions per 1 unit of base along the X axis. (default 1, only use integers. 0 means automatically guess the right division)
 div_base_x = 0;
 // number of divisions per 1 unit of base along the Y axis. (default 1, only use integers. 0 means automatically guess the right division)
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ div_base_y = 0;
 
 // ===== Commands ===== //
 
-/*
+color("tomato") {
-*color("tomato") {
 gridfinityInit(gridx, gridy, height(gridz, gridz_define, enable_lip, enable_zsnap), height_internal, length) {
 
     cutEqual(n_divx = divx, n_divy = divy, style_tab = style_tab, enable_scoop = enable_scoop);
@@ -80,25 +79,6 @@ gridfinityInit(gridx, gridy, height(gridz, gridz_define, enable_lip, enable_zsna
 gridfinityBase(gridx, gridy, length, div_base_x, div_base_y, style_hole);
 
 }
-*/
-
-color("tomato")
-gridfinityInit(gridx, gridy, height(gridz, gridz_define, enable_lip, enable_zsnap), height_internal, length) {
-    cutEqual(n_divx = divx, n_divy = divy, style_tab = style_tab, enable_scoop = enable_scoop);
-    if(lite_mode)
-         block_base_cutout();
-}
-
-if(lite_mode) {
-   difference() {
-       gridfinityBase(gridx, gridy, length, div_base_x,    div_base_y, style_hole);
-      block_base_cutout();
-   }
-}
-else {
-gridfinityBase(gridx, gridy, length, div_base_x, div_base_y, style_hole);
-}
-
 
 
 // ===== Examples =====

gridfinity-rebuilt-lite.scad

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+include <gridfinity-rebuilt-utility.scad>
+
+/* [Setup Parameters] */
+$fa = 8;
+$fs = 0.25;
+
+/* [General Settings] */
+// number of bases along x-axis
+gridx = 3;  
+// number of bases along y-axis   
+gridy = 3;  
+// bin height. See bin height information and "gridz_define" below.  
+gridz = 6;   
+// base unit
+length = 42;
+
+/* [Compartments] */
+// number of X Divisions
+divx = 2;
+// number of y Divisions
+divy = 2;
+
+/* [Toggles] */
+// snap gridz height to nearest 7mm increment
+enable_zsnap = false;
+// enable upper lip for stacking other bins
+enable_lip = true;
+
+/* [Other] */
+// determine what the variable "gridz" applies to based on your use case
+gridz_define = 0; // [0:gridz is the height of bins in units of 7mm increments - Zack's method,1:gridz is the internal height in millimeters, 2:gridz is the overall external height of the bin in millimeters]
+// the type of tabs
+style_tab = 1; //[0:Full,1:Auto,2:Left,3:Center,4:Right,5:None]
+
+/* [Base] */
+style_hole = 3; // [0:no holes, 1:magnet holes only, 2: magnet and screw holes - no printable slit, 3: magnet and screw holes - printable slit]
+// number of divisions per 1 unit of base along the X axis. (default 1, only use integers. 0 means automatically guess the right division)
+div_base_x = 0;
+// number of divisions per 1 unit of base along the Y axis. (default 1, only use integers. 0 means automatically guess the right division)
+div_base_y = 0; 
+
+
+
+// Input all the cutter types in here
+module cutterInput() {
+    cutEqual(n_divx = divx, n_divy = divy, style_tab = style_tab, enable_scoop = false);
+}
+
+// Does the necessary operations to get the base geometry
+color("tomato") 
+difference() {
+    union() {
+        gridfinityInit(gridx, gridy, height(gridz, gridz_define, enable_lip, enable_zsnap), 0, length) {
+            cutterInput();
+        }
+        gridfinityBase(gridx, gridy, length, div_base_x, div_base_y, style_hole);
+    }
+
+    difference() {
+        union() {
+            intersection() {
+                difference() {
+                    gridfinityBase(gridx, gridy, length, div_base_x, div_base_y, style_hole, -d_wall*2, false);
+                    translate([-gridx*length/2,-gridy*length/2,2*h_base])
+                    cube([gridx*length,gridy*length,1000]);
+                }
+                translate([0,0,-1])
+                rounded_rectangle(gridx*length-0.5005-d_wall*2, gridy*length-0.5005-d_wall*2, 1000, r_f2);
+            }
+            translate([0,0,h_base+d_clear])
+            rounded_rectangle(gridx*length-0.5005-d_wall*2, gridy*length-0.5005-d_wall*2, h_base, r_f2);
+        }
+
+        translate([0,0,-4*h_base])
+        gridfinityInit(gridx, gridy, height(20,0), 0, length)
+            cutterInput();
+    }
+
+}

gridfinity-rebuilt-utility.scad

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ module gridfinityInit(gx, gy, h, h0 = 0, l) {
     $gxx = gx;
     $gyy = gy;
     $dh = h; 
+    $dh0 = h0; 
     color("tomato") {
     difference() {
         color("firebrick") 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ module cut(x=0, y=0, w=1, h=1, t=1, s=true) {
 // Translates an object from the origin point to the center of the requested compartment block, can be used to add custom cuts in the bin
 // See cut() module for parameter descriptions
 module cut_move(x, y, w, h) {
-    translate([0,0,height_internal==0?$dh+h_base:height_internal+h_base])
+    translate([0,0,$dh0==0?$dh+h_base:$dh0+h_base])
     cut_move_unsafe(clp(x,0,$gxx), clp(y,0,$gyy), clp(w,0,$gxx-x), clp(h,0,$gyy-y))
     children();
 } 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ module gridfinityBase(gx, gy, l, dx, dy, style_hole, off=0, final_cut=true) {
     xx = gx*l-0.5;
     yy = gy*l-0.5;
     
+    if (final_cut)
     translate([0,0,h_base])
     rounded_rectangle(xx+0.002, yy+0.002, h_bot/1.5, r_fo1/2+0.001);
 
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ module gridfinityBase(gx, gy, l, dx, dy, style_hole, off=0, final_cut=true) {
             
             if (style_hole > 0)
             pattern_linear(gx, gy, l)
-            block_base_hole(style_hole);
+            block_base_hole(style_hole, off);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -118,52 +120,31 @@ module block_base_solid(dbnx, dbny, l, o) {
             rounded_rectangle(xx-2*r_c2-2*r_c1+o, yy-2*r_c2-2*r_c1+o, h_base+oo, r_fo3/2);
             rounded_rectangle(xx-2*r_c2+o, yy-2*r_c2+o, h_base-r_c1+oo, r_fo2/2);
         }
+        translate([0,0,oo])
         hull() {
-            rounded_rectangle(xx-2*r_c2+o, yy-2*r_c2+o,r_c2+oo, r_fo2/2);
+            rounded_rectangle(xx-2*r_c2+o, yy-2*r_c2+o, r_c2, r_fo2/2);
             mirror([0,0,1])
-            rounded_rectangle(xx+o, yy+o, h_bot/2+oo, r_fo1/2);
+            rounded_rectangle(xx+o, yy+o, h_bot/2+abs(10*o), r_fo1/2);
         }
     }
 }
 
-module block_base_hole(style_hole) {
+module block_base_hole(style_hole, o) {
+    r1 = r_hole1-o/2;
+    r2 = r_hole2-o/2;
     pattern_circular(4) 
     translate([d_hole/2, d_hole/2, 0])
     union() {
         difference() {
-            cylinder(h = 2*(h_hole+(style_hole==3?0.2:0)), r=r_hole2, center=true);
+            cylinder(h = 2*(h_hole-o+(style_hole==3?0.2:0)), r=r2, center=true);
 
             if (style_hole==3)
             copy_mirror([0,1,0])
-            translate([-1.5*r_hole2,r_hole1+0.1,h_hole]) 
+            translate([-1.5*r2,r1+0.1,h_hole-o]) 
-            cube([r_hole2*3,r_hole2*3, 0.4]);
+            cube([r2*3,r2*3, 0.4]);
         }
         if (style_hole > 1)
-        cylinder(h = 3*h_base, r = r_hole1, center=true);
+        cylinder(h = 2*h_base-o, r = r1, center=true);
-    }
-}
-
-module block_base_cutout(){
-    squidge=-2.5;
-    translate([0,0,h_base-2.5])
-    //rounded_rectangle(gridx*length-0.5+0.002, gridy*length-0.5+0.002, h_bot/1.5, r_fo1/2+0.001);
-    pattern_linear(gridx, gridy, length) 
-
-    render()
-        difference() {
-            translate([0,0,h_base])
-            mirror([0,0,1])
-            union() {
-                hull() {
-                    rounded_square(squidge+length-0.5-2*r_c2-2*r_c1, h_base+0.5, r_fo3/2);
-                    rounded_square(squidge+length-0.5-2*r_c2, h_base-r_c1+0.5, r_fo2/2);
-                }
-                hull() {
-                    rounded_square(squidge+length-0.5-2*r_c2, r_c2, r_fo2/2);
-                    mirror([0,0,1])
-                    rounded_square(squidge+length-0.5, h_bot/2, r_fo1/2);
-                }
-            }
     }
 }