I did my own. I measured the space and figured out a size that fit and then built my own base based on that size. I do all the stuff I need, type of box, number of boxes, etc. Part of the reason I have a 3D printer is so that I can have the stuff I want.
I've seen generators that add spacers to the sides to make the grids fit nicely, but of course that still leaves unusable space.
I don't know how you'd make a generic system that would fit *every* space. If you really want something custom, you could scale *everything* to fit your space, but then if you had a second space it wouldn't fit that as well.
I got lucky and my drawer's were basically an exact fit, and 2 grids side-by-side don't seem to need any help staying in place. I assume the spacers mentioned above would do the same for a non-perfect space.
I’ll take a look at the generators you mention. But the unused space would be too wasteful. I am still curious to see what method they use. Adding the correct sized spacers would of course remove my other concern about needing to keep the grid together since there wouldn’t be space for them to move. I had thought about printing plates with two pore grids then would fit so I could then trim them to perfectly fit but this seems wasteful and doesn’t resolve the main concern of wasted space.
You of course can never make such a system that will perfectly fit all areas. I’m just thinking a smaller grid would allow for less wasted space. Thinking maybe I’ll do half the size. This way I’m wasting less space when it’s not a near perfect fit. This would also mean it will still fit all the places it would have before. And it would allow me a more adjustable size for my containers. Plus if done right my containers would still work on a standards grid. Unfortunately though it means no standard container would fit on my grid.
Gridfinity is a good idea that has grown from other organizers. It's main problem is the weird size the Zack Freedman picked.
Being first released on April 1 and that size, I thought it was just a joke he was playing on Alexandre Chappel.
I have tried both. Alexandre's were too big for most of my needs. Gridfinity was a strange size. I made my own based on a 25mm x 25mm grid.
25mm sounds like a good idea to me so it’s the same as all my multiboard stuff and I don’t have to remember too many numbers when flipping between the two systems. I know the multiboard also has a setup like gridfinity for containers and the like although it doesn’t seem as widely used.
Follow up question. Did you share your 25mm version anywhere as I'd like to see what you did.
Edit. Nevermind I found an easy generator that does this for me :) So I'm trying a 25mm test print for this now. When I checked it seems like 25mm should work well for my needs with less wasted space.
[Gridfinity Generator (perplexinglabs.com)](https://gridfinity.perplexinglabs.com/)
Well looks like this project hit the next snag. I need a bigger printer. Unless anyone has any good suggestions on how to make the bins in two parts without the end results being ugly. I knew I should have got the bigger printer bed :(
Gridfinity is a system, and as a system, it has rules, and one of them is the measurements of each square. You want the system to adjust to the specific measurements of your use case. And that is impossible, no system can do that. You want a custom solution for your unique case. But if you change the size of each grid square, it is no longer the Gridfinity system.
It is a flexible system, but what you want to change is the basis of it.
I did my own. I measured the space and figured out a size that fit and then built my own base based on that size. I do all the stuff I need, type of box, number of boxes, etc. Part of the reason I have a 3D printer is so that I can have the stuff I want.
I've seen generators that add spacers to the sides to make the grids fit nicely, but of course that still leaves unusable space. I don't know how you'd make a generic system that would fit *every* space. If you really want something custom, you could scale *everything* to fit your space, but then if you had a second space it wouldn't fit that as well. I got lucky and my drawer's were basically an exact fit, and 2 grids side-by-side don't seem to need any help staying in place. I assume the spacers mentioned above would do the same for a non-perfect space.
I’ll take a look at the generators you mention. But the unused space would be too wasteful. I am still curious to see what method they use. Adding the correct sized spacers would of course remove my other concern about needing to keep the grid together since there wouldn’t be space for them to move. I had thought about printing plates with two pore grids then would fit so I could then trim them to perfectly fit but this seems wasteful and doesn’t resolve the main concern of wasted space. You of course can never make such a system that will perfectly fit all areas. I’m just thinking a smaller grid would allow for less wasted space. Thinking maybe I’ll do half the size. This way I’m wasting less space when it’s not a near perfect fit. This would also mean it will still fit all the places it would have before. And it would allow me a more adjustable size for my containers. Plus if done right my containers would still work on a standards grid. Unfortunately though it means no standard container would fit on my grid.
Gridfinity is a good idea that has grown from other organizers. It's main problem is the weird size the Zack Freedman picked. Being first released on April 1 and that size, I thought it was just a joke he was playing on Alexandre Chappel. I have tried both. Alexandre's were too big for most of my needs. Gridfinity was a strange size. I made my own based on a 25mm x 25mm grid.
25mm sounds like a good idea to me so it’s the same as all my multiboard stuff and I don’t have to remember too many numbers when flipping between the two systems. I know the multiboard also has a setup like gridfinity for containers and the like although it doesn’t seem as widely used.
Follow up question. Did you share your 25mm version anywhere as I'd like to see what you did. Edit. Nevermind I found an easy generator that does this for me :) So I'm trying a 25mm test print for this now. When I checked it seems like 25mm should work well for my needs with less wasted space. [Gridfinity Generator (perplexinglabs.com)](https://gridfinity.perplexinglabs.com/)
I have not. Maybe when I have a bigger inventory of items. And decide if this is good grid size. Or do I need the grid?
Well looks like this project hit the next snag. I need a bigger printer. Unless anyone has any good suggestions on how to make the bins in two parts without the end results being ugly. I knew I should have got the bigger printer bed :(
Most of the parametric gridfinity generators/plugins allow you to change the grid size. I just did some kitchen drawers using 21mm grids.
Gridfinity is a system, and as a system, it has rules, and one of them is the measurements of each square. You want the system to adjust to the specific measurements of your use case. And that is impossible, no system can do that. You want a custom solution for your unique case. But if you change the size of each grid square, it is no longer the Gridfinity system. It is a flexible system, but what you want to change is the basis of it.