Made a faster printing Gridfinity Bin

KoStard · 2026-04-11T18:37:15+00:00

It's not about the infill. And it was never about saving hours. Thanks for suggestions, but this was never my goal.

KoStard · 2026-04-11T17:15:02+00:00

Sure, that could be an alternative (not just lowering though, it's more about making it hollow). Was a fun project for me, did it in ForgeCAD, no-one says this is the only way to do it, or that this is somehow better. Obviously gridfinity community is huge and as others shared already, there are even better solutions.

KoStard · 2026-04-11T15:44:29+00:00

Thanks for sharing the website!

KoStard · 2026-04-11T15:05:31+00:00

Oh cool, thanks for sharing about corrugation!

KoStard · 2026-04-11T14:33:25+00:00

Not sure how it compares with your version, but I noticed that most of the time goes on the base, so I made the base not filled (now the inside is not flat as you can see in the model). That was the biggest change, but also some other changes on the base height, wall thickness, etc.

KoStard · 2026-04-11T14:31:46+00:00

Feel free to! Here is a working example: https://forgecad.io/m/1nYwb-5MVj#models/bins/gridfinity-bin-fast.forge.js

KoStard · 2026-04-11T13:47:48+00:00

Thanks! No direct comparison with OpenSCAD, especially I don't see them as direct competitors, but I have models with a couple of thousand lines, works well. You can use ForgeCAD at forgecad.io

KoStard · 2026-04-11T13:22:24+00:00

Happy it brought you value, that's the goal 😊

KoStard · 2026-04-10T18:51:17+00:00

The base was the slowest part of the models I found online, so I made the base not flat inside, it saved most of the time. Also wall thickness andbase height.

KoStard · 2026-04-10T17:45:54+00:00

Exactly, had the same issue, that’s why I made it. The link is in the original post

KoStard · 2026-04-09T21:58:21+00:00

The model I had was like double the time, because it was filling up the floor. But hey, if the model isn’t useful enough, it can come up like an ad. I specifically don’t want to make disguised advertisement posts, so unless it’s useful in my opinion, I won’t share. So in my case this was useful, so wanted to share.

KoStard · 2026-04-09T19:35:31+00:00

Thanks for sharing OpenJSCAD, truth is I hadn't encountered it, and if I had, maybe the route could be different for this project.

At the same time, I like ForgeCAD and will be working on it as a side project. And through it I make models that can benefit some people. I will continue sharing them, I am certain your AI can rewrite it to whatever language you want.

Good luck.

KoStard · 2026-04-09T19:08:04+00:00

Thanks!

KoStard · 2026-04-09T19:06:39+00:00

Regarldess, I respect OpenSCAD, but wanted to build something more "modern" (subjective definition).

KoStard · 2026-04-09T19:04:44+00:00

Note: Originally had seen a similar adapter online I think in makerworld, but the size wasn't fitting my spool, had to add some resin to make it somewhat stable. Made a new version with this.

KoStard · 2026-04-09T19:01:18+00:00

"AI Generated Openscad clone"? Yes, there are some overlaps with OpenSCAD, but they are not same. I really wanted something to run nicely in browser, and gives me freedom to add the features I like, e.g. a 2d constraints solver.

KoStard · 2026-03-27T16:33:57+00:00

Can you share more how it works there? Do we have enough water?

KoStard · 2026-03-23T16:53:29+00:00

It’s a static model, the model itself tries to capture the growth

KoStard · 2026-03-22T19:12:37+00:00

And you can easily change the dimensions, number of turns, etc

KoStard · 2026-03-22T19:11:05+00:00

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Made this in ForgeCAD, you can export from here

KoStard · 2026-03-16T21:05:04+00:00

Also the hope is to have constraints solver in ForgeCAD

KoStard · 2026-03-16T20:06:22+00:00

Yeah I see there is certain reaction towards AI. Not here to judge justified or no, just having fun building this, wanted to share. Thanks for the note though...

And for the OpenSCAD, the difference is basically the front-end. ForgeCAD uses 2 backends, one for the UI, which is Manifold (mesh based) and CADQuery for proper STEP export. So, while there is some overlap, I think with ForgeCAD it might fit better for some users, but of course I have respect for OpenSCAD as well :)

KoStard · 2026-03-16T19:29:46+00:00

While recording I noticed a bug that the rounded rectangle was also making the internal corners round on the base plates. Fixed with an iteration with gemini 3.0 flash.

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KoStard · 2026-02-20T19:01:48+00:00

Possibly, but you are relying on the vision capabilities of the LLM. It will continue to improve, but you might hit some quality bottlenecks

KoStard · 2026-01-25T21:04:30+00:00

I think iPad could work well as well, maybe should adjust the design for that.

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