Description

Add-In for Fusion 360 allowing quick generation of simple gridfinity bins and baseplates. The created bodies are parametric and can be easily edited if needed before exporting. Bins have an option to be generated solid providing a kick start for specialized tool bins creation.

Features

Each option is described in details on the project wiki page.

Bin options	Baseplate options

Baseplates

• accepts amount of bases X and Y directions
• base measurement can be changed, default is 42mm
• there are options to generate thick plate with magnet or/and screw holes
• thick plate can be skeletonized to reduce weight, it also allows room for connection holes which can be customized to fit certain screw size or glue in pin
• size of magnet sockets and screw holes can be adjusted

Baseplate types

Light	Skeleton with connection holes	Full

Bins

• accepts amount of bases X and Y directions
• base measurement can be changed, default is 42mm for base width and 7mm for the unit of height
• height is specified in base units, 1 unit will be added to the input to accomodate bin bottom
• generated bins can have a lip for better stackability or a straight wall
• lip can have notches preventing bins from sliding when stacked
• wall thickness can be adjusted
• magnet sockets can be customized to allow snug fit of the magnets, or a different size
• screw holes diameter can be adjusted
• when magnet and screw holes are enabled together, a groove will be generated to help with printability
• bin can be shelled with constant wall thickness to save printing time and filament
• label tab can be generated (length, offset and overhang angle are adjustable)
• allows generation of base or body separately, could be useful if need combine it with existing model
• compartments can be configured to use uniform scale
• custom compartmens layout is based on the uniform grid and allows merging multiple cells together, specifying custom depth and position

Bin bottom options

Solid bottom	With screw holes	With magnet cutouts	Combined

Bin half base size

Half base (21x21mm)

Bin type options

Hollow bin	Shelled bin	Solid bin

Bin compartments options

Detailed configuration options are on the wiki

Uniform compartments	Custom compartments A	Custom compartments B

Bin label tab configuration

Full length	Single slot	With offset

Bin scoop feature

Scoop enabled	Scoop disabled

Hollow bin

Specialized Bin

Creating a 4x2 bin to hold oversized volcano nozzle

Bin for random round things

Installation

Via Autodesk App Store

• Download GridfinityGenerator installer from Autodesk App Store (MacOS | Windows)
• Run installer and wait for installation to complete, it will automatically close
• Relaunch Fusion 360
• Gridfinity bin and Gridfinity baseplate options should appear in Create menu in the Solid body workspace environment

From source code

Step 1: Download

Download code into a location on your hard drive.

• Option 1: Clone git repository

git clone https://github.com/Le0Michine/FusionGridfinityGenerator.git

• Option 2: Download ZIP file
  • Use latest release page to download ZIP file GridfinityGenerator-vX.X.X.X.zip. The release page should contain latest stable version. Alternatively you can choose to use Code / Download ZIP option (or use this direct link to the zip) to download most recent changes which aren't released yet.
  • Unpack content of the ZIP file into your target location

Step 2: Install as Add-In to Fusion 360

• In Fusion open Scripts and Add-Ins window by pressing Shift + S.
  • It can also be found in the UI Design -> Utilities -> ADD-INS
• Select Add-Ins tab and press + icon to add new add in
• Select path to the repository downloaded in Step 1. Choose the folder containing GridfinityGenerator.py.
• GridfinityGenerator should appear in the list of add ins
• Select GridfinityGenerator and click Run to launch the add in
• Gridfinity bin and Gridfinity baseplate options should appear in Create menu in the Solid body workspace environment

Update

To update the script download latest sources into the same location and relaunch Fusion. If you used Autodesk app store to install the addon please follow the same link then download and install the latest version from there.

Support the project

The plugin is free. However, if you want to support the project you can do so by buying me a coffe or subscribing on patreon https://www.patreon.com/levmishin.

Credits

Gridfinity by Zack Freedman

This work is licensed under the same license as Gridfinity, being a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.