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Customisable tile grid for tabletop games such as Carcassonne, Karak, Isle of Skye, Alhambra and many more...
I stumbled across OpenSCAD while looking at another tile grid design. It was a tool I hadn't come across before and it piqued my curiosity. This first design was intricate and complex and proved to be a steep learning curve. When I realised that it shouldn't have been so complex, I decided to start from scratch. This decision marked the beginning of my journey with OpenSCAD.
I immersed myself in OpenSCAD and began to explore its capabilities. There were moments of frustration mixed with bursts of understanding. Gradually I discovered the powerful features of OpenSCAD. Its ability to produce detailed designs with precision was fascinating. Within days I had developed a solid understanding of OpenSCAD. Completing my first projects was very satisfying. This journey was about more than just learning a tool; it was about embracing challenges and the joy of creating something from scratch.
To customise the tile grid you need to download the program from the OpenSCAD - The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller website and run the tile_grid.scad file.
You will see that you have 3 groups of parameters:
- Tile dimensions
- Tile width in mm, is set for Carcassonne (46mm)
- Tile length in mm, is set for Carcassonne (46mm)
- Grid dimensions
- Number of columns, is set to 3
- Number of lines, is set to 3
- Manual overwrite
- Height of the base, is set to 1,5 mm
- Height of the grid divider, is set to 1,5 mm
- Width of the grid divider, is set to 1,5 mm
- Insertion gap for the connectors to allow smooth insertion, is set to 2 mm
Printer: Anycubic Kobra 2
Supports: No
Brim: Yes, separation gap of 1mm
Resolution: 0.2 – first layer: 0.3
Infill: 15 %
Filament: PLA
These models and openscad source file can also be downloaded from github