Example 47: Banded T Grid

Three columns have dividers at different depths, making six compartments with staggered boundaries.

BGI / EXAMPLE 47Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Banded T Grid — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows the walls and compartments BGI will make:

assemblies:
  - id: tray
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    interior:
      id: all
      kind: split
      axis: x
      clear_mm: [100, 80, 30]
      first:

Full project file

The shaded lines mark that section in the complete YAML. This is the same project file linked below.

schema_version: 1
readme: "Three columns have dividers at different depths, making six compartments with staggered boundaries."
project:
  id: banded-t-grid
  name: Banded T Grid
box:
  inner_mm: [110, 90, 40]
  side_clearance_mm: [0, 0, 0, 0]
  top_reserve_mm: 0
material:
  profile: de-mdf-3mm
  overrides:
    thickness_mm: 3
    kerf_mm: 0.16
    fit_clearance_mm: 0.10
assemblies:
  - id: tray
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    interior:
      id: all
      kind: split
      axis: x
      clear_mm: [100, 80, 30]
      first:
        id: left
        kind: split
        axis: y
        clear_mm: [30, 80, 30]
        first: {id: left-front, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [30, 20, 30]}
        second: {id: left-back, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [30, 57, 30]}
      second:
        id: right-group
        kind: split
        axis: x
        clear_mm: [67, 80, 30]
        first:
          id: middle
          kind: split
          axis: y
          clear_mm: [30, 80, 30]
          first: {id: middle-front, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [30, 38, 30]}
          second: {id: middle-back, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [30, 39, 30]}
        second:
          id: right
          kind: split
          axis: y
          clear_mm: [34, 80, 30]
          first: {id: right-front, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [34, 57, 30]}
          second: {id: right-back, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [34, 20, 30]}
layout:
  mode: manual
  construction_mode: full_box
  placements:
    - id: tray
      origin_mm: [2, 2]
      rotation_deg: 0

Open 47-banded-t-grid.bgi.yaml and save a copy if you want to edit it in your own folder. Follow Plan your own layout to validate and build it.