Example 57: Nested Banded Crossing and T Grid

A staggered grid combines a long cross divider with a smaller branch nested inside it.

BGI / EXAMPLE 57Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Nested Banded Crossing and 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

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: "A staggered grid combines a long cross divider with a smaller branch nested inside it."
project:
  id: nested-banded-cross-t-grid
  name: Nested Banded Crossing and 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: 0.1
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: split
          clear_mm:
          - 30
          - 20
          - 30
          axis: x
          first:
            id: middle-front-left
            kind: compartment
            clear_mm:
            - 13
            - 20
            - 30
          second:
            id: middle-front-right
            kind: compartment
            clear_mm:
            - 14
            - 20
            - 30
        second:
          id: middle-back
          kind: compartment
          clear_mm:
          - 30
          - 57
          - 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 57-nested-banded-cross-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.