Custom shape generation

[mjack3k]

Hi, love the workbench, big thanks for that.

I was thinking, that it would be nice, if we could have some more "intelligent" base generation.

For example:

• we measure the dimensions of our drawer, space on the desk, floor, etc - whatever we want to use for our storage
• we create a sketch that mimics the area
• we tell the generator to "create baseplate(s) that fit in the area"
• generator will create base plates, as long as full cell can fit

With additional parameter "Max part size", where se say the maximum grid to generate - so it wont create one single piece with 30x30 cells, only split it to printable parts that fit on the bed.

I know that in most situations we talk about rectangular area, but lets assume you have a cabinet under your sink - those sometimes have drawers with a cutout in the middle, for the pipes.

Similar for the bins - I can think of scenarios, where having a non-rectangular shape would be needed, and a custom shape, maybe like on of the Tetris blocks, would work better and allow for more efficient use of the drawer - for example, a glue gun could fit in an L-shaped bin.

[Stu142]

Thanks for the interesting ideas,

I think having more bin and baseplate shape options would be really cool such as an L as you suggested or U, and this should be doable. No timeline but I'll add this to my new feature list.

As for the custom shape with a sketch input that is a very interesting idea but I don't know how that could be implemented at this time but I'll think about it. Please share if you have any suggestions.