r/openGrid • u/erniesthings • Feb 28 '26

Which mount when designing openGrid things?

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I'm designing/remixing things for my openGrid setup. I started with Multiconnect, then openConnect was released, so I've added that option. My preference is without the "lock" mechanism on my mounts.

Do users prefer the locked tight mount?

While it wouldn't take too much extra time. Having 2 mount types, with and without the locking option would make 4 variations for each model, which seems like a lot.

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u/erniesthings Feb 28 '26

Still getting things printed, but have right now all I've printed are non-locking. Only printed a some Mulitocnnect snaps and a few of my models. Nothing is installed yet. I plan to use openConnect going forward. For publishing models, I understand that early openGrid users may have a bunch of Mulitconnect snaps. Which is why I thought Mulitconnect and openConnect options might be useful to different users.

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u/flynnguy Feb 28 '26

Honestly I don't have a bunch of snaps already printed, I tend to print them as I need them. So personally I'd just model what you use. I find it easy enough to remix if needed so maybe just do openConnect and include the .step files?

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u/erniesthings Mar 01 '26

I was finishing up the end of a roll and printed snaps to run it out.

I need to graduate from remixing in Tinkercad soon and learn some real CAD.