Thanks for this! I didn't take your advice about checking "sink fit". I felt it was a good "test" for the TAZ 6 rebuilt printer just purchased. It was an over 24 hour print using SimpliFy3d, 20% infill, 0.200 layers and 3mm PLA. Supports are needed under the 3 "tabs", but came off very easily. The basket came out VERY NICE but it didn't fit the sink. I think the basket, as printed, will still be usable while not "hugging" the sink corner. In addition to "shape", users should check height as well. Height was not an issue for me.
Because the shape didn't match, the tabs didn't want to fit on the sink edge well enough to attach. I plan to use Fusion 360 to redesign, probably a much different attachment method, but it shouldn't be too hard.
Not asking for a design change, but it might be nice to include holes in all 3 tabs. Also, with only 20% infill, there isn't much "meat" around the holes. With SimpliFy3d, one can "split" up different sections of a print. Here, I might have used 20% for most of the basket but 100% for the tabs. Thanks, again, Gary.
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@GaryWL_177595 You're very welcome. I'm glad you could still use it. I had the same problem with the one I bought off of Amazon not fitting correctly. I thought this would be an issue as there are so many different sink profiles. I traced the sink corner on paper and brought it in Fusion as a canvas. Pretty simple design. Good luck with your redesign!
Thanks for your reply. As I noted, I planned to modify/add a different method of attachment for my sink. Usually, I don't present an item to someone unless I've finished all my work on it. However, I decided to ask my wife about what she thought of your basket as printed. Unexpectedly, to some extent, she said it looked like something she could use and would be glad to try it even though it was not attached.
Our sink has a chrome sink insert that keeps items about 1/2 inch above the bottom. So, drainage is not an issue if the basket is set on the sink bottom. Furthermore, the ability to move it around and even easily remove the basket might be an asset.
So, I may not even need to do any additional design on the attachment and just "cut off" the tabs. If the height is an issue, simply re-scaling in Z should do the trick. The tabs and bottom would become thinner but probably a "don't care". If the basket is deemed "too big", a re-scaling in X and Y could fix.
As we all know, reverse engineering is usually easier than coming up with an original design. So, again, thanks for your design effort, Gary