Customisable tile grid for tabletop games such as Carcassonne, Karak, Isle of Skye, Alhambra and many more...

Prelude

I stumbled across OpenSCAD while looking at another tile grid design. It was a tool I hadn't come across before and it piqued my curiosity. This first design was intricate and complex and proved to be a steep learning curve. When I realised that it shouldn't have been so complex, I decided to start from scratch. This decision marked the beginning of my journey with OpenSCAD.
I immersed myself in OpenSCAD and began to explore its capabilities. There were moments of frustration mixed with bursts of understanding. Gradually I discovered the powerful features of OpenSCAD. Its ability to produce detailed designs with precision was fascinating. Within days I had developed a solid understanding of OpenSCAD. Completing my first projects was very satisfying. This journey was about more than just learning a tool; it was about embracing challenges and the joy of creating something from scratch.

Tile grid

To customise the tile grid you need to download the program from the OpenSCAD - The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller website and run the tile_grid.scad file.

You will see that you have 3 groups of parameters:

1. Tile dimensions
   1. Tile width in mm, is set for Carcassonne (46mm)
   2. Tile length in mm, is set for Carcassonne (46mm)
2. Grid dimensions
   1. Number of columns, is set to 3
   2. Number of lines, is set to 3
3. Manual overwrite
   1. Height of the base, is set to 1,5 mm
   2. Height of the grid divider, is set to 1,5 mm 
   3. Width of the grid divider, is set to 1,5 mm 
   4. Insertion gap for the connectors to allow smooth insertion, is set to 2 mm

Slicer Settings:

Printer: Anycubic Kobra 2
Supports: No
Brim: Yes, separation gap of 1mm
Resolution: 0.2 – first layer: 0.3
Infill: 15% 
Filament: PLA 

Notes

These models and openscad source file can also be downloaded from github