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Lock systems

🕑 Added 2023-04-06 05:11:44 +0000 UTC

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Michael Forrester

These are amazing thank you!

Masterwork Tools

Here's the patreon post too: https://www.patreon.com/posts/updates-bases-58110704

Masterwork Tools

https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-openforge-wall-on-tile-bases-and-risers-192663

Michael Forrester

Don’t believe I have, I’ll look into it

Masterwork Tools

have you seen the Magnetic flex bases? they can take sphere magnets or disk magnets, and are set up such that you don't need to worry about polarity with either.

Mentalman1990

I started using clips, then I used magnetic clips with 3mm magnets, now I think I'm just going to use the 5mm magnetic bases exclusively

Randy Shepardson

Magnets only. Honestly I can't even imagine using any type of clips. That would be so slow when assembling encounter areas on the fly or revealing tiles as the party moves about. I'm not sure I'd even use this system at all if I had to fuss with clips.

Michael Forrester

Hmmm, I’ll have to look into it more

Manfred Geiler

OpenVLex has different use cases: one of them is simply swapping the base system of your favorite tiles. Wanna have 20 nicely painted flexible dungeon style 2x2 floor parts ready? Print plenty of magnetic OpenVLex bases, print plenty 2x2 OpenVLex triplex bases. Swap them depending on your use case: magnetic bases for convenience, openlock when you prebuild larger floor rooms. It's that easy.

Michael Forrester

I was under the impression that you print large plates and clip info from there, I just want single tile bases and not have to deal with clips :)

Manfred Geiler

You asked for a way to 'hotswap the bases from the tiles'. Thats exactly the definition of OpenVLex! ;-) And there is no need to 'switch out your system' ... everything stays nicely compatible.

Manfred Geiler

For floor parts and WoT parts I use OpenVLex and for separate walls I prefer the triplex openlock system. My OpenVLex bases are ~50% openlock (triplex) and ~50% openlock+magnetic.

Michael Forrester

Plus I really like the idea of the magnets and how easy it is to just place them beside each other, verses a base plate/ clip system

Michael Forrester

I have but at this point it would be a huge change to switch out my system for that, plus it would add to storage size hahaha

Manfred Geiler

considered using OpenVLex? https://github.com/manolitto/openvlex2

AC

Yeah I’m also in Canada and can’t get the balls. I reworked the bases in blender to fit 4x6mm barrel magnets instead. A little annoying to have to worry about polarity but at least it works.

Michael Forrester

I guess they used to be sold as a toy, but to many kids would eat them. And as you can imagine magnets are not good inside the body. So Canada made it ilegal to import them. A lot of international companies dont offer shipping to Canada and most that do are outrageously expensive.

Michael Forrester

Im from Canada so the 5mm magnet balls are difficult/ expensive to come by as they are technically illegal here but the convenience of them makes it worth the hassle. If there was a way to maybe hotswap the bases from the tiles that would be AMAZING!