GridPilot

What is GridPilot?

GridPilot is a freemium browser tool that turns a photo of your tools into a Gridfinity tray with a pocket shaped around each one. You lay the tools flat beside a credit card, a US quarter, a ruler or a sheet of A4 paper, take a top-down picture (a QR code sends it from your phone) and click two points on the reference to set the scale. The AI traces the outlines and you pick and name the tools. Sockets, drill bits, taps and dies can also be added by typing their size.

On the layout step you drag and rotate pockets or let auto-arrange group them by type, then add a finger slot, a 6 mm magnet hole or a text label per tool. The tray follows 42 mm Gridfinity units with a stacking lip and optional foot magnets, or takes any custom size, and each pocket depth can be adjusted. The 3MF keeps the tray, pocket floors and labels as separate color parts for multi-material printing, and a DXF is offered for laser or CNC cutting.

Designing and previewing need no account, but downloading needs a free one with a monthly export allowance. It suits anyone who wants an insert shaped around the tools they already own. The service is young and its community is small.

What you can make

• Gridfinity tool trays with custom-shaped pockets
• Custom-size drawer and toolbox inserts
• Socket, drill bit, tap and die organizers
• Trays with a text label for each tool
• Multicolor 3MF trays

How to use GridPilot

1. Lay your tools flat next to a credit card, coin or sheet of A4 paper and take a top-down photo
2. Choose Gridfinity or a custom size and set the tray height
3. Upload the photo, mark the scale reference and select the detected tools
4. Arrange the pockets and add labels, finger slots or magnets
5. Create a free account and download the 3MF