Wodden train track support clip and bridge truss by base4

Last crawled date: 3 years, 4 months ago

Young kids and train tracks. What a perfect combination; except when things do not stay put! (ie. bridge sections falling). I needed some method of securing two track pieces together so that the train's bridge sections would stop falling as my youngest child was playing with the set. In this design package are a stand-alone train track clip which works quite well and is quite robust. Also included is a fancy bridge support / truss with integral clip that stands 62.5mm tall as provided.
The design is built around the Ikea Lillabo / Brio wooden train track set but can be adapted very readily as the design is parametric. The critical dimensions are highlighted with red in the design parameters "spreadsheet" in FreeCAD. All values can be edited.
The design was done in FreeCAD and as mentioned it is fully parametric. I have included the FreeCAD file so that you can modify the design to your heart's content.
I am open to any suggestions as to how to improve the design work-flow in FreeCAD.