Tinkercad: Modeling Custom Designs for 3D Printing

Turn your 3D scans into personalized, custom products with Tinkercad, a free and easy-to-use 3D modeling program.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files
• Brainstorming and planning your project

1. Building a Base

• Stacking shapes with the workplane
• Using Smart Duplicate
• Copying objects
• Adding shapes to avoid overhangs
• Aligning shapes
• Importing a 3D scan

2. Adding a Customized Plaque

• Adding a star
• Customizing text
• Cutting the bottom flat

3. Creating a Patterned Crest

• Incorporating SVG files
• Creating a circular pattern
• Positioning the crest

Conclusion

• 3D printing your project
• Next steps