Tinkercad For Dummies

Introduction 1About This Book 1Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 2Beyond the Book 3Where to Go from Here 3Part 1: Getting Started with Tinkercad 5Chapter 1: Exploring 3D Design 7What Is 3D Modeling? 7Comparing 3D to 2D Methods 9Discovering Model Representation 10Looking at the Modeling Process 11Creation of a 3D model 12Exploring different modeling techniques 14Recognizing the 3D Model Market 16Exploring 3D Printing 18Using 3D Printed Models 19Prosthetics 19Rapid prototyping 20Education 21Low volume manufacturing 22Bespoke manufacturing 22Dentistry 23Using Tinkercad in 3D Modeling 23Chapter 2: Introducing Tinkercad 25Visiting the Tinkercad Website 25Creating a Tinkercad Account 26Logging in to Your New Account 28Launching a New Tinkercad Design 30Chapter 3: Taking a Tour of Tinkercad 33Viewing Recent Designs 33Choosing Options and Settings 34'Tinkering' with Tinkercad 36Finding the Right Help 39Tweeting on Twitter 39Browsing the Gallery 40Reading the Tinkercad Blog 41Chapter 4: Exploring the User Interface 43Venturing Away from the Start screen 43Viewing the Tinkercad ViewCube 44Using the Viewing Tools 45Working with the Tinkercad Grid 47Speeding Things Up by Using Keyboard Shortcuts 48Chapter 5: Exploring 3D Tools in Tinkercad 51Copy and Paste 51Duplicate 52Hide 53Show All 53Group 54Ungroup 55Align 56Flip 56Workplane 57Ruler 58Tinkercad Basic Shapes 60Community Shapes 61Part 2: Creating A Simple Nameplate for Your Office 63Chapter 6: Creating the Baseplate 65Starting and Saving a New Project 65Setting Up Your Project 66Creating a Blank Design 67Choosing Public or Private Access 69Choosing Design Properties 70Deciding on Licensing 71Using the Workplane 71Setting up your dimensions 72Editing the grid 72Using Basic Shapes 73Adding a box to the Workplane 73Sizing your box 74Chapter 7: Giving the Baseplate Depth 77Using the ViewCube 77Working on Different Faces 79Choosing a Shape for the Indent 80Checking Object Position Using the Grid 81Picking a Face to Work 82Setting the Depth 83Grouping and Ungrouping 84Chapter 8: Adding Your Name as Text 87Getting to the Right View 87Getting to the best view for placing text 88Positioning the Workplane 89Adding Your Text 90Changing the length of your text 91Centering your text 93Choosing a Cool Font 94Smoothing the Edges with Bevels and Segments 96Bevel 96Segments 97Chapter 9: Cutting Holes to Mount the Nameplate 99Choosing a Shape for the Hole 99Getting into Position 100Getting in the Right View 100Moving the Nameplate to a Grid Intersection 102Positioning the Box Accurately 103Changing Your View to Assess Height 104Altering the Box to Suit the Nameplate 105Adjusting the Height 106Adding the Hole 107Copying the Hole 110Grouping and Ungrouping 112Part 3: Building Your First Skyscraper, In Miniature 115Chapter 10: Creating the Building Footprint 117The Basic Floor Plan: Keeping It Simple 117Getting (Your Floor Plan) in Shape 118Chapter 11: Developing the Ground Floor 121Preparing to Add Your Wallls 121Adding Walls 123Using Hide to Your Advantage 125Adding Windows to the Front View 128Adding Windows to the Other Elevations 132Adding the Ceiling 133Grouping the Shapes 136Chapter 12: Copying the Floors as You Build 137Copying Floor Elements 137Getting the Placement of the Floors Right 139Adding More Floors 142Chapter 13: Adding the Roof to Stop the Rain 145Picking the Right Shape for Your Roof 145Getting the Right Depth for Your Roof 148Adding the Curved Roof Edge 150Chapter 14: The Sky's the Limit: Adding a Helipad 153Getting to the Right View 153Choosing Your H 155Changing the Text Settings 155Getting the H to Fit the Roof 156Adding the Finishing Touches 157Part 4: Making It Happen: 3d Printing Your Designs 159Chapter 15: Getting Started with 3D Printing 161Verifying That You Included Everything 161Tidying Up Your Design 163Knowing What Type of File to Export 164Choosing a Printing Option 165Chapter 16: 3D Printing Selected Shapes 167Selecting Specific Shapes from Your Design 1673D Printing Each Piece to Build It Later 170Printing Your Design 171Chapter 17: STL Files 173What Is an STL file? 173Downloading as an STL File 174Chapter 18: OBJ Files 177What Is an OBJ File? 177Downloading as an OBJ file 179Chapter 19: SVG Files 183What Is an SVG File? 183Downloading as an SVG file 185Part 5: The Part of Tens 189Chapter 20: Ten Great 3D Printing Materials 191Choosing a Material 191Nylon (Polyamide) 192ABS (Home Printers) 193Resin (Multiple Options) 194Resin (Paintable) 195Stainless Steel 196Gold 197Silver 198Titanium 200Ceramic 201Gypsum 202Chapter 21: Ten Great 3D Printers 205Factors to Consider When Choosing a 3D Printer 205Ultimaker: Ultimaker 2+ 206Formlabs: Form 2 207Zortrax: Zortrax M200 208Makergear: Makergear M2 210Aleph Objects: LulzBot TAZ 6 211BCN3D Technologies: BCN3D Sigma 212FlashForge: FlashForge Creator Pro 213Prusa Research: Original Prusa i3 MK2S 214SeeMeCNC: Rostock Max 216PrintrBot: PrintrBot Simple Pro 217Chapter 22: Ten 3D Applications 219Autodesk: 3D Studio Max 220Autodesk: Maya 221Autodesk: Inventor 222Autodesk: Fusion 360 223Smith Micro Software: Poser 224CLO Virtual Fashion: Marvelous Designer 224CLO Virtual Fashion: CLO3D 225EFI: Optitex 226Trimble: SketchUp 227Blender Foundation: Blender 228Index 229