3D Pendant in TinkerCad

Check out some of the pendants shared on TinkerCad.

Limits and Consideration

To minimize print time:

Your shape will be up to 4mm thick. Your shape should be 25.4mm-50.8mm (1-2 inches),

You may need to add at least one 3mm hole to make the pendant wearable (in the example above, we can get by with putting string through the design itself).

A note about designing efficiently for the 3D printer: a design that is "laying down" tends to print faster than a design that is "standing up" -- laying down has fewer layers, and standing up has more.

Advantages of TinkerCad

Create a free TinkerCad account at TinkerCad.com.

• TinkerCad is free

• It autosaves your work

• It is easy to share your work to Thingiverse.com

• Importing SVG files is easy

• It includes short lessons you can practice later

Starting TinkerCad

After creating a new account, TinkerCad automatically starts in lesson mode.

Go to New Project or New Design. Many of our shape and tool options are on the right.

Using TinkerCad

Use the white cubes to resize objects.

Use the cone to raise and lower objects along the Z-axis.

Use the curved handles to rotate or flip objects.

Check Alignment, if applicable

Select All, go to Adjust > Align. Click on a gray dot to align to Top/Middle/Bottom, or Left/Center/Right.

Add a hole for the jump ring or the hanging hole

For a hole, try Hole: Cylinder, and resize to 3mm.

Select All and Group.

Name and Download

Click on Design. Select Properties to rename your file. When finished renaming, select Download for 3D printing. Select STL. Save your file. We'll collect files for processing in MakerWare and for printing.

Survey

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