BUILDING a KEYCHAIN

In this project you will learn how to make a simple and basic keychain of your own desire. You will follow the instructions commonly used by 3d printing to set you up for making a keychain.

Rough sketch

ideas for inspiration (for designs)

Before you begin, start brainstorming designs for what to put on your keychain

some design examples to consider:

• Braille w/ graduation year
• Personal name
• Pet Name
• Birth Year
• Legal name initials

• Open the tab "Geometric Shapes"
• click and drag the box onto the grid
• look at the picture above to see to guide you

Adjust the length to these dimensions

Length: 60 mm

Width: 20 mm

Height: 12 mm

• Drag the cylinder onto the work plane
• adjust the height to 12 mm
• input 20 mm for the number of all circular dimensions
• Move the cylinder to the right side of the box
• put the left half in the box as shown in the 5th picture.
• Tip: When viewing, look at an aerial view to verify for a second time
• Click on both shapes and use the group command (note that the color will change to one solid)
• Tip # 2 Press shift to press both and group ( symbol of the triangle and semicircle)

• After grouping grab the cylinder hole shape
• input the hole size to 7 mm x 7 mm
• modify the holes' height to 12 mm
• place the hole in the center of the circle and the box shown above.
• Use the pic above to align in the center
• press the "shift" key and combine both to make a hole using the group command.

• Scroll down to the same tab of "Geometric/ Basic shapes" until you reach "Text"
• Once you find the shape, drag it onto the grid.
• In the picture shown above in the first bar labeled text, you can input anything for your text.
• For example, on my keychain I wrote my name (Saahir) you can change the color as well
  Tip: you can do anything, my design or anything else.
• Once you're done writing a small text, raise it from the grid up to 12 mm (keychain current level)
• Tip #2: adjust the dimension to fit the keychain (pic 2 for example dims)
• decrease the keychain to mm and decrease the text as well to make it slightly above shown in the third pic a
• FINALLY, YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE TUTORIAL OF MAKING A KEYCHAIN