Create Your Word Block
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Create Your Word Block
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The following information is a single lesson in a larger Tinkercad project. Check out this and more projects on Tinkercad.
Return to Previous Lesson: Create Your Block
Lesson Overview:
Now we're going to finish it up!
Import and Position the Word and the Block
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In the final lesson, you will need to import both the word and the block that you made in lessons one and two.
Instructions
- Click "Choose File" from the Import section. Select the .STL file (your word) you downloaded in lesson one. Click the "Import" button. Note: You can change the color of the imported shapes so the word is easier to see.
- Click and drag the round, black arrow at the top of your word to raise it 7mm above the workplane.
- Instruction imageClick "Choose File" from the Import section. Select the .STL file (your block) you downloaded in lesson two. Click the "Import" button.
- Continue to the next step.
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Cut the Word From Your Block
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Now you will cut the word from the block by making it a hole.
Instructions
- Select the word and change it to a hole.
- Click and drag a box around both shapes to select the block and the word. Click the "Group" button.
- Continue to the next step.
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Print Your Word Block
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Congratulations! You have created a Word Block and it is ready to be printed.
Instructions
- From the Design menu, click "Download for 3D Printing."
- Choose the .STL option.
- Load the downloaded file into your 3D printer software.
- Print!
Congratulations, you have completed this project!
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