Tinkercad Tips and Tricks
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This a collection of my favorite tinkercad features and a couple tricks I use.
I may add more soon
The View Cube
![view cube.gif](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F2M/VQHN/JA36HGOQ/F2MVQHNJA36HGOQ.gif&filename=view cube.gif)
In tinkercad 2.0 and up there is a view cube you can rotate it to change view or click one of views on it to go there.
This is also in other autodesk software
Saving a Photo
![Save image.gif](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F4W/Q64X/JA36HGQD/F4WQ64XJA36HGQD.gif&filename=Save image.gif)
This is very simple but very useful if you design image is not showing up
- Click share
- Click download
You can set it to cover
- Add photo
- Click choose file
- Choose file
- hover over image
- Click set as default image
Changing the View
![view switch 2.gif](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FZZ/YE5H/JA36HGOT/FZZYE5HJA36HGOT.gif&filename=view switch 2.gif)
This one is very simple but kind of cool
To switch view just click button under zoom out.
Moving the Workplane
![work plane.gif](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FFU/BFJC/JA36HGPT/FFUBFJCJA36HGPT.gif&filename=work plane.gif)
- Click work plane or press f8
- Click on surface
Sizing the Workplane
![resize.gif](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FU0/1NBD/JA36K5WM/FU01NBDJA36K5WM.gif&filename=resize.gif)
Useful for larger projects
- Click edit grid
- Choose your unit and dimension
- Click update grid
Ruler
![Ruler.gif](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FA7/85AU/JA36K6Y2/FA785AUJA36K6Y2.gif&filename=Ruler.gif)
The ruler tool is very useful for viewing and editing dimension
- Click ruler
- Click where you want it
- Click object for dimensions
Duplicating
![duplicate.gif](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FFS/WDA1/JA36HGRA/FFSWDA1JA36HGRA.gif&filename=duplicate.gif)
This is my personal favorite
- Click object
- Press control d or click duplicate
- Move and/or rotate
- Press control d or click duplicate to duplicate what you just did
Mirroring
![card.gif](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FZA/3Q3E/JA36HGQO/FZA3Q3EJA36HGQO.gif&filename=card.gif)
Mirroring is also a cool feature. I don't use it a ton but still very neat
- Click object
- Click flip or m
- Click arrows to flip in that axis
Rounding Edges
![Capture.PNG](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FI9/3E2M/JA36HK9Q/FI93E2MJA36HK9Q.png&filename=Capture.PNG)
Sometimes you may need to round edges. You can use the controls. However if you don't want the whole thing rounded you will need to make something.
My method
- Bring in cube
- Brink in cylinder
- Put maximum amount of sides on cylinder
- Switch to hole
- rotate square 45°
- move cylinder 75 percent into it
- align
- group
- switch to hole
- rotate -45°
- group with your object
Rendering
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![Render.gif](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FAA/42E1/JA36HGRK/FAA42E1JA36HGRK.gif&filename=Render.gif)
You can also render a tinkercad design. see this instructable
"Tinker Flash"
![t725.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F4P/2ODB/JA36KZEH/F4P2ODBJA36KZEH.jpg&filename=t725.jpg)
![t725 (1).jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FNM/BU34/JA36KZEI/FNMBU34JA36KZEI.jpg&filename=t725 (1).jpg)
If two or more slightly different shapes have a side merged with another you get your colors flashing
Extra Tips
- Click shift while resizing an object to resize all dimensions
- Click f after selecting an object to focus on it
Printing in Dual Color
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If you would like to know how to use tinkercad for dual color printing
Check this out Dual Color Printing