The page will come already named with funny made up words. Once you're signed in, click on create CREATE NEW DESIGN to generate a new project workplane. Go to the Tinkercad website and sign in if you already have an account, or sign up if you don't. Sign in to Tinkercad and Create New Design It covers everything you need to know to get started from scratch in Tinkercad! If you're completely new to the program and either don't know where to start, or are having trouble following along, have a quick read through Lesson 2 of my co-worker JON-A-TRON's Easy 3D Printing Class. NOTE: I won't be covering Tinkercad navigation tools or program functions in this instructable.
ZIPPER PULLS FREE
To design/model this project, I used Tinkercad – a FREE browser-based 3D modeling program by Autodesk – which is very simple to use, even if you're a complete newbie! NOTE: If you're going to be making a custom design for a zipper that has an unusually shaped metal pull, like the one above, follow the same measurement rules EXCEPT measure the width at the widest point only and the thickness at the thickest point only (if there's no grip nub). To save some of you time, here are the dimensions of a standard YKK hoody zipper pull: A) The LENGTH of the pull that will be inserted into the 3D printed pull.Here are the dimensions you need to find before we head into Tinkercad and get started designing our custom pulls: The reason for using metric units is that we'll be modeling our zipper pulls in Tinkercad, which has millimeters as a default setting. NOTE: Using calipers will produce a more accurate fit, but if you don't own any, a ruler will work just fine. You can use either a ruler or calipers as long as whatever you choose has a millimeters side/setting. In order to achieve a proper fit of the 3D printed part, you need to measure the zipper pull that you plan on customizing. Now that you've decided what to customize, let's make a thing! the rigid PLA, but it can be worth that color option loss for their great 'hand feel'. There are fewer color options for these vs. If you'd prefer something more bendy and rubbery, try a Polyflex (pictured above) or Ninjaflex filament.
Most 3D printing PLA (vegetable based plastic) filament is rigid, which will result in a rigid zipper pull (like my cactus example). NOTE: There are also several 3D printing service companies that will print your design for you (and mail it to you) for a very reasonable price, like Shapeways and Ponoko.
*To read a great overview of good quality hobby 3D printers – and to find info on where to have your pieces printed if you don't own, or want to own, a 3D printer – read through lesson 1 of JON-A-TRON's Easy 3D Printing Class!
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