With more complex objects we had to go back to the drawing board several times. Test file 3D printed (Image: 3DWithUs)ģD printing own designs is quite exciting. In the picture below the object served to check the stringing of ABS filament and to learn acetone vapour smoothing. Later this design was used to test new filaments. We wanted to make sure that it could turn our creation into STL 3D printable file. We used the shapes available in Tinkercad. Our first 3D design was very simplistic: a cylinder and a hexagonal prism towers.

Tinkercad – STL is ready in 2 clicks (Image: 3DWithUs) Tinkercad – The Best 3D Design Software For Beginners It is very intuitive and it is also browser-based. As we were looking for a 3D design software for 3D printing, it had to be able to convert the design into an STL file. It takes a lot of patience to figure out the options and even the navigation. Blender, Autodesk Fusion360, ZBrush, and others have a lot of potential but it was a wrong choice for us as a starting point. The most popular 3D design software might be very good but not particularly beginner-friendly. Once you gain the confidence in using the printer and the slicer, it may be time to try yourself in the design department. Thanks to STL sharing websites there are a lot of beginner-friendly printable files available for free. After a new 3D printer is bought, it is recommended to test it by printing something simple.

Tinker cad software