Preperations
This guide starts from this screen: (Hover/tap pictures to zoom)
Follow “How to get in to the team Tinkercad” from this guide first.
The names shown in this picture will be used throught this guide:
If you ever mess up there are Undo, Redo, and Delete buttons in the Edit Functions
Creating a box
- Now that you’re signed in, Click the blue
Create new design
button in the upper left - Tap/Click on the
Red Box
in the Toolbox - Tap/Click anywhere in the Workplane to place the Box, this will now be called the
Red Box
- Tap/Click on the
Box with Gray Stripes
(This is a Hole) - Tap/Click anywhere on the Workplane to place the Box, this will now be called the
Hole Box
- Drag the
Hole Box
inside theRed Box
, it should look something like this: - Now use the
White Squares
in the corners of theHole Box
to resize it to look like this: - Make sure the
Hole Box
is selected (the gray striped “Hole” circle) and change to camera to about this angle: - Use the upwards facing
Black Arrow
above the boxes to raise theHole Box
- Scroll down in the Toolbox to find the
Text
tool - Tap/Click on
Text
- Tap/Click anywhere on the Workplane
- Type something, such as your name or initials, in the
Text
box (Note: Keep it short as if you use something too long, the letters may be too small to print. If you think you can do it you can use multiple text objects to write on multiple sides of the box)
(I’m using two text objects to get two lines of text) - Use the
Curved Double-Sided Arrow
above your text to rotate it to 90° - Use the
Curved Double-Sided Arrow
flat on the Workplane to spin your text to 90° - Move your text over to the
Red Box
and use toWhite Squares
to flatten it and line it up like this: - Use the
Black Arrow
about the text to raise it off the ground and use theWhite Square
at the top to shrink your text so it fits on the box like this:
Exporting your box
- Click
Export
in the Import/Export area - Make sure you are including
Everything in the design.
- Click
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