Tinkercad by Autodesk is a free, easy-to-use online program for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It's used by teachers, children, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything!
In this article, we will show you how you can export your 3D objects from Tinkercad into a compatible file format for upload into the Object Viewer app for viewing on the Merge Cube.
Follow these instructions to find out how to export your 3D object from Tinkercad:
Step 1 - Sign-in to Tinkercad
- Go to https://www.tinkercad.com/
- Tap the “Sign In” button to sign into your Tinkercad account
- If you do not have a Tinkercad account, tap “Join Now” to create an account
- Hover over the 3D Object you want to Export and tap “Tinker this” to open the object
- If you have not yet created your object, tap “Create new design”
- If you are new to Tinkercad, check out the tutorials at https://www.tinkercad.com/learn to get started creating your object!
Once your object is open, tap "export" in the upper right hand corner and download as one of the compatible file types. FBX, OBJ, GLTF, and GLB are all compatible.
Follow these steps to upload your object into Merge 3D: Uploading 3D Models with Object Uploader.
Now that you know how to export 3D objects from Tinkercad, and how to upload to Merge 3D, now you can learn how to create custom collections to share: Creating Custom Collections
Happy creating!