Swag Tag in TinkerCAD(TinkerCAD Tutorial - Beginner Level - Written by Maz a.k.a. Rose M.)

(Make project no bigger than “70mm x 50mm x 10mm”)

STEP 1: Create the base for your swag tag

•Clicktoselectashapefromthe“Geometric”sectionintherightsidetab.Suggestions: Box,Cylinder,RoundRoof,HalfSphere,HexagonalPrism,orParaboloid

•Moveyourcursorintoyourworkspaceandclicktoplacetheobject.

•Withthenewshapestillselected,click+dragonthe“SmallWhiteBox”atthetopoftheobjectdownto“2.00mm”.

STEP 2: Create the text for your swag tag •Clicktoselectaletterfromthe“Letters”sectionintherightsidetab.

•Moveyourcursorintoyourworkspaceandclicktoplacetheobject.

•Continueaddingthelettersneededforyourworduntilyouhavethemall.

STEP 3: Arrange the text onto your swag tag •Click+dragonaletterandmoveontothebase.

•Continuedoingthisforeachletter.

•Usebottomleftarcwitharrowstorotatelettersintodirectionyouwant.

•Alterthesizeofaletterbyclick+dragonthesmallwhiteandblackboxes.

Forauniformscale,holdSHIFTwhiledragging.

STEP 4: Combine the text to the base of the swag tag •Clickonthebasetoselect,holdSHIFTandclickaletter.WhilestillholdingSHIFTcontinueclickingeachletteruntilallareselected.Inthemenuatthetopontheright,click“Group”.

STEP 4: Add the loop for attaching the swag tag

•Intherightsidemenu,gotothe“Geometric”sectionandclick“Cylinder”.

•Moveyourcursorintoyourworkspaceandclicktoplacethecylinder.

•Clickonthecylindertoselect.

•Click+dragandholdSHIFTonthecorner“smallwhitebox”to“4.00mm”.

•Clickoncylinderanddragtodesiredpositionforpunchingoutloop/hole.

STEP 5: Punch out the loop on your swag tag

•Clicktoselectthecylinder.Inthe“Inspector”boxatthetoprightcorneroftheworkspace,clickon“Hole”withthestripedbox.

•Createaselectionboxoveryourentireswagtag.Todothis,click+dragfromtheupperleftcorneroutsidefromyourswagtagintheworkspaceto the bottom right corner in yourworkspaceandreleasethe mouse click.

•Oncealloftheswagtagobjectsareselected,clickon“Group”nearthetoprightofthescreen.

STEP 6: Export For 3D Printing •Nearthetopleftofthescreen,clickon“Design”>“DownloadFor3DPrinting”.Inthepop-upwindowselect“.STL”.Saveyourfilesomeplaceyoucanretrieveitlaterforprinting.