Finding 3D printing services
A 3D printing service is a company that has one or more print farms that you can use to print your own designs. There may be libraries or public maker spaces in your area which allow you to print your models using their resources, usually with some type of membership required. There are also 3D printing services available through the web which would manufacture your designs and send them right to your door.
To view these services in Tinkercad, press Export in the top-right corner of the screen to open Tinkercad’s export window, as shown in Figure 14.31:
Figure 14.31: Looking at the 3D print options in Tinkercad
Once the export window has been opened, we can switch to the 3D Print tab to see options for 3D printing our designs as shown in Figure 14.31. If you own a printer with cloud printing capabilities such as a Makerbot, you may be able to send your model directly to your printer’s CAM software from this...
