Designing and Printing a Trophy
As we’ve entered our fourth and final part of this book, the following chapters will be a test of our skills through practical applications for designing and manufacturing our Tinkercad models with 3D printers! Each practical application will allow us to apply the previously learned topics and skills covered throughout the book, as well as explore real-world challenges and activities that put these skills to the test.
In this chapter, we will be celebrating our newly acquired skills and abilities by designing and printing a trophy! The steps to achieve this will be covered in the following topics:
- Designing the top part
- Designing the base part
- Reorienting our parts
- Exporting and preparing for production
- Manufacturing the models
As we progress through each of these topics, we will strive to design an aesthetically pleasing trophy by combining different shapes through constructive solid geometry. Later, we will...