The Shape Generator in Tinkercad. Unleash your FULL design potential!

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5 жыл бұрын

Have a glorious day and keep Tinkering!
So many amazing tools, so little time! What is a shape generator? Let me show you around Tinkercad in a super quick, tutorial on how to use extrusion and several other nifty Tinkercad shape generators. Generate amazing shapes in no time. Each shape can be totally unique by just changing the properties!
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@skulls2802 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, super simple explanation and appreciated.

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Makes my day to hear that Skull SimGear 👍

@CAPTKMK2 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, I'm really glad you shared your knowledge was I looking for some help. Thanks once again

@HLModTech Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome. Feel free to reach out if you ever have questions. 👍

@VOTECHGURU 3 жыл бұрын

Love it

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I had fun with that lesson.

@PastaDNA 3 жыл бұрын

How did you add the third foot? I mean, how did you add the additional point in the bezier curve? Thanks - nice video

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

I still only had the 4 they gave us.... I just moved them to locations that worked for making the design I wanted. Great question though.

@IH1940HAY 6 ай бұрын

Everything seems to be in straight lines, could you take a tube and bend it so that it was smoothly contoured say into an L shape tube?

@HLModTech 6 ай бұрын

Bent pipe. 👍 This was not an L, but it should get you close. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtByqceHyJvUpmg.html

@ironmanonaninja3025 9 ай бұрын

I know this video is 4 years old, but I hope someone can steer me in the right direction. At the 55 second mark I finally learned how to alter a circle. How would I make a semi circle inside of a box, with the semi circle being hollowed out? I am making some small tooling holders and that would help things along. Thanks

@HLModTech 9 ай бұрын

This video might get you on the right track. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNhde5OgxMDQioU.html Of course instead of full circles you could use the shape catalog to find a semi circle option that fits your needs. You may want to check out my shape generator catalog. It makes it easier to search for shapes by name kzfaq.info/get/bejne/op-Ae85lzNfYloE.html

@ironmanonaninja3025 9 ай бұрын

@HLModTech sometimes the videos with this software look different than the software I'm using. Maybe a newer version? I did finally figure out how to make the holes in my pieces.

@HLModTech 9 ай бұрын

Glad you were able to solve it. Tinkercad has updated quite a bit in the last 2 years. If the video is from before 2021... it will be pretty different. Feel free to reach out if you are ever stuck.

@troyjeremy 7 ай бұрын

LOVE! The videos! ... do you know of a way to make shapes as smooth as possible? I used the Shape Generator: Ring, to make a trumped shape on the end of a cylendar, but the max number of sides is 24. When I printed it, it's very noticably not smooth. Any way to make it smoother? The only way I found to do it, is duplicate and turn it a bit, and duplicate and repeat, so you have more shapes with more sides, making it smooth-er.. but now that one shape is like 10 shapes. Not sure if that's cool, or overcomplicating the number of shapes for export, etc. Thanks for your help!

@HLModTech 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kudos. Would you like to send a share link so I can see inside it? Here's how kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jst0hM2Zt7GcnJs.html You can reach me at hlmodtech gmail.

@amirhanif1975 Жыл бұрын

Good

@HLModTech Жыл бұрын

Thanks Amir for the feedback! 👍

@antwnyuntyshinoko4038 3 жыл бұрын

I have a question to ask you. is it possible bend or manipulate the box in Tinkercad. The reason why I ask, I'm trying to create a squirrel cage rotor

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

You can change parameters... like rounding corners... but not a ton of options. Most cool shapes we create with brute force. Check out this dudes creation. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9iija-bsMXUo5s.html

@billzaffos621 Жыл бұрын

Is it my version of TinkerCAD or is there an issue with editing or changing Z dimensions (it lets me change X & Y but not Z)? Is there a F key or control key that will allow changing height shapes, like bending the top in a particular direction or from a square on the bottom to a triangle at the top?

@HLModTech Жыл бұрын

Designs always have 5 white handles. 4 for the x & y corners and 1 for the z. If you use the corner of a view cube it likely be easier to spot the handle for Z. This vid is super short and I show the Z handle in the first 2 min. I click and type a number, but it would be the same if you grabbed it. The cone above it lifts the shape off the workplane.

@Ky232010 5 жыл бұрын

that shape editing box doesn't pop up for me, is there a setting I'm missing?, all i get is a list of dimensions to change

@HLModTech 5 жыл бұрын

Let me give it a quick check and I will see what is up

@HLModTech 5 жыл бұрын

Make sure you are switching to "shape generators" and featured. The first choice there is the extrusion. It is dark grey and allows you to tweak the shape. I think that is the one you are looking for.

@Ky232010 5 жыл бұрын

@@HLModTech oh so you're not allowed to tweak the other shapes there? Maybe that's why I never picked the first excursion shape I picked some of the others thinking I can manipulate them all. You are now my new favorite person!

@HLModTech 5 жыл бұрын

@@Ky232010 😊 Bingo. That is it. It is crazy how you can mix them though as well. If you create a sweet extrusion, you can turn it into a hole and subtract it from another shape. I need to record a clip of that because it is a really slick trick that opens up a lot of options for creation. Thanks again for the note! Always cool hear from users and you guys really help me as I come up with what to create next.

@lindseyyoung4413 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I'm not sure if this is an update, but I don't have an option to select shape generator from the menu at all. All I have from the drop-down on the right is Basic Shapes and other included characters. Do you know what might have happened? Thank you!

@HLModTech 2 жыл бұрын

It’s now the very bottom choice. Then you have to switch to all shapes and click the more a bunch of times to see them all

@HLModTech 2 жыл бұрын

This video may help kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m8uRkrulmNXZe3k.html

@lindseyyoung4413 2 жыл бұрын

@@HLModTech Thank you!!

@Julio860JVL 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! This video is gold! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us. I liked the video and subscribed. Maybe you can create a video tutorial on Udemy for us to buy for a small fee titled something like “Maximize your Tinkercad ability”...

@HLModTech 4 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed it. All my lessons will stay free though. I love my creative freedom and Udemy would surely have a list of things I need to do... =) Thanks for the sub and kudos!

@adrianquintanilla850 3 жыл бұрын

How would I extrude between shapes? Meaning how would I make an adapter from a even 2” x 2” triangle shape on one side to a 5” square on the other?

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

Are you asking how to attach them? The workplane is my fav way to do that... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNqfg7p01LrHiqM.html If you are asking something else give me some more info and I will try to get it right.

@adrianquintanilla850 3 жыл бұрын

@@HLModTech No I Mean like morphing one shape into another. Like a rectangle into a circle. Example Vent adaptor cdn.myminifactory.com/assets/object-assets/5aeb689b9d5c7/images/720X720-mounted.jpg

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

In TInkercad you make one shape a hole, then group it with the others. This house lesson is a decent pace to start. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ed59kqt2r7e6ZYE.html Not the same shape you are creating, but it may get you close. If you need more help, I can create a tutorial tomorrow.

@adrianquintanilla850 3 жыл бұрын

@@HLModTech Thanks, and yes please!

@skampp 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! How would one go about creating an entirely new shape and give it customizable parameters, and list it in the community? What's the platform for this?

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

That is a good question. I am not sure it is an option anymore, but I will poke a few friends and get an answer for you. 👍

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

I did confirm that the coding of shapes has been eliminated from TinkerCAD. =(

@skampp 3 жыл бұрын

@@HLModTech Thanks for checking into it! Much appreciated.

@philschramko7057 2 жыл бұрын

When i click on the dropdown menu there is no option for shape generator

@HLModTech 2 жыл бұрын

Tinkercad replaced the menu system. The very bottom is the shape generators. This video shows you how to get access to some extra ones I created.

@papzy340 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, ive been searching how to make a 7 triangle with a side that is 90 degrees, so the top is on the side, how could i do it?

@HLModTech 2 жыл бұрын

Are you asking for the hypotenuse to be 7? Or do you need the height to be 7?

@papzy340 2 жыл бұрын

7 sides, i wrote it wrong

@HLModTech 2 жыл бұрын

@@papzy340 A 7 side shape is possible with the polygon in basic shapes. I can try to make a vid tonight or tomorrow.

@papzy340 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@silverstreak6531 2 жыл бұрын

My version of Tinkercad does NOT show the same as this :( So how do you obtain Shape Generator to undertake changes????

@HLModTech 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that. They did update the interface. Now shape generators is at the very bottom. Once you click that, it will show you the featured shapes.

@silverstreak6531 2 жыл бұрын

@@HLModTech Sorry, call me silly but cannot find it at the bottom? Maybe I have the wrong version :(

@HLModTech 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I did not see this earlier. Click the basic shapes button, then look all the way to the bottom of the list.

@grahamc9369 3 жыл бұрын

Hi i'm using tinkercad all the time, but the problem i have is the shape generated features won't drag across on to my work plain, what am i doing wrong?

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

Try this. Click the item you want to use... then pause a moment and move your mouse to the workspace. It just took a moment for the system to catch up and then I was able to place "australia" where I wanted on my work plane. =)

@grahamc9369 3 жыл бұрын

@@HLModTech I tried that, it highlights the object with a white square as in bent pipe and when i slide it to the work plain it comes up with loading document in the bottom left hand corner and that's it

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

@@grahamc9369 Hmmm. What browser are you using?

@grahamc9369 3 жыл бұрын

I opened a new work plain, clicked on the object for 10 seconds then slid it across to the work plain, 10 minutes later still nothing on the work plain, basic shapes and numbers go straight across no problem

@HLModTech 3 жыл бұрын

@@grahamc9369 That is really frustrating. I have a friend that codes for TinkerCAD. I will shoot him a note and see what he says. What browser do you use? Working on a laptop, desktop? How about wifi vs ethernet?