
Fusion is feature-rich and therefore probably not a great place to start if you’ve never done 3D modeling before. Autodesk Inventor FusionĪ recent addition to the Autodesk arsenal, Fusion is a clone of the popular (but expensive) Autodesk Inventor.

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Use it in-browser here or download it for offline use here. Many users have found that the downloadable app is prone to crashing, but this is another simple CAD tool with a surprisingly large number of features.
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123D is flexible, running on Mac and PC and available in-browser or as a downloadable app. Autodesk 123DĪutodesk’s answer to Tinkercad. It also has a great community behind it that have created useful plugins for doing things like exporting directly to an STL file for printing or a DXF for 2D cutting.ĭownload it here, and check out a helpful tutorial for getting started here. It’s not great for complex curves and spheres, but an all-around fantastic tool that’s definitely worth checking out. Great for rectilinear things like creating a model of your home or future workbench. Originally created by Google and now owned by Trimble. I’m looking forward to seeing this take over for Tinkercad as the go-to tool for learning 3D modeling. Now it’s become much more robust, with a multitude of modeling features.
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Here are a few other free alternatives to Tinkercad, starting with what I think is the most beginner-friendly and ending with the least beginner-friendly: 3DTinĪn in-browser tool that started out as a simple shape editors, with specific blocks that you can duplicate and manipulate to make models. The free version of Tinkercad is still available to use between now and the end of April, and paying customers will have access until the end of 2013 (you can read more about the timeline on the Tinkercad blog). It’s going to be replaced by new software, called Airstone, that’s meant for a completely different, professional, audience.

We’re fans of Tinkercad here at MAKE, having written about and praised it on the blog and in our Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, so this is sad news. TinkerCad has been purchased by Autodesk and is up, running, and receiving regular updates!Ĭreators of Tinkercad announced earlier this week that they would no longer be developing the popular cloud-based CAD tool. Subscribe to the premier DIY magazine todayĬommunity access, print, and digital Magazine, and moreĭaily Projects to Inspire the Joy of Makingĭeals and Steals for the Maker on Your Nice List Skill builder, project tutorials, and more On Maker Campus facilitated by makers but for everyone Get hands-on with kits, books, and more from the Maker Shed

