How can I change STL file in TinkerCAD

so this is my power supply unit and I'm going to redesign it in finger get I'm going to show you how I do this in think again coming up on sarees 3d prints [Music] hello this is sorry from Zachary 3d prints bringing you how to review news and other things you can do with 3d printing if you new to the channel and not subscribe please consider subscribing you can also follow me on Instagram Twitter Facebook I will put every social media link I have in the description of this video if you want you can also support the Stenhouse well I will put the patreon link in the description of this video for the Pulsar are 3 MK 2 3d printer you've got a whole bunch of STL files within the zip file that you can find on Gipper the link I will put in the description of this video one of the STL files is the no-drill PSU cover the power supply unit that I'm going to use is the same one from my CTC r3 + k2 3d printer that one does not fit with the cover so I can do two things I can order a new power supply unit and wait for one or two months depending on shipping time but I also can for the time being redesign the existing SC alpha wouldn't think a cat in this video I'm using thinker cat you can also use fusion 3 sexy Google Sketchup or other CAD software online offline depends on which kernel cat software you are using well in this case take a look up Tinka cat and how to edit or modify existing STL files let's get into the video now we are going to add the ruler to our drawing board and we are going to import our STL file from Prusa we take the PSU cover no drill and well I don't like the pink version I want to change it to the gray color that I'm using for my filament you can change the dimensions by stretching it and it looks quite okay but all your measurements are going to be off in the direction that you are stretching it you won't see it directly but if you are going to compare it with the file that you have then you will get this result we are going to match it and as you can see it doesn't fit in the access where we stretched it so we are going to put it back and we are going to add the basic shapes that we are going to change we start first with the cube well this is a basic shape that we are using quite a lot in this tutorial for thinker cap and by the way it's not that difficult to make some little adjustments on the models that you are importing in Tinkercad we are going to make the downside from the power supply unit and mine is 50 by 100 and 10 by 199 but we don't need to have the full size of the power supply unit we only need the down part that is gone into the cover so we check if everything aligns and now we are going to make it into a so now we are going to lift the box inside of the cover and make sure that from all the three sides it is fitting as good as possible of course the cube that we have is fitting the power supply unit down parts that I am when it looks okay then we make it into a one single part and now we are going to continue with our manipulation if you [Applause] detach one of the points then it's no problem you can always put it back now we are going to take a new cube and we are going to put it to the right sizes that we need to have now we are going to align it with the cover that we have stretch it a little bit so I'm dip that side and make it fit into the front side of the cover so now we are going to fill the triangle shape that we have between our new part and the power supply cover of course just turn it around to have the right angle of course there are many ways to do this but I like to keep it as simple as possible and also learning some basics in Tinkercad by the way you can also use other get software like fusion 360 Google Sketchup but I like to use this one because that's the standard shapes and is easy to work with of course if you are more familiar at fusion 360 then you can also try to use that program as well just trying to get right angle that first it's perfectly in side of this cutout or corner and when I have the right angle I can use this as a template for all the other sides because every time when we are going to select everything from this model we are going to make it into a 1 part so everything is then away if you have the right shape and you are happy with it don't forget to make a copy of it put it on the side for example there twist it and also adapt the other one that is way too long [Music] if that is alright then we can push the red box back again first pulling it higher so that's the right height something like that also chasing than that now it's looking pretty nice almost done something like that we select everything except the triangle you select everything and make it into one part of course in gray again you think a cat that happens when you are going to put everything together as one part then it will go to the color that you used as last we are going to make a home again to make sure that everything is perfect let's try to move it a little bit around and almost yes now we have a nice shape now we are going to add some corners that we used to have you don't really need to do this but I would like to have it as original as possible okay so the other one we are going to use as a groove on the front side liked one that we had only the left side which we still have on the right side so we have them to copy that one as well just pulling it a little bit higher like that just twist it a little bit and then make it into a whole shape and then putting it on the front side so because my frame has two nuts sticking out of the z frame I need to make a hole on the side that is touching the frame so make sure that this aligns well that how we make it into a whole complete shape a little bit adjusting we take another cube and we are going to use it for the front side to enlarge it why because my promise supply unit has on the back side a few screws what I'm going to use to attach it to the front side so the wall thickness is almost the same now I'm going to make it that it was also looking as good as possible for the bank tip top there put also there little triangle shape on the front side as well make it into one piece change it back into gray again looks pretty much okay like this and now we are going to add something which I didn't have to do but sometimes this happens we need to make two holes where the screws aren't going to come for the power supply unit both are on ninety 90 millimeters high and the distance between each other is eighty nine millimeters something like that at this moment my think again crashed so I had to redo the text again but now I didn't use the work place or work area and I use the z3 the p s extra text underneath the proofs a 3d logo I think it's looking nice like this now we are going to add the bracket the bracket I'm going to make exactly the same as we already have so I can make a copy of it I was thinking of it to cut it but I am NOT able to do that in think again so I use the way that it's most easy to do and that is make an exact copy using in alignment and also using the basic shapes we have in thicker cut for this program or this way of working keep it simple not too complex not too fancy just using basic shapes Hosseini corners turn it a lioness and because that are going to be holes anyways just select them both and then drag them to the shape that you are going to copy also the screw holes and as you can see there are not around they are roundish so when the screws are not perfectly aligned it's no problem but in my case as was happening that I couldn't fit them at all also here I use the copy function so select the other one using shift and then align them as well I'm also doing that here to make sure that the distance is exactly the same as the original so I used the copy function to make a copy and that I could drag it away now I need to make sure that my copied shape is exactly at the same place as I had need to have so now I move it around and I did measure that it is a few centimeters on the right side so now we are going to close the hole that we left behind from the old bracket I make it as nice as possible is also on the inside and I think it's looking nice like this just like checking the other side so and we are all done we select everything and make it into a whole shape also we are going to chase it again that can worry because I like the great color that is it one power supply units cover made now we are going to export it put it into Keira or other slicing software and start printing it so to wrap up this video it's not that difficult to use something like Tinkercad well I use think again because this easy it's simple and you have some basic shapes where you can accomplish the most difficult tasks in simplest way you can also use our cut gets the software like fusion 360 or Google Sketchup maybe other can't software in this case think a cat uses quite simple basic shapes with those basic shapes combined you can make some other shapes well that is one cool thing about Tinkercad and making your own STL files or in this case a remake of an existing STL file well I could have ordered a power supply unit death that is exactly the same like Prusa i3 and it uses but in this case I made a conversion and that means you are able to change modify some of the within the zip file after printing you need to test fit all the holes at the right place other screws are going in in the right order is the bracket on the right place something like that you can add to your printed model if this hold okay then you did a job well done if not continue with redesigning it till it is perfect and that's what I did it took four friends but now is it and it looks awesome and that is one thing that we want to accomplish in wedding 3d printing so that being said thanks for watching please like this video subscribe to Zachary 3d prints and I will see you next time and hey Lex let's make some fun with 3d printing 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Length: 18min 39sec (1119 seconds)

Published: Wed May 13 2020