

Note: this does not contain any information on physically using the laser cutter. This Instructable will guide you through designing your first laser cuttable project in Tinkercad. You are probably here because you don't want to design for a 3D printer, or because your project is more suited to a laser cutter.ĭesigning for a laser cutter requires a slightly different way of thinking about your model, which isn't quite as intuitive. If you haven't tried designing for a 3D printer before, we recommend that you work through Tinkercad's excellent tutorials: By rotating around your model, you can see how it connects together, and check for awkward overhangs!


With a bit of practice, it is easy to design for a 3D printer. You might be reading this from one of our workshops right now! We use it regularly to quickly design demos and props, as well as guide and encourage people to use it in our workshops. Tinkercad is a great, easy to get started with, computer-aided design (CAD) program.
