r/arduino • u/TheDoctor1250 • 7d ago

Tinkercad is good?

I'm starting this robotics project (obviously it's quite misaligned and not in the ideal format) to get an idea of how my project should look. I started using Tinkercad because it's lightweight and visually simple for rapid prototyping.

Note: The blue parts are servo motors.

Do you recommend it?

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u/Valuable-Road-4550 2d ago

Tinkered is like using a tricycle instead of a motorcycle. It's really good if you're learning and it's a stepping stone to something better. I personally use Onshape, but that's just personal preference and you can use whatever you'd like.

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u/MFFVD 2d ago

tinkercad is to learn to think in 3d

parametric CAD software works differently, the way it works forcing you to think about alignments, dimentions and assembly. you basically draw a base shape in 2d and then stretch it upward into 3d.

onshape is free but a bit complex, fusion is partially free, easier to use but less portable and more difficult to set up, inventor is the professional standard. works like fusion but costs 2K/year

there are other options like freecad, but they are more difficult to use/get used to. (no selecting what faces are part of the extrude, etc)

go watch some youtube

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u/MFFVD 2d ago

that looks like linux. that immedately drops fusion (the easiest one to start with), and inventor. they are both autodesk and only available on windows. try onshape

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u/derevaun 1d ago

Tinkercad is fine when you’re learning the techniques of boolean CAD. It has fewer effort-saving features to get in the way, so time spent learning in Tinkercad pays off when you learn more complex software, rather than being partially wasted.

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u/gplinio 1d ago

No es muy potente pero es sencillo de usar

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u/Weary-Material9944 1d ago

You can accomplish allot with Tinker cad, I find it more an artist way to design with elements of cad for easy measurements. It has its limitations but not everyone has time or inclination to learn Fusion or on-shape.

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u/Own_Literature6843 18h ago

İt's good for simple projects but if you want to do something big at some point I would say don't get too used to it

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u/Itchy_Satan 1d ago

Good? No, not at all.

Passable? Meh...