Tinkercad is like the hamburger helper of 3D design. You hate to admit you use it, and you know you should put in more effort, but — darn it — it’s easy, and it tastes pretty good. While I use a ...

It is easy to write off Tinkercad as a kid’s toy. It is easy enough for kids to learn and it uses bright colors looking more like a video game than a CAD tool. We use a variety of CAD tools, but for ...

You didn’t buy a 3D printer just to print everyone else’s models.

TinkerCAD is one of the easiest 3D design software for anyone who wants to learn 3D modeling quickly. It is free and runs ...

Great lamenting and gnashing of teeth ensued in March when Tinkercad announced it would be discontinuing its web-based 3-D modeling tool to focus its energies on Airstone, an interactive simulation ...

Exclusive – Tinkercad, a startup that aims to introduce browser-based 3D printing CAD to the masses, has landed $1M in seed funding from True Ventures, Jaiku founder Jyri Engestrom, Delicious founder ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While there are many different websites where you can download 3d models for your 3d printer — ...

Think 3-D design requires specialized software and an MFA? Think again. Tinkercad, the brainchild of former Google engineer Kai Backman, is making it something anyone ...

This is the beginning of a series on practical prints for your 3D printer. Lots of people have seen 3D printers in action, but many of the prints are what can best be called novelty prints. They're ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...