What a clever idea, thanks. I've been using Tinkercad for a while, but didn't know about the multicolor option for grouped objects. There's always more to learn!
You are an excellent teacher, I know, I was a "very good" high school teacher of computing studies etc until I retired. You have a very clear explanation of what you are doing and why. I have tried using tinkercad for my 3d printing, and found it difficult, but with your instruction I will give it another go. thank you.
I've been doing this for years. My back thanks me all the time for doing it. I have my bedroom and office furniture built in detail and saved as my own personal shapes. Whenever I want to redecorate, I just breakout the pre-made shape and have fun "moving" furniture. It also helps when looking for new furniture as you can decide exactly how large things can be and still fit in your rooms. I recently designed a small apartment I am building in my barn. I went so far as to model studs and everything so I knew how much lumber to buy.
I do love the idea of printing the placeholder items to let you tinker with it physically, and it also can give you a better sense for spacing. I've found when using digital tools like this that some spaces look a lot bigger than they are, and end up being uncomfortably tight when attempting to actually navigate the space with your person. Optionally, make a simple cube that represents you, making sure that it is measured to your... widest measurements, heh (believe me, I wish the thickness of my cube was smaller, but them's the breaks). This can also give you a decent idea of whether or not you will be able to navigate through the space in your virtual room. (There is obviously a little wiggle room here, as your arms don't hang all the way to the floor, and your body tapers in various places, not to mention is a little squishy and bendy, but it gives you a good starting place, and lets you know where you might need to be a little cautious with your placement.)
As always, a well thought and presented video. Not enough puns, though. 🤣😂🤣 Electrical outlets and network drops? I typically add those to my layouts, too.
Growing up moving constantly in the time before computer aid design my mother showed me how to do this with graph paper it didn't have 3 dimensions, it help us to know how each room was going to be set up and where the furniture was go and to help get moved in faster with out having to re-arrange the furniture
I’ve done this a couple of times before renting a Uhaul truck but using Fusion 360. I asked the family members 400 miles away for rough measurements so I knew minimum size truck I could rent before traveling over to get some items they were giving away.
As a kid I did this with graph paper. Now I played along with the vid in tinkercad but i searched the shape library for the desk, chair, and shelf and resized them accordingly
Hmm, I bet I could use Tinkercad to design electrical panels. Motor drives, fuse blocks, terminal blocks, etc… I usually wait until most of my components arrive and sort of play a Tetris game until I like the design. Thank you for the great video!
Hi! The maximum size Tinkercad allows for the workplane is a smidge less than 40 inches square. Plus, if I wanted to print a room, the scale of 1 in = 1 mm gives me a good idea about whether it would fit on a particular printer. The room I modeled, for example, would easily fit on something as small as a Prusa Mini.
This is such a fantastic idea! I'm going to do this for my office layout! Thanks!
I want to see when it's done! 👍🏻
A treasure trove of information. You really made this easy. Hey, let's print out the furniture and move it around! Thanks Bryan.
Tiny furniture is fun!
Loved this idea when you first mentioned it. Thanks for making a full video on it!
What a clever idea, thanks. I've been using Tinkercad for a while, but didn't know about the multicolor option for grouped objects. There's always more to learn!
I have no interest in re-doing a room, but this video showed me a bunch of things you can do in tinkercad I didnt knew yet!! Thanks Brian
You are an excellent teacher, I know, I was a "very good" high school teacher of computing studies etc until I retired. You have a very clear explanation of what you are doing and why. I have tried using tinkercad for my 3d printing, and found it difficult, but with your instruction I will give it another go. thank you.
Great video! I've been using tinkered for around 6 years. Learned a couple tricks right there. Did my mobile home the same way!
This is outstanding. Very well done. Love this!
3d print it please i would like to see how it turns out. Love your videos ❤
Way cool tutorial Bryan! Never thought of using Tinkercad for room design. So simple.
I've been doing this for years. My back thanks me all the time for doing it. I have my bedroom and office furniture built in detail and saved as my own personal shapes. Whenever I want to redecorate, I just breakout the pre-made shape and have fun "moving" furniture. It also helps when looking for new furniture as you can decide exactly how large things can be and still fit in your rooms. I recently designed a small apartment I am building in my barn. I went so far as to model studs and everything so I knew how much lumber to buy.
awesome video. I'm a great fan of tinkercad and use it all the time for designing 3D stuff but this video shows how flexible it actually is.
Thanks for making this video! I remember you or I suggested it, so it is nice that you deliver!
I do love the idea of printing the placeholder items to let you tinker with it physically, and it also can give you a better sense for spacing. I've found when using digital tools like this that some spaces look a lot bigger than they are, and end up being uncomfortably tight when attempting to actually navigate the space with your person. Optionally, make a simple cube that represents you, making sure that it is measured to your... widest measurements, heh (believe me, I wish the thickness of my cube was smaller, but them's the breaks). This can also give you a decent idea of whether or not you will be able to navigate through the space in your virtual room. (There is obviously a little wiggle room here, as your arms don't hang all the way to the floor, and your body tapers in various places, not to mention is a little squishy and bendy, but it gives you a good starting place, and lets you know where you might need to be a little cautious with your placement.)
Thank you sir.
Most welcome!
As always, a well thought and presented video. Not enough puns, though. 🤣😂🤣 Electrical outlets and network drops? I typically add those to my layouts, too.
Great vid.
Must admit I had already thought of the idea of using Tinkercad to model my workshop design.
Growing up moving constantly in the time before computer aid design my mother showed me how to do this with graph paper it didn't have 3 dimensions, it help us to know how each room was going to be set up and where the furniture was go and to help get moved in faster with out having to re-arrange the furniture
I’ve done this a couple of times before renting a Uhaul truck but using Fusion 360. I asked the family members 400 miles away for rough measurements so I knew minimum size truck I could rent before traveling over to get some items they were giving away.
Where did you get your t-shirt!? It's awesome!
As a kid I did this with graph paper. Now I played along with the vid in tinkercad but i searched the shape library for the desk, chair, and shelf and resized them accordingly
Hmm, I bet I could use Tinkercad to design electrical panels. Motor drives, fuse blocks, terminal blocks, etc…
I usually wait until most of my components arrive and sort of play a Tetris game until I like the design.
Thank you for the great video!
Why didn't you set the workplane to inches???
Hi! The maximum size Tinkercad allows for the workplane is a smidge less than 40 inches square. Plus, if I wanted to print a room, the scale of 1 in = 1 mm gives me a good idea about whether it would fit on a particular printer. The room I modeled, for example, would easily fit on something as small as a Prusa Mini.