HOW DO I USE TINKERCAD TO DESIGN 3D MODELS FOR OUR MODEL RAILWAY?

HOW DO I USE TINKERCAD TO DESIGN 3D MODELS FOR OUR MODEL RAILWAY?
Many people have asked me about 3d files or .stl files. Here is a tutorial using Tinkercad on how to create your own. This has many advantages:
• You can design the model to fit the space on your layout.
• Your model is unique and can be bigger or small than those commercially available.
• Once you have a 3d printer the cost of each model is just a tiny fraction of what you could buy.
• If you discover you need more of an item, just print it off.
• The possibilities are endless.
• JOIN THE REVOLUTION of 3d printing.




Piccadilly Model Railway (N gauge)

Find out how Manchester Piccadilly was made.

Layout Updates

Piccadilly Station

Train lift / Fiddle yard / Extension phase 1

Lil bonus in case you are missing the model train shows

[StMaryChurchModelRailway]

Very clever stuff john. Well presented too. I'm still look at my station signs you did for me and smile. ATB to you.Stuart

[RGJTrains]

I am still learning Tinkercad, so this is getting added to favourites thanks buddy

[pompeyyard]

What is there to say your a pro great tutorial will take some time but worth it and saves money

[thegrowler-blackwoodngauge]

Hi John - great tutorial on making the overhead portals. Westhill are launching their N gauge portals at TINGS. It'll be interesting to see what sort of quality they produce. Cheers Euan

[iansngauge]

Hi John! Great little tutorial! I really like Tinkercad, although haven't used it as much as I'd like to! As well as their 3D design software, they also have a Circuit designer! I've been using it to try out writing code that controls an Arduino, to do things like turn a servo when a button is pressed! It's amazing that it's all free! Cheers, Ian.

[greatnorthernrailwaytother]

Great tutorial thanks John.

You have finally removed the mystery of the complex duplication process. I have done it by accident but was never sure how. Cheers Peter from downunder.😊

[charlie]

Very very good John, thanks for doing this tutorial.
As you know the commands used by other software packages are very similar, sone are easily understood by their graphic icons while offers use different words. When I was doing this gif a living I built a comparison spreadsheet listing the various common commands and the corresponding description in the various software- Autocad/Bentley etc
You would probably recognize push/pull, mirror etc as useful tools in modelling. It was all about making ur easier for the users.
Everyone should be able to grasp this after a few tries and be able to add realistic gantries to their layout thanks to you
Regards
Charlie

[robertstrainset]

Hi John,
Straight over the top of my head with this but like most things with software on the computer time is a great learner the more you use it the more you know so well done for just showing the things that to a new modeler to 3D would need to know to get on the learning curve and as I have said before will I do it NO I will stick to my card creations.
Cheers Robert.