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Topic: TINKERCAD is back

It's back  http://www.wired.com/design/2013/05/aut … tinkercad/

SD3, E3D hotend,linear bearing on x/y axis',pillow block bearing on y conneting rod, ball bearngs on front y axis, fan on y stepper motor.

2 Reply by LdyMox

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Re: TINKERCAD is back

Nice, now I can try it. Thanks for letting us know.

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3 Reply by nickythegreek (edited by nickythegreek 2013-05-19 15:53:05)

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Re: TINKERCAD is back

Here is Tinkercad's press email:

Tinkercad has found
a new home at Autodesk
I am happy to announce that we have just signed a deal where Autodesk will purchase the Tinkercad site and core technologies. This is a great day for all Tinkercad users, Autodesk is a very enthusiastic and capable steward. There are two main impacts of this deal: the site is fully operational and Autodesk has some very exciting plans for Tinkercad.

The shutdown plan has been rolled back and effective immediately new users are again able to sign up for the site. Even better, at the request of Autodesk, we have supercharged the free plan. You can now create unlimited designs, all import and export functionality is enabled and ShapeScripts are turned on for free accounts. We have automatically upgraded all existing free accounts to this new powerful plan. This account will be offered for a limited time only so make sure you sign up as soon as possible.

Before signing the deal the we spent a lot of time talking to Autodesk engineers and product people about their vision for Tinkercad. We were impressed by the deep insight the Autodesk team had into the Tinkercad interface and the underlying technology. There is also a strong alignment on topics like furthering education and the vision of making design more accessible. But most of all we are very excited about the roadmap Autodesk has drafted for Tinkercad.

As our team continues working on Airstone I'm pleased to see Tinkercad find a safe and welcoming home. I can speak for everyone when I say that we are looking forward to using Tinkercad for a long time to come.

Yours sincerely,

Kai Backman
Founder & CEO


I bolded some key points.  If you dont have an account, hurry up and create one while they are still giving out some of this functionality for free.

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Re: TINKERCAD is back

I was glad to see this too.  I really liked these folks when I met them at Makerfaire in 2012.

BTW, I'm "burhop" on TinkerCAD.  Here's a fun model I did there:

https://tinkercad.com/things/3xlPAdcCeb … ity-qrcode

SD2, glass bed, MK5 setup with E3D lite extruder
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PI, Galileo, and arduino hacker
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